Heading into 2025, a good chief financial officer is crucial to the success of a business, as their role extends far beyond traditional financial oversight. That’s why the 2024 CFO of the Year Awards — presented by FEI Arizona — are more important than ever. Each day, azbigmedia.com is spotlighting a finalist for the 2024 CFO of the Year Awards. Today, meet Mark Anderson, chief financial officer of Delta Dental of Arizona.
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Mark Anderson
Chief financial officer
Delta Dental of Arizona
Background: Anderson serves as the CFO for Delta Dental of Arizona and has almost 40 years of experience in the finance and health care industries. He is responsible for finance, accounting, treasury, information technology and facilities management. In addition, Anderson serves on several boards within the community, including Southwest Human Development and the Arizona Coyotes Foundation.
Source of pride: “We’ve we’ve grown four times since I’ve been the CFO and seeing that trajectory of growth has been amazing. Being able to grow the business and provide dental service to the residents of Arizona — we now serve about 1.6 million Arizonans with our products — is something I’m very proud of for our company. We’ve also given back $20 million to the community over the time that I’ve been the CFO and that’s been amazing to see the impact that we’ve had in the community.”
