MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (June 11, 2010) – The New Jersey Technology 
Council (NJTC), the premier membership trade organization in the region supporting technology companies, awarded honors in four categories to financial executives in the technology community at the annual CFO of the Year Awards Breakfast.
The event, held at the Forsgate Country Club, was an opportunity to honor executives who, according to Maxine Ballen, CEO and president of the NJTC, do not get their share of recognition all year long. “Financial executives are the unsung heroes of our technology community. They make the tough decisions that often are not popular, but they are the life of our member companies.”
Ronald Berg, formerly executive vice president of CoreLab Partners, Inc. was the keynote speaker. At the end of his presentation, Berg announced he was retiring from CoreLab to spend more time with family.
Awards were given in four categories: CFO of the Year, Hall of Fame, Financier of the Year and Deal of the Year.
And the winners are:
CFO of the Year: Keith Wilson, PAETEC. Finalists: Amanda Eilian, The Talk Market, Inc., and Dr. Padma Allen, TechnoDyne LLC; The award was sponsored by Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
Hall of Fame: George Parise, CFO of Aton Pharma, Inc. Finalists: Connie Claman Liberty Science Center, and John Henneman, Integra Life Sciences. The award was sponsored by The CFO Alliance and RSM McGladrey.
Deal of the Year: Geoff Lapres, CFO TimeSight Systems, Inc. Finalists: Steven Lesiak, Lux BioSciences, Inc., and Susan Lutz, ETSec, Inc. The award was sponsored by PNC Bank.
Financier of the Year: Mario Casabona, Casabona Ventures, LLC. Finalists: Bill Carson, Hudson Ventures, and Robert Rosenberg, New Venture Partners, LLC.
For more information about the New Jersey Technology Council, visit www.njtc.org.