CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 4, 2024

At the very beginning of our talk with CFO Chermaine Hu, she revealed an irony about the CFO title that we rarely get to expose. “I have always struggled with the CFO title,” explains Hu, who notes that the moniker captures only a fraction of what most CFOs actually do. .

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CFO Dive

AUGUST 15, 2023

Cologix’s Rachel Stack highlights the importance of a strong leadership team, and how finance chiefs can work to hold that team together.

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CFO Dive

APRIL 10, 2024

The finance leadership change comes as KFC struggles with dwindling traffic in a dicey economic environment.

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CFO Dive

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Finance leaders are up-leveling their team and accelerating growth with these five trends.

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CFO News

APRIL 8, 2024

Aspiring finance professionals must develop a distinctive vision for the CFO position, cultivate mentorship and sponsorship, bolster skills in critical areas, lead initiatives that create value, and engage with executive leadership and the board.

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Future CFO

MARCH 20, 2024

With the future of finance circling the management across functions, the formation of the right concoction of capabilities, and the establishment of a strong data foundation, it is expected that finance leaders look into strategies to not only succeed but also sustain transformative leadership.

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CFO Dive

APRIL 20, 2022

Digital skills are seen as the building blocks that a successful CFO needs to drive profitable growth today, research shows.

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CFO Dive

MARCH 14, 2023

With steady CFO leadership now paramount, finance leaders should prioritize cash and keep open their lines of communication with shareholders and employees.

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CFO Dive

DECEMBER 1, 2023

CFO Scott Settersten will retire after 11 years at the financial helm, with Ulta Beauty’s SVP of finance poised to take the seat as consumers continue to spend on smaller luxuries.

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Future CFO

MARCH 27, 2022

As we continue to operate, the expectation is to survive … to thrive while expanding for the long-term success,” said Joweehlyn Liao, VP, Finance and Non-Trade Procurement Director, Watsons Philippines. Finance success is a team effort. For this reason, she puts team building on top of her daily routine as a head of finance. “I

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CFO Dive

AUGUST 9, 2023

The company and CFO Mike Ellis “have come to a mutual understanding that the next phase of growth for Flywire needs new leadership in the Finance, Global Treasury & Public Markets area,” a spokesperson said of Ellis’s exit.

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CFO Leadership

AUGUST 12, 2021

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.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Alexander Bant , chief of research for CFOs at Gartner predicts that 2022 will be a make-or-break year for CFOs when it comes to unlocking the value of AI, hyperautomation, digital skills, continuous processes, and data management. Ricarte , vice president of Finance and Business Advisory at Globe Telecom Inc.

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CFO Thought Leader

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Lessons from Craig Wert’s finance career reveal the power of adaptability, problem-solving skills, and the ability to seize opportunities in unexpected places. jb “The CFO role at a high-growth company is extraordinarily challenging. The distinction for us is that we’re more focused on firms with 1 to 20 employees.

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CFO Dive

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Transitioning from a behind-the-scenes orchestrator to more of a front line role can help finance chiefs add further value to their companies, Customer.io CFO Zhi Li said.

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CFO Dive

AUGUST 25, 2023

Kenneth Parks’ appointment as CFO is the final piece in GE Vernova’s leadership stack before the company spins off as an independent entity.

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CFO Dive

MARCH 21, 2023

The password management company’s new CFO brings more than two decades of experience in financial leadership roles at both public and private companies, including software-as-a-service organizations, LastPass said.

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CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 11, 2024

Jakson Peters’s journey from humble beginnings to becoming a global CFO is a tale adaptability, and continuous learning. Born in Brazil, he had initial career expectations far removed from the finance world that had their roots in the start of his working life as part of the family’s milk delivery business.

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CFO Thought Leader

JULY 30, 2023

Thus it was for Erin Colgan, who in July 2020—after having invested 9 years within the finance rank-and-file of pharma giant Vertex Pharmaceuticals and 8 years with PWC—opted to become the 20th employee of a promising biotech start-up.

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CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 26, 2024

Yet, it was her transition from accounting to a more dynamic role in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) that sparked her true passion—driving business forward through strategic finance. This relationship deepened her expertise in operational excellence and marked a decisive step toward achieving her eventual CFO ambitions.

