LOS ANGELES - Nov. 18, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Los Angeles Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) today announced that its November professional development program will feature a panel discussion on the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on boards of directors and financial professionals.
Participating in the panel will be William F. Mahoney, author of "Investor Relations: The Professional's Guide to Financial Marketing and Communications," and Anthony J. Buzzelli, the regional managing partner for Deloitte Touche's Pacific Southwest Region. The program will begin at 5 p.m. on the second floor at the Jonathan Club, 545 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles.
Additional information about FEI's November 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.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.