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CFO Pros on the Move: May

The Finance Weekly

Prior to joining Xwell, Lightfoot served as CFO at Green River Spirits, a spirit manufacturer, Belimed, a medical device supplier, and Alliant Credit Union. government, has been named the Chief Financial Officer of Proterra, a manufacturer of zero-emission electric transit vehicles.

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The Business Case for Hiring Transitioning Military Veterans

CFO Leadership

While most executives easily understand the “soft” skills veterans have developed through the investment of millions of dollars’ worth of training and equipment from the Department of Defense, these same leaders accurately point to what veterans don’t bring – financial acumen.

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Data Update 5 for 2023: The Earnings Test

Musings on Markets

Some of that variation can be attributed to different mixes of businesses in different regions, since unit economics will result in higher gross margins for technology companies and commodity companies, in years when commodity prices are high, and lower gross margins for heavy manufacturing and retail businesses.