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Guinness owner Diageo hires WPP CFO with cost-cutting bonafides
A chartered accountant who is also a KPMG alum, Joanne Wilson won’t take Diageo’s CFO seat until next year, the company said.
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GM CFO expects improved 2027 cash flow after EV restructuring
As an “old school CFO,” a strong focus on cash flow and generation remains paramount, GM CFO Paul Jacobson said.
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26 state attorneys general call on Congress to rein in AI, flagging risks
Legislation introduced in the Senate on Wednesday would pause AI research until the creation of a federal department that would regulate the technology.
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CFOs need realistic AI time-to-value expectations: Gartner
As finance teams move beyond AI pilots, Gartner urges CFOs to manage investments more strategically — and know when to cut their losses.
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Most companies will hold onto tariff refunds as cash: Atlanta Fed survey
Nine percent of companies surveyed have received tariff refunds and 14% believe they are eligible for reimbursement, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta said.
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Directors flag gaps in board expertise: PwC
The share of directors who see a fellow board member’s “insufficient expertise” as warranting their replacement nearly doubled this year, a PwC survey says.
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CFO optimism holds steady overall, weakens at small firms
Twenty percent of small companies reported financial constraints preventing them from covering costs or pursuing new business opportunities.
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Business growth surges at fastest pace in five years: S&P Global
Amid rising business activity, U.S. companies this year have grown more pessimistic about future inflation.
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DataBank names new CFO ahead of CEO succession
Four months ahead of acting finance chief Kevin Ooley taking the CEO seat, the data center company named Ben Lowe as its next CFO.
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Q&AWant a smart tariff strategy? Lawyer tells CFOs to go back to basics
Executives should be mindful that earnings calls are effectively a “voluntary deposition,” Terence Lau, dean of Syracuse University’s College of Law.
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Adyen snaps up Klarna CFO
The Dutch digital payments processor has hired Niclas Neglen as its new chief financial officer, but he won’t join until next year.
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Pentair nabs ex-Fiserv CFO for finance chief
Former Fiserv CFO Bob Hau is stepping into Pentair’s top finance seat as it works to close its $1.4 billion acquisition of Taco Group by this year’s fourth quarter.
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IRS cybersecurity weak, data may be vulnerable, Inspector General says
The IRS in a March 2025 strategy report referred to software tools that it no longer uses and to roles that were eliminated in a reorganization, its inspector general said.
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Google AI models broke out of sandbox, hacked three companies
The incidents stemmed from the same testing environment defects that tripped up OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta.
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Microsoft AI ‘playbook’ touts revenue gains from sales pilot
The sales initiative led to a 9.4% rise in revenue per account manager and 20% higher close rates, the company said.
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Ramp tackles accounts receivable as CFOs seek faster cash flow
“Finance teams today spend too much time chasing payments for outstanding invoices,” Ramp’s Geoff Charles said.
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Turning tariff refunds into lower prices is popular and perilous
In a recent informal CFO Dive poll, 46% of finance executives said using tariff refunds to lower prices was the best strategy.
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Ex-Starbucks CFO joins Jack in the Box board
The restaurant chain’s appointment of Rachel Ruggieri is part of its ongoing board refresh efforts as it continues a plan to pay down its debt and improve its capital structure.
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Amazon, Costco among companies fighting centralized tariff refund suits
There is no “industry-wide pricing decision tying the defendants together,” attorneys for over a dozen companies facing tariff lawsuits said in their motion.
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Leading economic index falls, eroded by worsening consumer expectations
The decline in the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index tracks recent indications that inflation is dimming how consumers view the economic outlook.
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Adient names GameStop alum as incoming CFO
GameStop vet Peter Carlin will take the auto seat system maker’s CFO seat as the company navigates cost pressures stemming from the U.S.-Iran war.
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AI safety debate expected to put more pressure on CFOs
Recent rogue AI incidents and warnings from industry leaders could push risk management higher on the CFO agenda.
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Wayve nabs former Waymo CFO for finance chief
Waymo alum Elisa de Martel will look to build on the “rapid momentum” put in place by Wayve CFO Max Warbuton as the company moves to expand to London and Tokyo.
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Iran war to spur inflation by 0.6 percentage point by Q1 2027: CBO study
“Re-escalation of the war in the Middle East” was the key factor behind a Federal Reserve decision to raise the main interest rate, Yardeni Research President Ed Yardeni said.
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Fed hikes main interest rate by quarter point, citing stubborn inflation
The monetary tightening provoked criticism from President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly called on the Fed to cut the main interest rate regardless of price pressures.
Updated Sept. 16, 2026
