CFO: A Strategic Partner

BY JOSEPH A. MANN, JR.

Bob Lee, Newell Rubbermaid Inc.’s vice president and CFO for Latin America finance, describes his position as a key team player, "privileged to sit as the co-pilot in the cockpit and have a panoramic view."

The CFO, says Lee, who works out of the company’s regional headquarters in Florida, is the one who can assist the pilot to ensure that everything around is checked and secured and that the journey runs smoothly as planned.

The CFO position has gone through “a ...