FEI technical committees.

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The following is a listing of key information, contacts and goals for FEI's technical committees. Much of the information from the alphabetical listing is distilled from FEI's website. For the full text, go to www.financialexecutives.org/committees/.

Committee on Benefits Finance (CBF)

Chair: Elliott Friedman, Director, Benefits Finance, Lockheed Martin Corp.

FEI Liaison: Serena Davila

CBF was established in 1966 to study and formulate opinions on existing and proposed legislation affecting employee benefits. This includes pension, health and other forms of employee benefits that affect the design, financing or administration of such benefits.

The committee is empowered to present its findings, recommendations, statements and positions to the members of FEI. It may also communicate its findings to other business and professional organizations, federal and state government agencies, the U.S. Congress and other entities having an interest in these matters.

Mission: To educate members on issues involving benefits finance, retirement security and related legislative and regulatory matters. To develop policy positions on selective legislative/regulatory issues and influence outcomes on these issues with particular focus on retirement plans, including pensions and savings and health care plans.

Also, the committee's purpose is to provide an effective forum for member networking and provide a medium for the committee members to discuss common issues that they face with their work in the benefits sector.

Current Hot Issues: Pension reform issues, post-retirement medical benefits.

Meetings: CBF meets quarterly in Washington, D.C., with Congressional staff and industry experts to discuss legislation and timely issues the members are dealing with in the workplace.

Membership: The committee is composed of Directors of Benefits.

Committee on Corporate Finance (CCF)

Chair: Pending

FEI Staff Liaison: Mark Prysock

Established in 1980, CCF is authorized to formulate statements and positions on capital markets and the capital structure and financial resources of corporations, including policies, practices, rules, regulations, principles and standards.

CCF addresses issues related to debt and investment management, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, economic and financial analysis, financial communications, annual meetings and annual reports and stockholder and investor relations. The committee maintains liaisons with the stock and futures exchanges, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Congress and other appropriate agencies of the federal government.

Mission: To provide a forum for peer interaction and discussion of issues on corporate finance such as capital structure, dividend policy, credit ratings, accessing capital markets and others; communicate its findings and recommendations to FEI members and...