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Mr. Richard F.
Schmidt is Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Independent Fiduciary Services, Inc. Mr. Schmidt previously served as Assistant Treasurer of BASF Corporation, Parsippany, New Jersey, a $5 billion diversified chemical company.
His responsibilities at BASF included serving as CIO for the company’s defined benefit and 401k plans.
He has also designed, implemented and operated systems for management of cash, bank relationships, debt issuance, portfolio and capital structures, forecasting, and currency hedging.
Mr. Schmidt has managed his own consulting firm specializing in restructuring corporate treasury operations.
Highly experienced in the use of personal computers as a financial management tool, Mr. Schmidt has designed spreadsheets, flow chart and graphics systems and taught advanced techniques in the use of such software.
Mr. Schmidt earned his MBA in Finance, with Distinction, from FaIrleigh Dickinson University in 1981 and a BBA in Finance, summa cum laude, from Pace University in 1974
Former positions of Richard Frederick Schmidt
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Independent Fiduciary Services, Inc.
 Independent Fiduciary Services, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1996 by Frank Lilly and Samuel 'Skip' Halpern, Independent Fiduciary Services Inc. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm provides investment advisory services to institutional investors including ERISA employee benefit plans (including corporate and Taft-Hartley pension, 401k and welfare funds), public pension funds, foundations, endowments, and non-profit organizations and charitable organizations | Director of Finance/CFO | - |
BASF Corp.
 BASF Corp. Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries BASF Corp. manufactures commercial and industrial chemicals. The firm serves the aerospace, agriculture, automotive, clean energy, nutrition, textiles, and building, and construction sectors. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered Florham Park, NJ. | Treasurer | - |
Training of Richard Frederick Schmidt
| Pace University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | Masters Business Admin |
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Independent Fiduciary Services, Inc.
Independent Fiduciary Services, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1996 by Frank Lilly and Samuel 'Skip' Halpern, Independent Fiduciary Services Inc. is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm provides investment advisory services to institutional investors including ERISA employee benefit plans (including corporate and Taft-Hartley pension, 401k and welfare funds), public pension funds, foundations, endowments, and non-profit organizations and charitable organizations | Finance |
BASF Corp.
BASF Corp. Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries BASF Corp. manufactures commercial and industrial chemicals. The firm serves the aerospace, agriculture, automotive, clean energy, nutrition, textiles, and building, and construction sectors. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered Florham Park, NJ. | Process Industries |
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