Marc Naughton, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is responsible for the company’s financial operations and business model. 

A certified public accountant and member of the Kansas Bar, Naughton joined Cerner in 1992 to establish an internal tax function in the company. He soon took over the financial leadership of Cerner’s mergers, acquisitions and financing activities. In 1994, he was promoted to director of finance and two years later he was appointed chief financial officer.

Naughton brings an extensive background in the financial realm, including experience at Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) and various financial management roles at the Marley Company, a Kansas City, Mo.-based, multinational manufacturing company. Naughton is a past president of the Kansas City chapter of Tax Executives Institute and a current member of the University of Kansas Finance Advisory Board.

Naughton earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University and a juris doctorate from the University of Kansas.