Park District Hires Corporate Finance Director

The Naperville Park District has hired a new CFO. Form Stanish, CPA, who took over last Monday had served as chief financial officer of the Village of Willowbrook for 12 years. She also worked as accounting manager for the city of Naperville from 1993 to 1998.

“Not only does Sue Stanish bring excellent qualifications and experience to the district’s finance department, but she also brings personal knowledge of Naperville,” said Park District Executive Director Ray McGury.

Stanish said she is looking forward to working as part of a team that will be building and maintaining parks and facilities for the community. She will be working with the park board and staff to maintain the district’s excellent bond rating and general financial health.

“My goal will be to keep the same level of professionalism in my department that has been here previously,” she said.

Geithner To Meet With Corporate Finance Chiefs On Tax Reform

The Treasury Department has released the list of companies expected to be represented when Timothy Geithner, the Treasury secretary, discusses tax reform Friday with corporate chief financial officers.

The companies are: Honeywell, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, Coca-Cola, Emerson, United Technologies Corporation, Wal-Mart, Exxon, PepsiCo, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Bank of America, Caterpillar, Disney, Eli Lilly, General Electric, Dow Chemical and MetLife.

The meeting comes as tax reform is getting increased attention around Washington, even as members of both parties acknowledge that overhauling the nation’s tax code would be a difficult undertaking.

Treasury representatives have cautioned that Friday’s event is one in a series of meetings dealing with tax reform and have advised not to read too much into it.

For his part, President Obama has said he wants a “conversation” on the issue this year. And Valerie Jarrett, a senior White House adviser, recently called Friday’s Treasury meeting an opening step in what would most likely be a drawn-out push to overhaul the tax code.

Republicans have also been supportive of considering tax reform. Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), the new chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, announced Thursday the panel would have the first in a string of hearings on the issue next week.