Paul W. Chase.

• Author: Heffes, Ellen M.
• Position: BalanceSHEET - Financial Executives International

FEI members may likely find "Paul Chase" a familiar name, since Paul is Vice President and CFO of FEI. Thus, he has a deep understanding of what members experience in the profession. He also understands the value of volunteering.

Title: Vice President and CFO

Company: Financial Executives International (FEI), membership association of senior financial executives

Born: Pittsfield, Mass., Nov. 6, 1948

Spouse: Patricia, for 28 years

Children: Alison, 26; Lindsey, 24; Andrew, 20

Education Summary: BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 1970; MBA, Stern School of Business (New York University), 1975; CPA, New Jersey, 1978

Career Summary: St. Joe Minerals Corp., New York, 1976-81, Internal Auditor, traveling to different locations and auditing the various operations provided valuable insight into the company; National Distillers and Chemical Corp., New York, 1981-82, Internal Audit Supervisor; The CIT Group, Livingston, N.J., 1982-94, Assistant Vice President/Audit Manager; RC Transportation Group, Orange, N.J., 1994-96, Controller; S & D Environmental, East Brunswick, N.J., 1996-99, Controller; Financial Executives International (FEI), Florham Park, N.J., 1999-present; Vice President and CFO.

Board of Directors Service: Florham Park Councilman, 2003-2005; Florham Park Planning Board, 1994-Present; Shepherds of Youth Trust, 1999--Present

FEI Chapter: Currently, President of the New Jersey Chapter; member since 2002.

Leisure Pursuits: Golf, bicycling and skiing

Time Management: Plan well ahead and keep to your schedule. Don't over-commit yourself. You need to balance your professional and personal commitments, but make some time available for community-related volunteer projects.

Stress Management: I try to get to the health club at least twice a week when I'm not out riding my bike or skiing.

Recently-read Book: I recently finished reading Executive Roadmap to Fraud Prevention and Internal Control, by Martin Biegelman and Joel Bartow. Martin was also a speaker at FEI's annual Summit earlier this year, where he gave a presentation on identifying and preventing fraud. As a former internal auditor, I can appreciate the need for greater compliance and accountability throughout all levels of the organization. For a CFO, the book reinforces the need for periodic risk assessments of fraud and the idea that senior management must set the tone for integrity and ethical conduct.

If I could, I'd spend 1 hour with: Joe Torre. As manager of...