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Following its latest spinoff's IPO, IAC's CFO to depart
Glenn Schiffman is leaving the New York-based internet conglomerate after five years; InterActiveCorp has commenced a search for his successor.
By Jane Thier • June 9, 2021 -
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Opinion3 strategies to create a cash culture
An estimated $2.5 trillion is tied up in working capital at companies across Europe and the United States. Freeing up that cash could help CFOs reach strategic capital allocation goals.
By Peter Kingma • June 9, 2021 -
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TrendlineCFO 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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TreeHouse CFO transitioned processes for top line growth
In a key move, senior finance staff were embedded in business divisions but held accountable for performance in finance.
By Robert Freedman • June 8, 2021 -
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AT&T, Estée Lauder, Salesforce CFOs on which pandemic changes to keep
Employees will return to the office, but CFOs want to retain the past year's cost-saving changes, panelists said this week at the Wall Street Journal’s CFO Network Summit.
By Jane Thier • June 8, 2021 -
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Months after taking Poshmark public, CFO to depart
Anan Kashyap, who will remain with the online clothing reseller as an advisor through year's end, has spent his career in e-commerce, and was behind the IPOs of GrubHub and KAYAK.
By Jane Thier • June 7, 2021 -
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Alexion, AstraZeneca executives switch roles amid $39B buyout
Marc Dunoyer, the U.K. drugmaker's longtime CFO, will move over to a strategy role and run Alexion as a rare disease unit within AstraZeneca.
By Jonathan Gardner • June 4, 2021 -
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Amazon exec named Beyond Meat CFO
Phil Hardin will take the reins from Mark Nelson, who oversaw the plant-based company's record-breaking 2019 IPO, in July 2021.
By Jane Thier • June 4, 2021 -
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Tillamook names new CFO
Veteran finance leader Peggy Han joined the Oregon-based dairy cooperative, made up of about 80 farmer-owners, on June 1.
By Jane Thier • June 3, 2021 -
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CFOs' essential role in promoting employee mental health
For professional accountants, mental health issues heighten the risk of not identifying errors in financial reports or spotting indicators of fraud.
By Russell Guthrie • June 1, 2021 -
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To become a finance leader, think like one, Slack CFO says
Allen Shim was promoted to CFO once he grasped, and then prioritized, forward-looking planning and analysis.
By Robert Freedman • June 1, 2021 -
Asia recession taught Levi Strauss CFO about in-house strength
The experience of others in an organization can be a finance leader’s best resource in times of need, Harmit Singh says.
By Robert Freedman • May 28, 2021 -
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CFO taps global cultural capital to advance priorities
Scoular finance chief Andrew Kenny credits interaction with global colleagues with giving him cross-cultural insight that can be leveraged to advance his organization's priorities.
By Robert Freedman • May 26, 2021 -
Moving from value to values: an ESG assessment
CFOs should create a new agenda around “the three R's”: risk, regulation and returns, in an effort to better understand the trade-offs between economic outcomes and broader value outcomes, panelists said at Gartner's CFO & Finance Executive Conference Tuesday.
By Jane Thier • May 26, 2021 -
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US CFOs out-earn European counterparts: survey
Finance executives’ salaries vary drastically by country, but mainly do not depend on the field, the survey by French fintech Spendesk found.
By Jane Thier • May 25, 2021 -
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Target CFO: 'Theme for the quarter is growth on growth'
The retailer's fulfillment services and portfolio of private labels across multiple categories have kept shoppers hooked post-2020.
By Maria Monteros • May 24, 2021 -
Working part-time can open new doors for CFOs
In addition to enabling a CFO to keep a hand in the profession after retirement, it can help fill several gaps that many professionals experience.
By Ted Knutson • May 22, 2021 -
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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 -
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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 -
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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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
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