LOS ANGELES, August 18, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Los Angeles Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) today announced that its summer speaker series will continue on August 21, 2003, at three different locations in the Los Angeles area. The programs start at 4 p.m. and the schedule is as follows:
"Understanding the Game of Mergers and Acquisitions" - Pepperdine University, 400 Corporate Pointe/First Floor, Culver City. Speaker: Mindy J. Kaplan, president of Capital Resources & Consulting.
"Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans" - Pepperdine University, 800 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 850, Pasadena. Speakers: Abe Garver and Sam Sheth of Clark/Bardes Consulting.
"Professional Ethics" - Pepperdine University, 16830 Ventura Blvd., Suite 200, Encino. Speakers: Mark Morze, former chief financial officer of ZZZZBest and Dr. James Martinoff, professor Pepperdine University.
The Professional Ethics program recently was the subject of a presentation hosted by commentator Charles Osgood on the CBS Sunday Morning Show.
Certified Public Accountants attending the presentations will receive two hours of CPE credit for each meeting they attend. There is no charge to attend the presentations.
Additional information about the summer series may be obtained by visiting the FEI web site at www.fei.org/chapter/LA or by telephoning Roger R. Stephens, president, Los Angeles Chapter of Financial Executives International, at 323-727-0900, ext. 122. Attendees are urged to make reservations by visiting the FEI web site and registering at the meetings and events page at www.fei.org/chapter/LA/meetings.cfm.
About FEI
Founded in 1931, Financial Executives International is a professional association for senior level financial executives, representing 15,000 individuals. Headquartered in Florham Park, N.J. with offices in Washington, D.C., the organization is comprised of 86 chapters across the United States and Canada and nine technical committees.
The organization's mission is to provide leadership on emerging issues concerning the financial community, personal and professional development, advocacy services and peer networking opportunities for chief financial officers, vice presidents of finance, controllers, treasurers, tax executives, and finance and accounting professors in academia. Other typical titles held by FEI members include assistant controller, subsidiary chief financial officer or controller, assistant treasurer and director of tax.
The LA chapter of FEI currently has approximately 400 members who represent a full gamut of industries including defense, entertainment, financial services, manufacturing, insurance and technology.