FLORHAM PARK, N.J. and NEW YORK, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Top corporate
financial executives say President George Bush would be a better leader than
Senator John Kerry in the areas of the economy, homeland security, foreign
policy and oil prices.
Mr. Bush ranked highest in homeland security, with three-quarters of
corporate chief financial officers rating him superior to Mr. Kerry, according
to a survey of 355 chief financial officers conducted in June by Financial
Executives International and Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business.
More than two-thirds (69%) of respondents think Mr. Bush would be better than
Mr. Kerry in handling the U.S. economy.
Mr. Kerry's highest ranking among CFOs is in the area of foreign policy,
where one-third of survey respondents think he would be better than Mr. Bush.
However, Mr. Bush still claimed the majority of votes (57%) as better on
foreign policy. Slightly less than half think Mr. Bush would be better on oil
prices, but 38% felt there was no difference between the two candidates on
this topic.
Bush Better Kerry Better No Difference
U.S. Economy 69.4% 14.4% 16.1%
Homeland Security 75.3% 8.5% 16.2%
Foreign Policy 57.3% 33.6% 9.1%
Oil Prices 48.6% 13.4% 38.1%
For more information on the survey, please contact:
AndrewHealy@towerspr.com.
About the Survey
For full survey results, visit http://www.cfosurveys.com. The results include
more detailed information on topics in this release, as well as responses to
questions about Sarbanes-Oxley and health care coverage.
The CFO Outlook Survey, conducted by Financial Executives International
and Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business, interviewed 355 CFOs of U.S.
companies electronically the second week of June. CFOs from both public and
private companies and from a broad range of industries, geographic areas and
revenues are represented. Survey respondents are members of Financial
Executives International.
FEI has been conducting surveys gauging the country's economic outlook
from the perspective of corporate CFOs for the past seven years.
Financial Executives International (FEI) is the leading advocate for the
views of corporate financial management. Its 15,000 members hold policy-
making positions as chief financial officers, treasurers, and controllers.
FEI enhances member professional development through peer networking, career
planning services, conferences, publications, and special reports and
research. Members participate in the activities of 86 chapters, 75 of which
are in the United States and 11 in Canada. For more information about FEI,
visit http://www.fei.org.
Baruch College, founded in 1847, is a senior college of the City
University of New York. The Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College is
the largest collegiate school of business in the nation, producing graduates
who assume leadership positions in all areas of American business as well as
conduct important academic research. Baruch has one of the largest accounting
programs in the country whose graduates become practicing CPAs.
Contact: Andrew Healy of TowersGroup, 212-354-5020, for Financial
Executives International.
SOURCE Financial Executives International; Baruch College's
Zicklin School of
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CONTACT:
Andrew Healy of TowersGroup, 212-354-5020,
for Financial Executives International
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