Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 19, 2004
ERIC S. RANGEN is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alliant
Techsystems, Inc., a $2.3 billion aerospace and defense company. He is
responsible for finance, audit, treasury, tax, and risk management
operations. Mr. Rangen joined ATK as Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer in 2001, following a 17-year association with Honeywell and ATK
as an employee and Partner with the Minneapolis office of the public
accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP. In addition to ATK, his clients
at Deloitte & Touche included public companies in the manufacturing,
energy, and financial services industries. Mr. Rangen began his
accounting career with Deloitte & Touche in 1983. He has extensive
experience in structuring business combinations and joint ventures and
contract accounting. Other areas of expertise include regulatory
filings, registration statements, proxy statements, initial public
offerings and income taxes. He was named a Partner of Deloitte & Touche
in 1994, and was responsible for the firm's Minneapolis quality
assurance and risk management functions. Mr. Rangen holds a Bachelor's
degree in Business Administration in Accounting from the University of
Minnesota. Profile
Mr. Rangen: ATK formed in 1990 as a spinoff of Honeywell's defense
business which is why we're headquartered in Minneapolis. We are one of
the world's
