Most influential women in business

Lori Varlas, Chief Financial Officer of Central Garden & Pet Company, has been recognized as one of the Bay Area's 150 most influential women in business by the San Francisco Business Times.
Ms Varlas has over 28 years of extensive finance and operational experience, says the company. She held senior finance positions at Sun Microsystems and Peoplesoft, among others, prior to joining Central Garden & Pet as CFO. Ms Varlas began her career at Price Waterhouse and received her business/accounting degree from Biola University.