Sleep Number names permanent CFO amid choppy turnaround

The Minneapolis-based smart mattress retailer said Amy O’Keefe will take the finance reins from interim CFO Bob Ryder, who will leave the company Dec. 12.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Dec. 3, 2025

Gitlab taps former Salesforce exec for CFO seat

The appointment marks the latest in a string of recent senior management changes at the San Francisco, California-based tech company.

By Alexei Alexis • Dec. 3, 2025

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CFO best practices in the evolving generative AI era

As the initial frenzy around the launch of generative artificial intelligence subsides, a new GenAI era appears to be taking shape.

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Wayfair CFO zeros in on nimble forecasting

Wayfair needs a “nimble” finance team and forecasting model to hit its dual goals of keeping fixed costs down while reaching double-digit growth, CFO Kate Gulliver said.

By Grace Noto • Dec. 2, 2025

AWS, Google link up to ease multicloud deployments

Microsoft Azure will also join the service in 2026. It's the latest hyperscaler move to ease interoperability.

By Makenzie Holland • Dec. 2, 2025

E-commerce growth surpasses stores on Black Friday, with sales up over 10%

Top-selling sectors over the holiday weekend included apparel and athletics, according to early data.

By Dani James • Dec. 2, 2025

C-suite faces ‘pivotal’ AI moment as autonomous tools rise

While enthusiasm for autonomous IT operations is high, readiness is uneven, according to tech firm Digitate.

By Alexei Alexis • Dec. 2, 2025

iHeartMedia CFO, COO relinquishes finance chief responsibilities

With the C-suite shakeup, the audio media company bucks a growing trend of companies combining their top finance and operations roles. 

By Grace Noto • Dec. 1, 2025

Arkansas CPA licensing reform advances

Amid a broader push to address a talent shortage, Arkansas is on track to join at least 24 states that have eased the college credit hours required to become a certified public accountant. 

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Dec. 1, 2025

Arko names Murphy USA vet as CFO

Galagher Jeff brings financial leadership experience from several major retailers, including Dollar Tree, Walmart and Advance Auto Parts.

By Jessica Loder • Dec. 1, 2025

Preempting state AI laws could yield ‘fiscal windfall’ for US: tech group

The Trump-backed plan could save the U.S. government billions, according to the analysis. Critics view it as a big-tech handout that would erase needed safeguards.

By Alexei Alexis • Dec. 1, 2025

HP cites AI in push to slash up to 6,000 jobs by 2028

The company sees “a significant opportunity ahead to embed AI into almost all that we do,” CFO Karen Parkhill said.

By Alexei Alexis • Nov. 26, 2025

Ex-Gannett CFO takes Trullion’s finance reins

Doug Horne’s appointment marks the second time in as many months that the AI-driven accounting software startup has added an AOL veteran to its C-suite.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Nov. 26, 2025

Keurig Dr Pepper replaces CFO ahead of JDE Peet’s acquisition

Former Mattel and Campbell's exec Anthony DiSilvestro is taking the helm as the beverage giant plans to split into two independent companies.

By Laurel Deppen • Nov. 26, 2025

NY won’t immediately flip the CPA licensing switch. Here’s what happens next.

New York’s CPA pathways bill was signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul last week. The new licensing requirement won’t be effective until late next year.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Nov. 25, 2025

Hasbro CFO talks AI, creativity, and Play-Doh Barbie

The toy maker’s management has worked to ensure AI tools like ChatGPT are an employee’s “first course of action,” Hasbro CFO Gina Goetter said Thursday. 

By Grace Noto • Nov. 25, 2025

Kroger acknowledges that its bet on robotics went too far

The retailer’s decision to close three automated fulfillment centers reflects the stark changes in grocery e-commerce that have taken place in the years since it launched its partnership with Ocado.

By Sam Silverstein • Nov. 25, 2025

Fear of AI-driven job displacement nearly doubles in a year: KPMG

The finding comes as two U.S. senators are pushing legislation that would require some AI-related layoffs to be reported to the Labor Department.

By Alexei Alexis • Nov. 25, 2025

4 top takeaways from MIT’s 2025 CFO Summit

Change is here, CFOs know — but what change is most critical? At the Thursday conference outside Boston, many finance chiefs were clearly wrestling with how everything from AI to team structure is shaking up their jobs.

By Grace Noto • Nov. 24, 2025

From scramble to opportunity: Leveraging AI in the year-end close

“AI is rapidly transforming the future of finance, laying the groundwork for a world where routine processes run autonomously,” writes SAP’s Lawrence Martin.

By Lawrence Martin • Nov. 24, 2025

NY Governor Hochul signs CPA licensing bill

With New York, at least 24 states have eased education requirements needed to become a certified public accountant in a bid to address a talent shortage.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Nov. 21, 2025

Detroit Riverfront Conservancy tightens controls after CFO scandal

William A. Smith was sentenced in April to 19 years in prison for embezzling more than $40 million from the Detroit nonprofit while he was finance chief.  

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Nov. 21, 2025

CFOs see steady comp improvement, but outsize packages level off

Employers are being more cautious when it comes to paying up for new finance chief hires, according to executive search firm experts.

By Deborah L. Cohen • Nov. 21, 2025

Citi CFO Mark Mason to step down in March

The bank tapped Gonzalo Luchetti, its head of U.S. personal banking, to succeed Mason, who will become an executive vice chair and leave by the end of 2026 to pursue outside leadership opportunities.

By Dan Ennis • Nov. 21, 2025

SEC drops civil fraud case against SolarWinds

Cybersecurity and legal experts considered the case a potential precedent-setter for risk disclosure.

By David Jones • Nov. 20, 2025

SEC enforcements slump 30% in fiscal 2025: Cornerstone

Former SEC Chair Gary Gensler oversaw 93% of the 56 SEC enforcement actions brought during the 12 months ended Sept. 30, a report found.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Nov. 20, 2025