E astman Chemical (Kingsport, TN) v.p. and CFO Curt Espeland got his first taste of finance and the business world when he was 16 years old and working at a gas station in his hometown of Geneva, MN. The experience taught Espeland early lessons in how to stay focused on customers, and how to interpret variables, like fluctuating prices, to anticipate changes in cost and demand. Those lessons still apply to his current role, and he says they are skills a senior financial officer needs to be successful.
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