Position(s)
- Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, CNL Financial Group
- Board of Directors, CNL Financial Group
Career highlights
As chief financial officer of CNL Financial Group, Mr. Schmidt provides strategic leadership for the organization by determining capital resources and allocations and overseeing management’s accountability of business objectives, values and essential enterprise interests. Key areas of responsibility include accounting and financial reporting, tax, human capital, IT business systems, corporate communications, and capital markets strategy and operations.
Mr. Schmidt has more than 27 years’ experience in finance, administration and operations, primarily with $17 billion FedEx Express, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Before joining CNL in 2004, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for FedEx Express, where at various times he was responsible for worldwide financial planning, capital allocations, treasury, accounting, reporting, tax, audits, strategic sourcing, IT business systems and revenue operations.
Education
B.A. Business Administration and Accounting, Christian Brothers University
Certified Public Accountant
Community involvement
- Founding Chairman of the Central Florida Regional Commission on Homelessness