Northern Virginia Technology Council Announces Finalists for the 2014 Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards

HERNDON, Va., April 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2014 Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards, which recognize chief financial officers and financiers for extraordinary achievement and excellence in promoting the development of the Greater Washington region's technology community. Now in its 18^th year, the NVTC-produced awards program honors individuals in the following categories: Public Company CFO of the Year, Private Company CFO of the Year, Emerging Growth CFO of the Year, Large Company CFO of the Year, and Financier of the Year, which is presented to an individual who has contributed to the economic development of the Greater Washington region's technology community. In addition, the Michael G. Devine Hall of Fame Award will be presented to Ron Kaiser in recognition of his contributions to the Greater Washington region's technology business community.

Winners in all five categories will be announced at the awards banquet on June 2, 2014, at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner in McLean, Va.

The Public Company CFO of the Year Award finalists are:

• Cary Claiborne, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals
• John Ferrari, United Therapeutics
• Robert (Bob) Kramer, Emergent BioSolutions Inc.
• Brian Radecki, CoStar Group
• David Walker, MAXIMUS

The finalists for the Private Company CFO of the Year Award are:

• Bas Brukx, Clarabridge
• Bill Davis, Blackboard Inc.
• Cathy Graham, 2U
• Maria Izurieta, 3Pillar Global
• Bill Loomis, FileTek Inc. and Centennial Computer Corporation
• Anthony Schulien, ECS Federal Inc.

The Emerging Growth CFO of the Year Award honors the chief financial officer of a company with revenue less than $50 million. The finalists are:

• Robert (Bob) Aldrich, Parature Inc.
• Eileen Anderson, InfoPro Incorporated
• Andrew Gabor, Tenable Network Security
• Joe Harar, EdgeConneX Inc.
• Jim Keller, BoxTone Inc.
• Robert (Bob) Latchford, Optoro Inc.

The Large Company CFO of the Year Award honors the chief financial officer of a company with revenue more than $1 billion. The finalists are:

• John Hartley, SAIC
• Hal Jones, Graham Holdings Company
• Roger Millay, Towers Watson

The Financier of the Year Award honors an individual or firm representing venture capital, private equity investor or investment, merchant, or commercial banker who has contributed to the economic development of the region's technology community. The finalists are:

• CIT GAP Funds
• Tony Florence, New Enterprise Associates
• Carter Griffin, Updata Partners
• LLR Partners
• Tom Roberts, Harbert Venture Partners (HVP)

These awards are a joint endeavor of Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the chairmanship of the event is rotated among the four accounting firms. The chairman of this year's awards program is Mark Callihan, a partner at KPMG.

To learn more or to register for the Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards Banquet, visit http://www.nvtc.org/events/geteventinfo.php?event=CFOAWD11.

The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is the membership and trade association for the technology community in Northern Virginia. As the largest technology council in the nation, NVTC serves about 1,000 companies and organizations, including businesses from all sectors of the technology industry, service providers, universities, foreign embassies, non-profit organizations and government agencies. Through its member companies, NVTC represents about 300,000 employees in the region. NVTC is recognized as the nation's leader in providing its technology community with networking and educational events; specialized services and benefits; public policy advocacy; branding of its region as a major global technology center; initiatives in targeted business sectors and in the international, entrepreneurship, workforce and education arenas; the Equal Footing Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity that serves local area youth; and The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC, which mentors new technology entrepreneurs. Visit NVTC at www.nvtc.org.

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SOURCE Northern Virginia Technology Council