Trudy Rautio

TRUDY RAUTIO is president of the Americas division of Carlson Hotels
Worldwide Ms. Rautio has been a member of the senior management team at
Carlson since joining the company in 1997. Most recently she served a
dual role as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the
Carlson Consumer Group and Chief Administrative Officer of Carlson
Hotels Worldwide. She was responsible for developing and implementing
financial strategies and policies for Carlson Consumer Group which
includes all of the company’s operations and brands in hotels, resorts,
restaurants, cruise ships and leisure travel agencies. She also was
responsible for several key support areas of the organization including
finance and accounting, planning and acquisitions, public relations,
legal, human resources and technology. During the past several years,
she has been instrumental in leading the planning and implementation of
several key initiatives including a program called “greatwork” designed
to increase effectiveness and efficiencies of processes throughout the
organization. In other experience, Rautio was senior vice president and
chief financial officer of Josten’s, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis.
She also served as vice president of finance for Pillsbury Co., which is
also based in Minneapolis. She serves on the board of directors for
Select Comfort Corporation and is also a board member of HIRED, a
nonprofit organization that assists the unemployed. Rautio is active in
several finance-related organizations including the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants, Institute of Management Accountants and
Financial Executives Institute. In 2001, she was named one of the top
women in finance in the Twin Cities by Minnesota-based business
publication Finance and Commerce. A graduate of Bemidji State
University, Rautio holds an MBA and is also a CPA and CMA (Certified
Management Accountant).