Steven M. Nielsen

Finning International Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Steven Nielsen joined Finning International Inc. as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in March of 2015. Mr. Nielsen brings to Finning extensive executive leadership experience in finance and operation roles across diverse industries. As CFO for Univar, a global distributor of chemicals, Mr. Nielsen was instrumental in leading the organization to higher growth and profitability as well as spearheading the company's efforts to improve working capital performance. Prior to Univar, Mr. Nielsen gained significant executive experience in various senior positions at Sprint Nextel Corporation, a U.S. telecommunications company. During his career at Sprint, Mr. Nielsen's roles included CFO of Sprint's wireless division, Chief Transition Officer responsible for the Sprint – Nextel merger, Executive Vice President and Chief Service Officer, and Executive Vice President and CFO of corporate initiatives.

Mr. Nielsen is a Chartered Global Management Accountant and member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree.