Leadership
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US, China agree to reduce tariff rates for 90 days
By Wednesday, the two countries will charge 10% baseline duties during the period and remove certain retaliatory levies that pushed rates over 100%.
By Philip Neuffer • May 12, 2025 -
Mattel taps Kenvue’s Ruh for CFO amid tariff pressure
The leadership change comes at the end of a week in which the California-based toymaker landed squarely in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s tariff push.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 9, 2025 -
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Kriangsak Koopattanakij via Getty ImagesTrendlineCFO best practices: lessons from the trenches
Leaders share operational and strategic learnings from their years in the top finance seat.
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PwC cuts 2% of US workforce, citing ‘historically low’ attrition
This week the Big Four firm shed 1,500 workers in its assurance and tax units — including accountants — layoffs that aren’t tied to AI, PwC said.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • May 8, 2025 -
Kellanova CFO jumps to J&J spinoff Kenvue
As Kenvue’s CFO, Amit Banati is set to receive a $2.5 million one-time cash bonus, the company said.
By Grace Noto • May 8, 2025 -
Nearly half of C-suite execs weigh team budget cuts: Gartner
Macroeconomic uncertainty is also driving some executives to consider altering go-to-market, product and geographic mix strategies, a Gartner poll found.
By Alexei Alexis • May 7, 2025 -
Fed warns of rising inflation, unemployment risks; holds rates steady
“Uncertainty about the economic impact has increased further,” policymakers said in a statement after a two-day meeting.
By Jim Tyson • Updated May 7, 2025 -
Vodafone CFO departs for Vonovia CEO role
Vodafone and SAP alum Luka Mucic will tread familiar waters as Vonovia’s CEO. The German real estate company looks to boost growth after a downturn in the European housing market.
By Grace Noto • May 7, 2025 -
CFOs signal bigger hiring role amid talent shortage, Deloitte finds
Finance chiefs are increasingly involved in staffing their departments — effectively acting as the chief human resources officer for finance, the Big Four accounting and consulting firm asserts.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 7, 2025 -
CROs, CFOs must balance growth, risk
For long-term, strategic success, it’s important for CFOs and chief revenue officers to craft a strong relationship.
By Grace Noto • May 6, 2025 -
KPMG rolls out AI-powered tool for mitigating tariff risks
The new tool can help with complex analyses that play a role in mitigation strategies a CFO might choose to adopt, according to KPMG’s Andrew Siciliano.
By Alexei Alexis • May 6, 2025 -
Amazon doing ‘everything it can’ to hold down prices amid tariffs: CFO
Executives at Amazon, Apple and Tesla flagged concerns about President Trump’s tariffs during big tech’s latest earnings season.
By Alexei Alexis • May 6, 2025 -
SAP, buoyed by cloud shift, extends CEO, CFO contracts
CEO Christian Klein will remain at the helm through 2030 as the push to migrate customers from on-premises ERP systems continues, the company said Monday.
By Matt Ashare • May 5, 2025 -
Tariffs trigger pauses on some retail, industrial real estate deals
It’s too soon to know exactly how tariffs will impact commercial real estate. But some cracks are emerging in the U.S. retail and industrial sectors, CBRE’s Whitley Collins says.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 5, 2025 -
Facing burnout, CFOs must hone in on tech
Overburdened financial chiefs should take second looks at technologies in the finance function — and consider paring back the tools, software provider Pigment’s CFO says.
By Grace Noto • May 5, 2025 -
Opinion
The Ben Affleck accounting shortage hack
“The Accountant” movie from 2016 is loved by many CPAs. Will the new sequel and the franchise’s drama help attract more young people to the accounting profession?
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 2, 2025 -
Tesla CFO sells another $1.1M in company shares
The EV maker’s finance chief has offloaded about $6.5 million in shares in 2025, according to company filings.
By Grace Noto • May 2, 2025 -
Microsoft capex to grow at slower rate, CFO says
The pullback comes as big tech companies face growing investor scrutiny over their heavy artificial intelligence spending.
By Alexei Alexis • May 1, 2025 -
eBay’s CFO to exit as ex-PayPal exec takes seat
The e-commerce company’s leadership changes come as a Morningstar analyst says tariff policy is creating uncertainty for the platform's sellers and buyers.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 1, 2025 -
Tesla CFO equity, stock grant pushes comp to $139M
CFO Vaibhav Taneja was the only named executive to receive an equity grant for 2024, the EV maker said in its annual report.
By Grace Noto • May 1, 2025 -
ADP treasurer to take CFO seat
Peter Hadley will take the reins from Don McGuire, who has been finance chief since October of 2021.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • April 30, 2025 -
US M&A volume to rise just 1% this year amid tariffs: EY
The slowdown follows a 19% year-over-over spike in 2024, according to Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young.
By Alexei Alexis • April 30, 2025 -
Interim CFOs top list of most wanted talent
Requests for interim CFOs made up 51% of all leadership asks within the C-suite, continuing an ongoing trend, according to a Heidrick & Struggles report.
By Grace Noto • April 30, 2025 -
Citizens CFO heads to State Street
John Woods’ exit from Citizens comes after the CFO received a $7 million retention bonus from the bank last year.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • April 30, 2025 -
Deep Dive
What Marriott CFO, industry experts think of CitizenM deal
Marriott will need to work hard to ensure CitizenM doesn’t cannibalize its other lifestyle brand, Moxy. CFO Leeny Oberg says that won’t be a problem.
By Jenna Graber • April 30, 2025 -
Harley-Davidson CEO recommended CFO as successor, shareholder says
Amid a proxy battle, the motor cycle company said three unnamed potential CEO candidates recently failed to gain majority support from its board.
By Grace Noto • April 29, 2025