Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 8, 2002

Richard Mahler – Finning International Inc (ftt:tse)

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 Finning

International and an overview of what you're doing now?

Mr. Mahler: Finning International is the largest Caterpillar

dealership