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CFO Leadership

AUGUST 11, 2022

WHITEPAPER: Financial Leadership: The CFO Playbook for Strategic Decision-Making. The role of the CFO has evolved beyond the finance function, and from mere gatekeeping to becoming a strategic business partner. ” “Finance chiefs today often oversee more than just the books.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 19, 2023

The CFO role traditionally has two high-level leadership archetypes: strategic and operational. An operational CFO optimizes performance by combining data from various departments with financial data. A strategic CFO focuses on creating long-term plans to achieve the company's goals. What is Operational Finance?

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CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Chadwick, CFO, Pitney Bowes MADE POSSIBLE BY PLANFUL | Planful is the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately.

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 4, 2024

Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Bob Houghton’s first investor relations role at General Mills highlights the importance of external representation and engagement with investors in shaping a finance leader’s career.

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Preeti Gupta Mohanty takes on the role of Group CFO at Schneider Electric India, leveraging over 20 years of diverse finance experience in FMCG, consulting, and industry, with notable achievements in strategic leadership.

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CFO Thought Leader

AUGUST 10, 2023

CFO GUEST: Jim Caci of Ave Point 923: From Inside a Remote Address | Jim Caci, CFO, AvePoint MADE POSSIBLE BY LEDGE | Ledge is a command center for payments built for finance teams operating at scale. Finance teams regain control of payments and are freed to focus on strategic business impact, not manual payments work.

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CFO Leadership

APRIL 14, 2022

Top Voted CFO Podcasts. Joe Falcao, EVP & CFO, Orva and co-chair of CFO Leadership Council’s Boston chapter, recently polled our members on their ‘go to’ podcasts. How are CFOs making best use of that time? CFO Thought Leader hosted by Jack Sweeney. Look and Sound of Leadership.

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 30, 2024

From his early days in auditing at PwC to his current role as CFO at Prophix, Aaron Levine has had a career that has closely tracked the evolving nature of the financial leadership role. It was under Vintz’s mentorship that Levine came to appreciate the power of storytelling within financial leadership.

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CFO Thought Leader

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO David Freeman recounts the challenges faced during the financial crisis, highlighting the tension between investor advice to retrench and the company’s growth trajectory. Freeman emphasizes the importance of team cohesion and alignment, especially with the introduction of new leadership.

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CFO Thought Leader

JUNE 1, 2023

CFO GUEST: Sruthi Lankla, CFO, Public.com CFO Sruthi Lanka: So public was a very young company, honestly, for the level of momentum that it had at the time that I joined. So many of the finance functions were still pretty nascent. Read More And this goes back a little bit to closely marrying finance and data teams.

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CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 26, 2023

945: Achieving a Management Rapport | Doug Lindroth, CFO, Tealium MADE POSSIBLE BY PLANFUL | Planful is the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately.

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Future CFO

MARCH 30, 2023

How did you transition from a CFO to a coach who runs her own company? FutureCFO: How did your former CFO experience help your present career? After spending 25 years working in the finance area, from public practice where I first started out, and then in businesses of all sizes – from small to listed. I had been there.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 31, 2021

In response, 82% of CFOs report that investments in digital are accelerating faster than in other areas, including talent, supply chain, business services or fixed assets. What does this mean to the finance and accounting team of 2022? The next stages of digital transformation will drive this growing demand for multi-skilled talent.

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CFO News

MARCH 16, 2024

Authored by Hardik Navdhare, Executive Director at Target Publications, this piece explores how modern CFOs navigate a tech-driven landscape, leveraging technology, data, and strategic innovation for financial success.

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CFO News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Prahu brings extensive financial leadership experience, having served as CFO for Deutsche Bank in India, overseeing financial reporting, business and infrastructure finance, ALM, tax, transformation, and financial planning. His background includes prior roles with Credit Agricole CIB and Arthur Andersen.

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 22, 2024

Facing a potential career setback and indeed initially marked for replacement, Norris was eventually asked to stay on to lead the finance operations of the combined entity. The end of one chapter, however, led to a new beginning in a substantial role managing finance across 17 businesses in the Asia Pacific region.

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Collectiv

JANUARY 17, 2023

FAre you on the path to becoming a CFO? Then, you’re going to love our most recent episode of Collectiv Conversations with Melissa Hurrington, the CFO and VP of Operations at Premier Claims. I was thrilled to chat with Melissa because of our similar crazy career paths…we both started in accounting roles and later became CFOs.

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