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1001: Building Teams and Breaking Boundaries | Julien Lafouge, CFO, Spendesk

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Back in 2001, Lafouge stepped into a pivotal finance leadership role with Technip, a technology provider to the energy industry. At Spendesk, he faced the task of restructuring the finance organization to support rapid growth. Rational arguments, numbers, and analyses are usually necessary but not enough.”

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994: Balancing Top-Line Growth and Bottom-Line Results | Naresh Bansal, CFO, Menlo Security

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Read More His company at the time—initially an independent entity focused on aggressive growth and innovation—offered a vibrant but challenging environment that tested the mettle of its leadership. However, when they were acquired, the trajectory changed—and began to present a new set of challenges.

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Why the old-school CFO’s days are numbered

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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. It used to be pretty much all about the numbers – but the narrative has changed. billion Specialty and Automotive Lighting business unit.

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943: Finding the Path Forward | Donald McClure, CFO, Identity Digital

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Unbeknownst to McClure—and perhaps even to the firm’s subsequent new CFO hire—a transformative chapter was about to get under way at the security firm that involved a massive restructuring and Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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FRP Corporate Finance completes pre-pack sale of Truphone

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Following an initial review of options, FRP Corporate Finance’s special situations M&A team commenced an “extensive” sale process, involving a number of international parties, to put in place a new ownership and funding structure.

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Wells Fargo Replaces, Restructures Exec Team

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Under Mack’s leadership , Bob Chlebowski has been named branch distribution executive, Laurey Cosentino will lead the customer and branch experience team, Celeste Finley will lead the regional services group and Jonathan Velline has been named head of business strategy and administration. prosecutor and federal regulators in September 2016.

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975: Turning the Tide at Beachbody | Marc Suidan, CFO, The Beachbody Company

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As a seasoned advisor to management, Suidan had contributed shareholder insights to the turnarounds and restructurings of dozens of businesses. “My two big pieces for the coming year are, number one, to finish that third pillar of the turnaround, and, number two, to get the message out—which is not easy, by the way, right?,”

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