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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. Kim Nguyen, CFO, Industrial Management Training Institute (IMTI).

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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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Breaking the bias in Asia’s workplace

Future CFO

This is particularly so for leadership. It is during these times that leadership changes are most frequent. The management consultant noted that 2021 was an influx of gender diversity. Women accounted for 32% of new CFO appointments, almost double 2020’s rate. The pandemic remains a test of mettle.

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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. Historically, the CFO has been a largely invisible figure – often risk-averse and narrowly focused on accounting, assets, liabilities and returns.

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CFO Perspective: Owning the map

Future CFO

Lam is a new addition to The Great Room’s leadership team. His experience cuts across a number of industries and roles from a business analyst for a management consultancy firm to corporate strategist for a global brewer’s Asia-Pacific operations.

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APAC’s journey towards environmental responsibility

Future CFO

In 1994, British management consultant and sustainability guru, John Elkington coined the phrase " triple bottom line " to measure performance in corporate America, working on the premise that a company can be profitable and also socially and environmentally responsible. According to Investopedia.

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Connecting With Ultra-HNW Heirs By Fostering Family Trust

CFO News Room

” Incentives could be things like, “If you have a summer job, we’ll match whatever you made into your account,” for example. I’m not a tax accountant, so I can’t say 100% sure. And there I learned how to create those cultures, I learned how to coach leadership and management.