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CFO Club welcomes Yolandi Fourie as its new Head

CFO Talks

Since its launch in July of 2022, the CFO Club has been growing at a rapid rate, welcoming 200 new CFOs from across Africa to its ranks and recently celebrating its 200th podcast recording. Yolandi comes with more than 15 years of experience as a strategy and management consultant. “I Join today.

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CFO Leadership Council Highlights Our First 10 DEI Ascend Honorees

CFO Leadership

The CFO Leadership Council proudly highlights our very first ten Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ascend Honorees! The Ascend program is an opportunity for Senior Finance Executives from underrepresented groups to join The CFO Leadership Council. Fisher Senior VP & CFO American Hospital Association. Christina Y. Christina Y.

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Does the accounting industry have a diversity problem?

The Charity CFO

The accounting industry currently and historically does have a diversity problem. According to the most recent AICPA Trends Report (2021) , 41% of accounting graduates are nonwhite while only 23% of professional staff identify as nonwhite. Encourage mentorship and engagement of young accountants and CPAs of all backgrounds.

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CFO Perspective: Owning the map

Future CFO

More recently, it has also encompassed establishing and fostering relations with senior management and external partners and stakeholders. And in addition to working with HR, the CFO now adds IT and governance into his or her portfolio of responsibilities. But when you are a start-up, do you actually need a CFO?

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Breaking the bias in Asia’s workplace

Future CFO

According to the Russell Reynolds Pitchbook analysis from 1995 to 2021, CFO turnover in 2021 surpassed the churn rates of the previous two years 2020 and 2019. “In In 2021, there were 89 CFO transitions in the S&P 500, bringing CFO turnover to 18% — the highest it has been in the past few years.” Russell Reynolds.

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Why the old-school CFO’s days are numbered

Future CFO

The numbers don’t lie -- or so the saying goes – but they rarely tell the whole story either, just like how the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) encompasses more than just finance and accounting. Once upon a time, “CFO” was a reasonably prescriptive, even possibly slightly intimidating title. There I was, a CFO at 40 years old.

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206: Zebediah Marewangepo

CFO Talks

1X ‘Grace under fire ’ Welcome to the CFO Club Africa podcast, where we interview leading CFOs from Africa and beyond. CFO Club Africa is a division of the Chartered Institute of Business Accountants, the professional body for business accountants, financial managers and chief financial officers.

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