Leadership: Page 31


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    How big retailers are battling the last-mile delivery squeeze

    Walmart, Target and Kroger executives pointed to price and technology improvements that they are using to offset cost pressures.

    By June 7, 2024
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    Chemours appoints new CFO after accounting probe

    The appointment comes after the chemical company discovered that three of its top executives, including its then-CFO, engaged in unethical financial practices.

    By June 6, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from CFO Dive

    Tarifff headwinds along with the accounting talent shortage and the promises and traps of generative AI, are among the top issues CFOs are grappling with this year.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Sierra Club, NRDC drop legal challenges to SEC climate rule

    The two environmental groups have decided to focus resources elsewhere to improve climate-related financial disclosures.

    By Lamar Johnson • June 6, 2024
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    Toast CFO aims to build ‘enduring’ company on path to profitability

    Three years after Toast went public, thinking strategically about building a team for the future was one of her most important early priorities, said CFO Elena Gomez.

    By June 6, 2024
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    Alphabet taps Eli Lilly veteran to replace longest-running CFO

    Anat Ashkenazi will succeed Ruth Porat, a powerful Silicon Valley leader who took the tech giant’s finance reins in May 2015.

    By June 5, 2024
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    Few CFOs control cybersecurity budgets. Here’s why more should.

    Tech executives, not CFOs, most often call the shots on cybersecurity spending at middle market companies, according to a recent RSM US survey.

    By June 4, 2024
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    $1.4B water brand Liquid Death taps Jim Beam alum for CFO

    The canned water brand is bringing in beverage veteran Karim Sadik-Khan as it targets the expansion of its distribution channels and further product innovation.

    By June 4, 2024
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    Live Nation confirms Ticketmaster data breach after proposed class action

    The breach, which reportedly exposed the personal data of more than 500 million consumers to the “dark web,” was the direct result of poor cybersecurity measures, the lawsuit alleges.

    By June 4, 2024
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    Number of CFO job listings calling for AI skills hits 23%: Datarails

    The April number represents a 15% increase from January, according to the study, which analyzed listings on job portals such as Glassdoor, Indeed, Job2Careers and ZipRecruiter.

    By June 4, 2024
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    Hertz poaches Spirit Airlines CFO

    Less than a year after taking the permanent CFO seat, Alexandra Brooks is exiting the rental car company as it struggles to manage its bold EV bet.

    By June 3, 2024
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    Fintech Navan appoints NYSE alum for CFO ahead of planned IPO

    The ex-NYSE CFO will take Navan’s top financial seat as the company sets the stage for a future public offering.

    By June 3, 2024
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    Costco’s CFO calls $1.50 hot dog ‘safe’ in debut earnings call

    The retailer’s new finance chief Gary Millerchip is staying the course on the company’s popular $1.50 hot dog and soda combo pricing.

    By May 31, 2024
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    FanDuel parent Flutter swaps CFOs amid pivot to NYSE listing

    The CFO swap comes as Flutter hones in on the U.S. for future growth and expansion. 

    By May 31, 2024
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    Bluebird names new CFO after accounting errors

    The biotech company is revising financial statements for 2022 and the first three quarters of 2023 following the discovery of accounting missteps.

    By May 30, 2024
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    Quility CFO looks to balance liquidity, growth in high-rate environment

    Interest rates remain something CFO Jennifer Yaross is keeping an eye on when it comes to “other levers we want to pull,” she said.

    By May 30, 2024
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    Competitive bidding used to reduce outside counsel fees in pharma case study

    By giving law firms a chance to adjust their proposals, legal teams can engage litigation or transaction work at a lower cost than initially proposed, a white paper says. 

    By Robert Freedman • May 30, 2024
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    Alphabet’s Google Fiber appoints its first CFO

    John Abbot, a Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley alum, has taken Google Fiber’s finance reins.

    By May 29, 2024
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    65% of CFOs are building GenAI into their strategy: Billtrust

    The study also found a significant knowledge gap, with only 49% of CFOs saying they felt “very knowledgeable” about GenAI's capabilities.

    By May 29, 2024
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    Jacobs-led QXO taps Barclays alum as first finance chief

    M&A “heavy hitter” Ihsan Essaid will take the top financial seat as QXO looks to become a market leader in the building product distribution space.

    By May 28, 2024
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    Gain biotech CFO aims past burn to budget for growth

    The Bethesda, Maryland-based biotech, which is facing liquidity pressures, appointed Gene Mack as its new finance chief in April.

    By May 28, 2024
  • SEC clarifies intent of cybersecurity breach disclosure rules after initial filings

    The rules require notification of “material” breaches, but some early filers have reported incidents that appear to fall short of the regulatory threshold. 

    By May 28, 2024
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    Nvidia shows off strength of AI with 262% sales jump

    “The next industrial revolution has begun,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said during an earnings call last week.

    By May 28, 2024
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    KPMG alum rises to FASB leadership post as first female vice chair

    Hillary Salo was already poised to extend women’s historic majority on the seven-member FASB when she joins in July. Now she will be its first female vice chair.

    By May 24, 2024
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    Raymond James taps CAO as CFO successor

    The wealth management company’s top accounting officer will assume the CFO role as finance chief Paul Shoukry preps to take over as CEO.

    By May 24, 2024
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    Spotify vet tapped for VF Corp.’s CFO chair

    The appointment is part of a broader leadership shake-up at the struggling footwear company as it tries to restore profitable growth. 

    By May 23, 2024