CFO of the Year: Deepak Ahuja, Tesla

Years after launching, Tesla is still in pursuit of financial stability, and it took a CFO who shared Musk's vision, if not his unpredictability, to get the company this far.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 9, 2019

Innovator of the Year: Mark J. Nelson, Beyond Meat

Mark J. Nelson's keen insights and careful forethought fueled his newcomer company's record-breaking IPO and future growth strategy. 

By Jane Thier • Dec. 9, 2019

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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.

By CFO Dive staff

Company of the Year: PepsiCo

The company has long been known for its integrity as well as its finance and accounting organization's strategic focus.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 9, 2019

Only 22% of CFOs personally effective, Gartner study finds

The key to sustained personal success is forging relationships with non-finance workers, but some relationships are much more important than others. 

By Jane Thier • Dec. 8, 2019

Boulevard CFO prioritizes building a culture of trust

Without a COO present, Greg Wookey's role as a new CFO has become increasingly operational. 

By Jane Thier • Dec. 5, 2019

Expedia announces CFO, CEO joint resignation

The online travel agent will be headed by the chairman of the board and the chief strategy officer until a new CFO and CEO are named.

By Jane Thier • Dec. 4, 2019

Continuous planning – Structure for finance, flexibility for the business

Behind all of this dynamic planning lies finance, who brings everything together to build corporate financial plans and reports.

Dec. 4, 2019

Oakland-based cannabis retailer appoints industry veteran CFO

Tom DiGiovanni comes to Harborside from luxury cannabis grower and operator Canndescent, where he served as founding partner and CFO. 

By Jane Thier • Dec. 3, 2019

Deliveroo CFO departs before funding round investigation

Raif Jacobs is one of five executives to leave Deliveroo this year, including its COO, chief technology officer, chief people officer and chief legal officer. 

By Jane Thier • Dec. 2, 2019

Centage CEO: CFOs 'must be comfortable with tech to run a business'

John Murdock told CFO Dive about the impact of new financial technology, and how CFOs can stay ahead of the curve.

By Jane Thier • Dec. 1, 2019

Burger King's largest operator taps new CFO after $8.3M flub

After a major discounting error by Carrols Restaurant Group' over the summer, Realogy Holdings Corp. strategist and former CFO Anthony Hull is stepping in to restore order. 

By Jane Thier • Nov. 26, 2019

Is Under Armour's accounting probe a lot of smoke or the start of a fire?

The company insists its sales management practices were "appropriate," but a federal investigation is just getting underway.

By Cara Salpini • Nov. 26, 2019

GE hires new CFO amid accounting practices investigation

Carolina Dybeck Happe, former CFO of Danish shipping giant Maersk, will step into the Boston-based role in early 2020. 

By Jane Thier • Nov. 25, 2019

The only 3 KPIs Peloton CFO tracks

Jill Woodworth, a panelist at the MIT Sloan CFO Summit and the CFO of Peloton, told the audience how she and her team have worked to figure out their user base. 

By Jane Thier • Nov. 24, 2019

Former Kraft Heinz exec named new CFO of Ocean Spray

After leaving Kraft Heinz, Daniel Cunha founded private equity firm Tangram Partners, which he has led since 2017.  

By Jane Thier • Nov. 20, 2019

Former Microsoft exec takes on 'dream job' as OneStream CFO

OneStream's Bill Koefoed sees "a real opportunity to help CFOs spend more of their time on the activities that add value, the strategy of the company, and analysis and planning" in his new role.

By Jane Thier • Nov. 19, 2019

Reputation ranking: US stuck in 6th behind France, Canada

The U.S. trails numerous other countries recognized for investment opportunities, exports and culture, a survey of 20,000 people found.

By Robert Freedman • Nov. 18, 2019

Ingram Micro promotes new CFO from strategy and operations role

New CFO Mike Zilis has been with the company for nearly 14 years, serving as an executive across various departments, before his promotion to the C-suite.

By Jane Thier • Nov. 18, 2019

Understanding data, technology will be crucial before cannabis 'land-grab,' new Vireo CFO says

Pot-related businesses may be new, Shaun Nugent told CFO Dive last week, but some goals, such as profitability and scalability, make the space universal.

By Jane Thier • Nov. 17, 2019

CFOs sitting pretty in today's job market

The COO role is becoming obsolete, as companies try to create efficiencies by handing off much of the COO duties to CFOs, a Korn Ferry placement leader said during CFO Live.

By Robert Freedman • Nov. 14, 2019

Just Salad's new CFO arrives from Noon Mediterranean CEO post

Stefan Boyd has previously served as CFO of Le Pain Quotidien and as an investment banking associate at JPMorgan.

By Jane Thier • Nov. 13, 2019

Tom Panther named new CFO of EVO

Kevin Hodges will remain at the company in a "separate operational leadership role" once Tom Panther steps in as CFO. 

By Jane Thier • Nov. 12, 2019

Teva Pharmaceutical names new CFO

Flex finance executive Eli Kalif will be CFO of the biopharma company starting next month. 

By Andrew Dunn • Nov. 7, 2019

Ekos hires new CFO after $8M funding round

Incoming CFO Chris Rosbrook told CFO Dive how he looks to leverage his broad experience to help a craft food software startup grow. 

By Jane Thier • Nov. 7, 2019

Papa John's CFO to step down in 2020

Joe Smith has been at Papa John's for nearly 20 years, and has been CFO since 2017. He will stay in the role until the company finds a replacement.

By Jane Thier • Nov. 6, 2019