Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 8, 2002
RICHARD T. MAHLER is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Finning International Inc. He joined Finning in 1990
as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was appointed
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in August
1996. Prior to joining Finning, he was CFO of Amdahl Canada from
1981-1990. He joined Amdahl from Ford Motor Company of Canada,
where he held various senior financial management positions from
1967-1981. Mr. Mahler received a BSc degree in Computer Science
from the University of Waterloo and an MBA degree in Finance
Economics from McMaster University. Mr. Mahler is affiliated with
Financial Executives Institute and the Council of Financial
Executives, Conference Board of Canada. He is the Founding Chair,
Simon Fraser Co-op Advisory Council, and Past President,
University of Waterloo Advisory Council. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of FinningInternational and an overview of what you're doing now?
Mr. Mahler: Finning International is the largest Caterpillar
dealership