American Foundry Society
Christopher L. Oswald is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in accounting and financial management. Currently serving as Senior Director of Accounting and Finance at the American Foundry Society since August 2021, Oswald previously held the position of Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at McDonnell Investment Management from January 2003 to July 2019, contributing to a firm with $11.5 billion in assets under management. Prior roles include VP and Corporate Accounting Manager at Van Kampen Investments, where oversight included corporate accounting records and regulatory reporting, as well as VP and Financial Reporting Director at Citibank, FSB, responsible for all external financial reporting. Earlier in career, Oswald served as VP and Chief Financial Officer at Brookfield Federal Bank for Savings and began as an Audit Staff member at EY. Oswald holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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American Foundry Society
The American Foundry Society (AFS) is a non-profit association serving members of the metalcasting supply chain both in the United States and abroad. Through various resources, AFS provides members with advocacy coordination and efforts in Washington, D.C., ongoing technical education through its Institute, as well as the transfer of innovative research and technology to the industry, its suppliers and those who buy castings. Membership is individual or corporate and is made up of three markets, including: metalcasters and producers of metal cast parts; metalcasting suppliers and casting buyers/original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s). Student membership is also extended to future leaders of the metalcasting industry at a nominal cost. The society was founded in 1896 and serves more than 700 corporate members and close to 8,000 individual members including metalcasting suppliers and OEM facilities in more than 41 countries worldwide, covering all metalcasting processes and materials.