Accounting, finance grads face different road to fill CFO shoes

New entrants to the business world are expected to bring data analytics, risk management, cybersecurity and business modeling to the table, say academic specialists. 

By Ted Knutson • May 22, 2021

GE exec to become Delta Air Lines CFO

Daniel Janki will succeed Paul Jacobson, who moved to General Motors in December.

By Jane Thier • May 21, 2021

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Digital transformation, one smart step at a time

As pricing pressures tighten margins and technologies like artificial intelligence evolve, finance chiefs are more closely scrutinizing the cost and returns of the tech tools they implement.

By CFO Dive staff

Preparing for the CFO seat, with mentorship built in

The executive team at Herbalife Nutrition helped pave the way for Alex Amezquita’s finance leadership rise by giving him time to learn the ropes.  

By Robert Freedman • May 19, 2021

Former Aetna exec becomes CVS CFO

Shawn Guertin was expected to become CVS CFO after Aetna’s 2018 acquisition, but he declined, citing personal and family reasons. 

By Jane Thier • May 18, 2021

A meeting of the minds: The evolving CMO-CFO relationship

Thanks to changes in technology, chief marketing officers are getting better at understanding the metrics behind their strategies and CFOs are using marketing analytics to deepen their business insights. 

By Ramona Dzinkowski • May 18, 2021

JetBlue CFO to depart for eBay

Treasury and investor relations head Ursula Hurley will fill the CFO role on an interim basis following Steven Priest's departure on June 11.

By Jane Thier • May 17, 2021

Goldman Sachs's consumer-bank CFO is leaving for JPMorgan

Marcus has seen a raft of top-level employees flee this year amid an aggressive product rollout schedule. Notably, it lost two top executives to Walmart's fintech startup. Its head of product also will join Chase this summer.

By Dan Ennis • May 17, 2021

Trump CFO probe continues with school tuition subpoena

The subpoena seeks information regarding tuition payments to Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, where Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg’s grandchildren are enrolled.

By Jane Thier • May 14, 2021

CFO of Alphabet's self-driving unit Waymo departs

Gerard Dwyer is one of several executives, including CEO John Krafcik, to leave Alphabet’s self-driving and autonomous vehicles unit in recent months.

By Jane Thier • May 13, 2021

Bankers' main CFO gripe: lack of transparency

CFOs and their treasurers can get more from their banking relationships if they treat them more as partnerships than customer-seller transactions, banking specialists say.

By Ted Knutson • May 13, 2021

Following first quarter rebound, Applebee's, IHOP parent hires new CFO

On June 14, Vance Chang will replace Dine Brand's corporate controller and interim CFO Allison Hall, who is moving into the chief accounting officer role.

By Jane Thier • May 12, 2021

Bridgewater CFO steps in at Bitcoin firm NYDIG

Before moving to the Bitcoin investments and tech solutions provider, John Dalby will remain with the world's largest hedge fund through the end of the second quarter.

By Jane Thier • May 10, 2021

Twitter CFO playing key role in carrying Trump ban message

Ned Segal has been a point person on the sensitive topic of the former president's status on the micro-blogging site. 

By Jane Thier • May 6, 2021

Zig Zag CFO ready to capitalize on cannabis

After weathering a tough period, Turning Point Brands has the resources to become a major presence as legalization expands across the country.

By Robert Freedman • May 5, 2021

Amid SEC lawsuit, cryptocurrency startup Ripple hires new CFO

In December, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Ripple, co-founder Christian Larsen and CEO Brad Garlinghouse with conducting an illegal securities offering that allegedly raised more than $1.3 billion through XRP sales. 

By Jane Thier • May 5, 2021

How CFOs and CEOs collaborate best

Both executives want strong performance, but the CEO often focuses on opportunities and potential, while the CFO emphasizes realism and honest risk assessment. How should they strike a balance?

By Jane Thier • May 4, 2021

Leveraging cash flow's multiplier effect on valuation

Most finance tools are optimized for GAAP but they can be made more effective for increasing company value by enabling better cash management, finance leaders say. 

By Robert Freedman • May 3, 2021

ByteDance CFO adds TikTok CEO title

Shou Zi Chew had been CFO of TikTok's parent company for just over a month before announcing he'd be taking the reins as TikTok's chief executive. 

By Jane Thier • May 3, 2021

Compass CFO: Residential real estate is 'dying to be disrupted'

Compass, which went public on April 1, is in a period of hyper growth, Kristen Ankerbrandt told CFO Dive, "so [the executive team] needs to move quickly but thoughtfully."

By Jane Thier • April 29, 2021

Harvard CFO predicts second consecutive year of falling revenue

“It’s highly likely we’ll have two years in a row of declining revenues,” Thomas Hollister told The Crimson Tuesday; it would be a first-time event for the school since The Great Depression.

By Jane Thier • April 28, 2021

Financial crisis tested CFO's management lessons

The mortgage meltdown was trial by fire for a finance leader whose only experience to that point was public auditing.

By Robert Freedman • April 26, 2021

After bombshell quarter, Chipotle's CFO focuses on sustainability

Amid discussions of carbon neutrality, a $15 federal minimum wage and a quickly evolving fast casual landscape, Jack Hartung says the chain remains committed to its employees and agricultural partners.

By Jane Thier • April 23, 2021

Twitter CFO: Don't let strategy drown out operations

Technology will take over more functions, but finance should stay close to the numbers, Ned Segal said.

By Robert Freedman • April 22, 2021

REPAY's 2019 SPAC deal enabled leadership to control own destiny

The digital payments company's IPO merger generated a lucrative exit for investors, CFO Tim Murphy said.

By Robert Freedman • April 21, 2021

Boeing CFO, once considered on deck for CEO, to retire

Greg Smith has been with the aerospace company for more than 30 years and briefly served as interim CEO before David Calhoun took the reins in January 2020.

By Jane Thier • April 20, 2021