Credit Herald

Cincinnati-area chief financial officers were honored in five categories at the Business Courier’s CFO of the Year awards, held Thursday evening at Music Hall.

The honorees, including finalists and their guests, were treated to a reception at Music Hall in Over-the-Rhine prior to the awards ceremony.

The winners were chosen from 23 finalists. All of them distinguish themselves by being much more than number crunchers. Each winner has a story to tell about his or her significant leadership contributions to their employers, centered on themes such customer service and relationship building.

The winners are:

• Tim Stautberg, E.W. Scripps Co., public companies category;

• Michael Wirth, Belcan, private companies, large ($100 million and up);

• (tie) Dino Lucarelli, Bowlin Group LLC, private companies, small ($99 cash till payday.9 million and under);

• (tie) Larry Mustard, CH Mack Inc., private companies, small ($99.9 million and under);

• Maribeth Amyot, Xavier University, nonprofits, large ($50 million and up);

• James Bowersox, Life Enriching Communities, nonprofits, small ($49.9 million and under).

Sponsors for the CFO of the Year program include: Frost Brown Todd, Marsh, PNC, Time Warner Cable Business Class, Mercedes-Benz of Cincinnati and BKD LLP.

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