HONOREE
Ed Barrera
Chief Financial Officer
Traffic Management, Inc.
Ed Barrera is a financial executive with experience providing fiscal, strategic, and operational leadership at multinational corporations. He has experience in many industries including aerospace and retail products, and managed several public and private companies through growth, acquisition, and restructuring. He is an experienced financial, operations, and business systems leader who joined Traffic Management, Inc. in 2021 as chief financial officer. Traffic Management, Inc. (TMI) started with very humble beginnings in the co-founders’ great grandmother's garage when they were just teenagers. Today, it is the largest privately-owned minority business in the United States. TMI provides best-in-class products and services that include traffic control services, engineering, equipment rentals, product sales, sign manufacturing/installation, and 24/7 emergency dispatch response.
Over the last two years, Barrera has helped grow the company from $227 million to $301 million in revenue. At TMI, he leads the accounting, FP&A, continuous improvement, supply chain, legal, and safety departments for a company with 11 regions, 53 locations, and over 2,500 employees. Most importantly, he has helped transform many processes that have led to improvements in efficiency and profitability that have positioned the company for significant growth. Prior to joining TMI, Barrera was chief financial & operating officer at Diamond Mattress, where he led the acquisition of two companies and helped the company double its revenue in four years.
Barrera is the third child of Mexican immigrants, Edmundo and Marilu. They came to the U.S. in search of a better life for themselves and their future children. When Barrera was young, the family struggled financially but his parents always put an emphasis on academics and all four of their children became college graduates. With a passion for education as well as sports (all three of Barrera's children are collegiate student-athletes), Barrera loves mentoring and supporting other student athletes through the college recruitment process. He has helped many kids earn academic and athletic scholarships by connecting them with college coaches and resources.
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Steve Aleman
Chief Financial Officer
Prime Healthcare
Steve Aleman serves as chief financial officer of Prime Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading health systems with 45 hospitals in 14 states serving over 600 communities. The organization has nearly 50,000 physicians and staff and provides 2.6 million patient visits annually. As a CPA, he has leveraged his three decades of healthcare experience to help Prime Healthcare successfully navigate the ever-changing U.S. healthcare market.
In early 2020, Aleman joined Prime Healthcare, where his efforts have translated to the execution of organic and strategic growth opportunities, and a focus on optimizing the company’s capital structure to drive future company growth for years to come. His solutions-oriented approach proved invaluable as Prime navigated through the successful acquisition of St. Francis Medical Center during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seth Chandler Brodie
Chief Financial Officer
Anonymous Content
After working in banking, Seth Chandler Brodie transitioned to be the vice president for finance and strategic planning at DreamWorks Studios (Amblin Partners) where he played a key role in shaping studio strategy, projecting film and TV slates, and keeping tabs on the company’s cash position and capital sources to finance operations and films, TV, and digital, including his notable work on the $1 billion equity and debt refinancing of DreamWorks Pictures into Amblin Partners. He then transitioned to Legendary Entertainment where he was SVP of finance and strategy.
In 2021, he became the CFO of Anonymous Content, a visionary and disruptive media company that produces multi-platform premium content and boasts an exceptional client roster.
Matthew Janopaul
Chief Financial Officer
Fender Musical Instrument Corporation (FMIC)
Matthew Janopaul brings decades of financial expertise to his role as chief financial officer at Fender Music Instruments Corporation (FMIC), one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers, and distributors, transforming music history since 1946. With the transition from private equity to the long-term capital provided by Servco Pacific Inc., FMIC’s investor since 1985, his focus is centered around key strategic growth initiatives. These include continuing to deliver growth consistent with culture-driven brands and optimization of FMIC’s global footprint from a sales and supply standpoint.
Janopaul’s diverse career has ranged from being a senior investment professional in the public and private equity markets to senior operating roles within the branded consumer products, business services, financial services, manufacturing, and retail sectors.
Bill Roberts
Chief Financial Officer
Panavision
With decades of experience guiding leading entertainment brands like Panavision, Technicolor, EMI, and Laser Pacific, Bill Roberts has navigated these companies through the highs and lows of the entertainment industry. Almost 10 years ago, he joined Panavision after it had just emerged from a significant financial restructuring through an investment from Cerberus Capital and as a result of the transaction was facing a creditor lawsuit. He shepherded the company from a place of tight monetary constraints to one of growth and guided the acquisition of related businesses to create a full-service camera, lighting, studio, and post-production powerhouse.
Through tremendous effort, Roberts provided fiscal stewardship for the company during the pandemic and the company made it through. By the end of 2021, Panavision was almost back to its pre-pandemic headcount.
