DBJ announces 2014 CFO of the Year winners

Oct 17, 2014, 3:58pm CDT Updated: Oct 20, 2014, 11:48am CDT

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The Dallas Business Journal's 2014 CFO of the Year Awards recognized financial professionals in North Texas Friday for their outstanding performance in their roles as corporate financial stewards.

Staff Dallas Business Journal

The Dallas Business Journal hosted its annual CFO of the Year Awards Friday, Oct. 17 at the Hyatt Regency Dallas. With more than 450 people in attendance, the luncheon provided an inspiring forum for celebrating and networking with some of DFW's top financial leaders, as well as business professionals from a myriad of industries and companies.

While the 27 finalists and categories were announced here, the winners were not announced until the luncheon. Keep reading to see who our independent panel of judges selected as the 2014 CFO of the Year honorees, and click through the slideshow at the right to view our 14 winners.

Know a CFO or a worthy financial steward who should be recognized in this program? We'll open 2015 nominations next week; check back here for more info.

Energy

Stephen L. Arata, Caiman Energy II LLC

Environmental

Laurie L. Latham, Quest Resource Holding Corporation

Government

James Terry, Dallas Independent School District

Manufacturing and Distribution

Jeff Branch, Nerium International LLC

Nonprofit

Carlton Holland, VNA of Texas

Professional Services

Dana Donahoe, Riveron Consulting

Public (Tie)

Dan Cancelmi, Tenet Healthcare Corporation

Tammy Romo, Southwest Airlines

Real Estate

Kimberly Meyer, Billingsley Company

Restaurants - Private

Kendall Helfenbein, Romacorp Inc.

Restaurants - Public

Lynn Schweinfurth, Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc.

Technology

Melinda Lawrence, OneSource Virtual

Judges' Pick

Jodi Taylor, The Container Store

Lifetime Achievement

Donald F. Robillard Jr., Hunt Consolidated Inc.

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