LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The monthly meeting of the Los Angeles Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) will be held this Thursday, October 16, 2003, and focus on the "Roadmap to Reform: Common-Sense Solutions to California's Economic and Financial Crisis." Featured speaker will be George Passantino of the public policy think tank organization Reason Foundation of Los Angeles, who will address California's business environment in the wake of the recent recall election. The program will start at 6 p.m., in the Third Floor Reagan Dining Room at the Jonathan Club, 545 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles.
Passantino, director of government affairs, is responsible for converting Reason's policy ideas into workable, real-world policy change through direct interaction with public officials and key stakeholder organizations. He has authored several studies on the precept that California is in need of fundamental economic, legislative and regulatory reform.
During his career, Passantino has served as a legislative consultant to the California State Legislature and was instrumental in the 1996 passage of California's Megan's Law, requiring dangerous sex offenders to register with local law enforcement agencies.
Prior to Passantino's presentation, FEI also will host a seminar on "Excel -- Unleashing the Hidden Productivity" beginning at 5 p.m. as part of its continuing series on professional development. The seminar will be led by Eric Augusta, an independent consultant who specializes in Excel productivity solutions and education. Augusta is a Microsoft Certified Excel expert, a UCLA Extension instructor in Excel Financial Modeling and Productivity, and has more than 25 years of corporate finance experience.
Additional information about FEI's October programs 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.
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.