James P. Whitson

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor at FIS Consulting Services (Ireland) Ltd.

79 year

Commercial Services

Consumer Services

Consumer Durables

Network origin in James P. Whitson first degree

Entity	Entity type	Industry
Financial Executives International Financial Executives International Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Financial Executives International enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications and special reports, and research. Its members include Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, and Controllers. The company was founded in December 1931 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ. 472	Non-Profit Organization	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	472
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. 268	College/University	Other Consumer Services	268
Delphi Corp. /Old/ Delphi Corp. /Old/ Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Delphi Corp. supplies vehicle electronics, transportation components, integrated systems and modules and other electronic technology. It has a network of manufacturing sites, technical centers, sales offices and joint ventures located in every major region of the world. 80	Extinct	Motor Vehicles	80
Tax Executives Institute, Inc. Tax Executives Institute, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Tax Executives Institute, Inc. operates as an association. The private company is based in Washington. 71	Private Company	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	71
International Fiscal Association International Fiscal Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services International Fiscal Association operates as the non-governmental and non-sectoral international organization dealing with fiscal matters. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 47	Non-Profit Organization	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	47
Davidson College 13	College/University	Other Consumer Services	13

Chart of Companies connected to the second degree

Multi-company connection

Companies connected to James P. Whitson via their personal network

Company	Sector	Related people	Main position
ANADARKO PETROLEUM	Integrated Oil	James Larson Larry J. Abston	Director of Finance/CFO Comptroller/Controller/Auditor
GENERAL MILLS, INC.	Food: Major Diversified	Roger Ferguson Richard O. Lund	Director/Board Member Comptroller/Controller/Auditor
HILLSHIRE BRANDS CO	Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy	Thomas A. van Hall J. T. Battenberg	Corporate Officer/Principal Director/Board Member
MERRILL LYNCH PREFERRED CAPITAL TRUST I	Major Banks	Mark Burak Caroline Sullivan	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
VISTA GOLD CORP.	Precious Metals	Amjad J. Ali	Director of Finance/CFO
Ernst & Young LLP Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	William Dries John Martin David L. Shepherd Robert Green	Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Thomas A. van Hall William Dries E. John Wolfzorn Lawrence J. Salva Joseph R. Carrillo James Larson William Swain John F. Wilson Gil Borok Gregory Wells Thomas Long Robert Scott Schaefer Peter L. Eidelman Fred Corrado Michael Creel Anthony G. Alexandrou Stephen A. Johnson Anthony Somma Daniel W. Geeding Andrew Hamer Gene Jones Heidi Roth Lisa Meier Donald J. Floyd Joan Cohen David L. Shepherd Jeffrey A. McCutcheon Randy Plant Donald Robillard Clifford H. Straub Jamie S. Ellis Richard O. Lund Curtis W. Lack Paul Douthit Robert Green Vince Sparrow Margaret A. Thurmond Mark Burak Andrea Papa Larry J. Abston Dave Tuttle Wilson Troutman Bryan Baldasare Caroline Sullivan Vanessa Guzmán-Clark	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Arthur Andersen LLP Arthur Andersen LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	John F. Wilson Gil Borok Brian James Beck Randy Plant Vince Sparrow Andrea Papa Bryan Baldasare	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Comptroller/Controller/Auditor
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants		Michael Creel Gene Jones Donald Robillard Robert Green Larry J. Abston Natalie Kay Gassen	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Lawrence J. Salva Stephen A. Johnson James Sullivan Larry J. Abston Vanessa Guzmán-Clark	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Comptroller/Controller/Auditor
The University of Texas at Austin	College/University	Lisa Meier Donald Robillard Robert Green Margaret A. Thurmond	Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
MAPI, Inc. MAPI, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services MAPI, Inc. is a non porift organization that connects manufacturing leaders. It offers education programs and manufacturing-specific business research. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	William Dries Philip Fracassa Steven L. Boyle Robin Davenport	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
National Association of Corporate Directors (Virginia) National Association of Corporate Directors (Virginia) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Association of Corporate Directors provides online and print information services to directors of public companies. It offers in-boardroom education, evaluation, governance reviews, board composition and succession planning, board recruitment, ongoing advisory, insights, and analytics services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	James Larson Michael Kearney Donald J. Floyd Donald Robillard	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
California Society of Certified Public Accountants		Joseph R. Carrillo John F. Wilson Gil Borok James Sullivan	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
KPMG LLP KPMG LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Joseph R. Carrillo Anthony G. Alexandrou Donald J. Floyd Vince Sparrow	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Association for Financial Professionals, Inc. Association for Financial Professionals, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Association for Financial Professionals, Inc. provides treasury management services. It provides training, certification, career counseling and other professional development services and hosts an annual four-day conference. The firm also publishes AFP Exchange, a bimonthly magazine. Its committee on Investment of Employee Benefit Assets represents executives who oversee investment funds of pension and benefit plans. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Anthony Somma Michael Kondourajian Vince Sparrow Bernard J. Kelly	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
University of Michigan	College/University	Donald L. Runkle Daniel W. Geeding Vince Sparrow	Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin
National Investor Relations Institute National Investor Relations Institute Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services National Investor Relations Institute operates as an association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. The company was founded by DeWitt C. Morrill in 1969 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	William Swain John F. Wilson Robin Davenport	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society operates a professional association of certified public accountants. The private company is based in Illinois. Todd Shapiro has been the CEO of the American company since 1998.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Kim Stuart Vince Sparrow Wilson Troutman	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Albert D. Fosbenner Michael Kearney Philip Fracassa	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
