Top Silicon Valley CFO Sounds Off About the Economy, Bernie Madoff and Wall Street Executive Comp Limits
San Jose, CA, February 18, 2009 --(PR.com)-- What can Silicon Valley teach Wall Street? Veteran financial executive, Ken Goldman, CFO of Fortinet, Inc., weighs in on the economy, Madoff and Wall Street compensation caps in “Don’t Waste a Recession”, Selker Leadership’s featured February Leadership Interview on their Leader’s Blog. http://selkerlead.net/blog/. The interview features insightful comments by Ken’s such as the following about the SEC and the Bernard Madoff scandal:
Ken Goldman: “I think the emphasis has to be on compliance – ferreting out issues ahead of time – doing more checks ahead of time – and stopping things early. In other words, where was the SEC in terms of reviewing the accounts of Wall Street – giving them actions to do and preventing what would occur – as opposed to after the fact fault finding and going after enforcement? You can now punish Madoff all you want– that doesn’t help anybody who lost their money in the $50B wipeout. They should have found him in the first place and stopped the alleged fraud before it got going?”
About Ken Goldman, CFO, Fortinet, Inc. (http://www.fortinet.com/company/)
Ken Goldman is an accomplished executive with extensive financial, operational and business management experience and a solid track record of success. He served as senior vice president, finance and administration, and CFO of Siebel Systems from August 2000 until the close of Oracle Corporation's acquisition in January 2006. Prior to that, he held CFO positions at Excite@Home, Sybase, Inc., Cypress Semiconductor and VLSI Technology. Additionally, Ken's experience includes board director, audit committee chairman, and financial advisory roles at several leading public and private technology companies. Ken earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1971 and his master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School in 1974. He is a member and the former president of The Financial Executive Institute, Santa Clara chapter, and was formerly a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Advisory Council (FASAC) from 2000 to 2004.
About Selker Leadership, LLC (http://www.selkerlead.net)
Founded in 2002, Selker Leadership, LLC, is a retained executive search and leadership consulting services firm. Our core belief is that executive search can be more than a glorified transaction. Our patent-pending Performance Values Assessment™ (PVA™) methodology allows us to consistently evaluate talent to ensure the best match for our clients. As a result, we are the only search firm to offer our unprecedented two-year performance guarantee on all placed candidates. Our services encompass executive search, leadership assessment/development, and training. Our clients include global, multi-billion technology and pharmaceutical companies, top-tier private equity firms, and earlier stage, clean tech companies.
About Our Leadership Interview Series and Leader’s Blog (http://www.selkerlead.net/blog/)
Selker Leadership,’s Leader’s Blog is a viral business blog that reaches thousands of executives with salient business and leadership topics. The Leadership Interview Series showcases a monthly interview with top business leaders who are impacting their organizations, industries and communities.
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Ken Goldman: “I think the emphasis has to be on compliance – ferreting out issues ahead of time – doing more checks ahead of time – and stopping things early. In other words, where was the SEC in terms of reviewing the accounts of Wall Street – giving them actions to do and preventing what would occur – as opposed to after the fact fault finding and going after enforcement? You can now punish Madoff all you want– that doesn’t help anybody who lost their money in the $50B wipeout. They should have found him in the first place and stopped the alleged fraud before it got going?”
About Ken Goldman, CFO, Fortinet, Inc. (http://www.fortinet.com/company/)
Ken Goldman is an accomplished executive with extensive financial, operational and business management experience and a solid track record of success. He served as senior vice president, finance and administration, and CFO of Siebel Systems from August 2000 until the close of Oracle Corporation's acquisition in January 2006. Prior to that, he held CFO positions at Excite@Home, Sybase, Inc., Cypress Semiconductor and VLSI Technology. Additionally, Ken's experience includes board director, audit committee chairman, and financial advisory roles at several leading public and private technology companies. Ken earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1971 and his master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School in 1974. He is a member and the former president of The Financial Executive Institute, Santa Clara chapter, and was formerly a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Advisory Council (FASAC) from 2000 to 2004.
About Selker Leadership, LLC (http://www.selkerlead.net)
Founded in 2002, Selker Leadership, LLC, is a retained executive search and leadership consulting services firm. Our core belief is that executive search can be more than a glorified transaction. Our patent-pending Performance Values Assessment™ (PVA™) methodology allows us to consistently evaluate talent to ensure the best match for our clients. As a result, we are the only search firm to offer our unprecedented two-year performance guarantee on all placed candidates. Our services encompass executive search, leadership assessment/development, and training. Our clients include global, multi-billion technology and pharmaceutical companies, top-tier private equity firms, and earlier stage, clean tech companies.
About Our Leadership Interview Series and Leader’s Blog (http://www.selkerlead.net/blog/)
Selker Leadership,’s Leader’s Blog is a viral business blog that reaches thousands of executives with salient business and leadership topics. The Leadership Interview Series showcases a monthly interview with top business leaders who are impacting their organizations, industries and communities.
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