Edgewood College named Richard Keintz as permanent CFO

Richard J. Keintz

Madison, Wis. (Feb. 17, 2005) – Edgewood College today announced that interim CFO Richard J. Keintz has been appointed permanent Vice President for Business and Finance. Keintz had been interim vice president since Oct. 8, 2004.

President Daniel J. Carey said, “I’m delighted that Dick has agreed to be our permanent CFO. His performance during his interim appointment was outstanding. With his knowledge of Edgewood College as a trustee, his experience as CFO for the CUNA Mutual Group, his personal integrity, and his support for the college’s Dominican Catholic values, Dick is a key member of our senior administrative team.”

Keintz said, “As a member of the board since 1990, I’ve seen the dramatic growth in Edgewood College’s academic programs and enrollment. As CFO, I’m looking forward to helping the college continue to achieve its mission.”

Keintz brings a broad range of knowledge and experience to the position. He has been a member of the Edgewood College Board of Trustees and Finance Committee since 1990. He worked at CUNA Mutual Group for 20 years, where he was Chief Financial and Information Services Officer. He has served on Catholic Charities’ Board of Directors and Finance Committee. He has served as Wisconsin’s Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, taught at the University of North Carolina, and practiced at Touche Ross & Co. He received a Ph.D. in Risk Management and Insurance from the UW-Madison, after earning an M.S. in Finance and a B.S.B. in Accounting from the University of Minnesota.

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Edgewood College is Madison’s only independent liberal arts college, a Catholic school with 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students. It offers more than 40 academic and professional programs, including master’s degrees in business, education, nursing, and other fields, and a doctoral program in education leadership. For more information about Edgewood College, visit www.edgewood.edu or call 800-444-4861.

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