On Wednesday, February 26, at A La Carte Event Pavilion the
Tampa Bay Business Journal made its much-anticipated announcement of the
winners of the prestigious CFO of the Year Award.
The award ceremony is an annual event hosted by the Tampa
Bay Business Journal to recognize top financial executives and finalists are
chosen by an independent panel of judges. The event honors Chief Financial
Officers from Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee, Sarasota, Polk and
Hernando. Six distinct industry
categories are honored, and Seward won in the Government category.Seward has more than 25 years of local government, private-sector and military experience, and providing leadership for various areas, including financial advising, strategic planning, economic development and auditing. Mr. Seward joined HART in 2011.
As CFO, Mr. Seward is responsible for Accounting &
Financial Reporting, Budget, Cash Management, Internal Audit, Procurement,
Contracts Administration, Grants & Planning. Those vitally important
departments execute the long-term financial strategy of HART, manage major
capital projects, secure grants to enhance our current infrastructure and
implement investment tools to improve fiscal sustainability.
His latest accomplishment is establishing the Regional Revenue Collection Working Group with 6 other regional transit agencies as well
as partnerships with the FDOT and TBARTA to establish a streamlined fare
collection system where passengers, regardless of where they live or transit
service they use, can move between counties in the region with one single smart
card. This is the first of its kind
public transportation regional partnership in the Tampa Bay area. Partnering with FDOT will allow this to be a
model that is used elsewhere in the State of Florida. "This recognition is well deserved and we're fortunate to have Jeff, a proven leader and dedicated HART employee, as our CFO," said HART CEO, Philip R. Hale. "The CFO of the Year award in the Government category was competitive and we're happy that Jeff has been recognized for his unique vision and exceptional execution."
"I am truly humbled by this recognition and I appreciate the opportunity that Mr. Hale, our CEO, has given me to help move this organization forward, but it is the HART Board and staff that truly deserve the accolades for getting HART to where it is today, and that is a provider of public transportation for over 14.5 million passengers a year - THAT is an achievement!" said Mr. Seward.
The announcement was
made yesterday. View entire list.
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