University of Iowa	College/University	James Larson Brian James Beck	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Outsource Partners International, Inc. Outsource Partners International, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Outsource Partners International (OPI) is a professional services firm dedicated to finance and accounting outsourcing, analytics & consulting, and advisory services. From its service centers throughout North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the firm's highly-skilled professionals draw upon best-in-class processes, a continuous improvement focus, offshore talent, and enabling technologies, to optimize their clients' finance functions and transform operations.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Robert Green Vince Sparrow	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Financial Executives International Research Foundation, Inc. Financial Executives International Research Foundation, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Financial Executives International Research Foundation is a not-for-profit organization. It conducts financial research projects and professional education programs. The company is headquartered in Florham Park, NJ.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Andrej Suskavcevic Sridhar Ramamoorti	Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member
Louisiana State University	College/University	Harry Hawks Alice Jolla	Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree
Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants offers services and professional development for CPAs and other accounting professionals. It provides CPE, resources, networking, and advocacy services. The company was founded on June 23, 1904 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	David C. Hansen Richard O. Lund	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Texas Tech University	College/University	Robert Scott Schaefer Larry J. Abston	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Kellogg School of Management	College/University	Mark Burak Robin Davenport	Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin
American Petroleum Institute, Inc. American Petroleum Institute, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America's oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 400 corporate members, from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents, come from all segments of the industry. They are producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry.	Wholesale Distributors	Donald D. Humphreys Larry J. Abston	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The National Association of Corporate Directors (Connecticut) The National Association of Corporate Directors (Connecticut) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The National Association of Corporate Directors provides online and print information services to directors of public companies. The company is headquartered in Newtown, CT.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Harry Hawks Christopher James Hyland	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
SUNCOR ENERGY INC.	Integrated Oil	Michael Creel Alister Cowan	Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO
Lamar University	College/University	Thomas Long Natalie Kay Gassen	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
University of Southern California University of Southern California Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.	College/University	Heidi Roth Paul Douthit	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
University of Illinois	College/University	Kim Stuart Robin Davenport	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
National Association of Corporate Directors National Association of Corporate Directors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Harvey A. Wagner William Swain	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Financial Executives International Canada Financial Executives International Canada Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Financial Executives International Canada operates as a professional membership organization. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Alister Cowan Donald Solman	Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal
Ernst & Young LLP (Missouri) Ernst & Young LLP (Missouri) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Robert Scott Schaefer Clifford H. Straub	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants is a non-profit organization. It provides a membership program for certified public accountants that offers in-person and online networking opportunities, Continuing Professional Education courses and conferences, the CPA Journal, and other publications. The company was foudned in 1897 and is headquartered in New York, NY.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	William Dries Fred Corrado	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
University of California, Santa Barbara	College/University	John F. Wilson Jayme Brooks	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Institute of Corporate Directors Institute of Corporate Directors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Institute of Corporate Directors is a not-for-profit, member-based association that serves as a resource and voice for directors and boards. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The ICD provides thought leadership through various publications and is a unified voice for directors. The Canadian company was founded by Brian J. Gibson, and Rahul K. Bhardwaj has been the CEO of the company since 2016.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Amjad J. Ali Walter Wakula	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Institute of Management Accountants, Inc. Institute of Management Accountants, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Institute of Management Accountants, Inc. provides accountants and financial services. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Montvale, NJ.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Bernard J. Kelly Steven L. Boyle	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Crystal Stairs, Inc. Crystal Stairs, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Crystal Stairs, Inc. provides child care and educational services. It offers supportive services to income-eligible families. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.	Other Consumer Services	Gil Borok Heidi Roth	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
Rutgers State University of New Jersey	College/University	William Dries Donald J. Floyd	Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin
Explorator Resources, Inc. Explorator Resources, Inc. Other Metals/MineralsNon-Energy Minerals Explorator Resources, Inc. engages in exploring its resource properties. The company focused building a strong portfolio of copper-gold Projects and mining exploration. It is initially concentrating its efforts in the mineral rich Cordillera de la Costa province. The company's El Espino Copper Project lies within this prolific copper-gold metallic area and is central to an important cluster of copper-gold deposits. The company was founded by Albert John Carlesso on May 18, 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.	Other Metals/Minerals	Amjad J. Ali	Director/Board Member
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.	Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds	Roger Ferguson	Corporate Officer/Principal

Statistics

International

United States	42
Canada	7
France	2
Mexico	2

Sectoral

Commercial Services	24
Consumer Services	14
Non-Energy Minerals	4
Energy Minerals	3
Consumer Non-Durables	3

Operational

Corporate Officer/Principal	353
Director/Board Member	264
Director of Finance/CFO	187
Undergraduate Degree	80
Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	64

Most connected contacts

Insiders
Roger Ferguson	51
Thomas Long	33
Donald L. Runkle	30
Rodney O'Neal	23
Daniel W. Geeding	21
Philip Fracassa	19
Harry Hawks	19
Michael Creel	18
Andrew Hamer	18
Harvey A. Wagner	18
Donald Robillard	17
Gregory Wells	16
David Petroff	15
Lisa Meier	15
Michael Kearney	15

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