Leadership: Page 53


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    Ammo Inc. suspends its CSO, GunBroker.com CFO after board blowup

    The ammunition manufacturer has placed two executives, including the CFO of subsidiary GunBroker.com, on administrative leave following allegations of data and digital asset misappropriation.

    By Sept. 7, 2022
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    FreshBooks taps PwC alum as new CFO

    The cloud accounting software company appointed Wayne Jackson, who has 40 years of experience in the financial industry. 

    By Elizabeth Flood • Sept. 7, 2022
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    Compensation: solving the cost-talent puzzle

    In today’s strong labor market, CFOs leery of raising wages find creative ways to find and retain key employees.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Law firm Olgetree Deakins taps former Steptoe CFO

    David Zimbrick will depart after two decades at Steptoe & Johnson in favor of  the CFO seat at Ogletree.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Sept. 6, 2022
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    OneSpan taps Extreme Reach, KPMG alum for permanent CFO

    Former Extreme Reach CFO and KPMG alum Jorge Martell will take cybersecurity firm OneSpan’s financial reins from interim CFO Jan Kees van Gaalen. 

    By Sept. 6, 2022
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    Bed Bath & Beyond swiftly names interim CFO

    Laura Crossen’s appointment as interim CFO comes four days after the death of Gustavo Arnal, Bed Bath & Beyond’s finance chief since 2020.

    By Sept. 6, 2022
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    Bed Bath & Beyond CFO falls from NYC tower, dies

    Gustavo Arnal became Bed Bath & Beyond’s finance chief in 2020. The home goods retailer’s turnaround plans have been facing increasing headwinds.

    By Sept. 5, 2022
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    Focusing on tech skills could give finance a hiring edge

    Focusing on tech-based skills could help financial departments get ahead of changing talent retention trends, according to Selby Jennings’ Kareem Bakr.

    By Sept. 2, 2022
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    Cybersecurity firm ExtraHop names new CFO

    ExtraHop appointed Mike Parson as its new CFO, one of a series of new C-suite leaders named as the company seeks to scale up.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Sept. 2, 2022
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    Retailers double down on dynamic pricing to protect margins

    Dynamic pricing helps CFOs protect company margins but is increasingly subject to scrutiny.

    By Sept. 1, 2022
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    The modern challenges for CFOs

    Mike Kelly of Ernst & Young (EY), talks talent retention, inflation, ESG reporting requirements and how these evolving issues are reshaping the top financial seat.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Sept. 1, 2022
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    Deere & Co swaps CFOs following narrowed outlook

    Joshua Jepsen will move from deputy financial officer to CFO for Deere & Company in the latest series of executive swaps from the farm equipment manufacturer.

    By Sept. 1, 2022
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    Opinion

    Why C-suites need to get more serious about harnessing tax technology

    More than half of the C-suite executives surveyed said they’re not using their tax data to scenario-plan around policy changes or identify tax credits, a KPMG report found.

    By Greg Engel • Sept. 1, 2022
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    Who’s afraid of FedNow? Not Visa

    Visa's CFO on Wednesday brushed off any concerns about the threat of new competition from FedNow, or any other real-time payments system.

    By Lynne Marek • Sept. 1, 2022
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    CFOs facing inflation mull hiring freeze: survey

    CFOs facing inflation may slow hiring and boost digital transformation initiatives, a survey finds.

    By Aug. 31, 2022
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    SAP taps Airbus exec as new CFO

    Dominik Asam is leaving the aerospace corporation to take the top finance seat. 

    By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 31, 2022
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    UNFI, General Mills alum moves to Life Time Group CFO seat

    UNFI and General Mills financial alum Robert Houghton moves to the CFO position for fitness and recreational sports center operator Life Time Group Holdings as the firm takes steps to recover from pandemic-induced losses.

    By Aug. 30, 2022
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    CFOs more worried about inflation than recession: Deloitte

    Nearly three quarters of CFOs are more concerned about persistent inflation than a recession, Deloitte’s third-quarter survey found.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 30, 2022
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    How adopting OKRs can help CFOs through a recession

    When it comes to setting a company’s objectives, less is more, advises Gtmhub Vice President Jenny Herald. 

    By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 29, 2022
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    Earnings Roundup: Automakers confront clogged supply chains, recession fears

    CFOs from GM, Rivian and Uber indicate positive trends for the second half of the year despite facing lingering supply chain challenges as recession looms.

    By Aug. 29, 2022
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    Rise of female CFOs outpaces slowing diversity gains

    Women comprised 16% of big company CFOs while Black, Latino and Asian executives held 10.9% of the top finance seats as of July 31, a study found. 

    By Aug. 29, 2022
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    3 takeaways from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech

    The central bank chief hinted at continued aggressive interest-rate hikes, said "some" economic pain now was preferable to more of it later, and invoked his forebears in a warning about expectations.

    By Dan Ennis • Aug. 26, 2022
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    PCAOB, Chinese authorities reach deal as delisting threat looms

    SEC Chair Gary Gensler cautioned that foreign issuers that want access to U.S. public capital markets must be on a level playing field with U.S. firms.

    By Aug. 26, 2022
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    Payoneer CFO battles e-commerce slowdown

    Payoneer is counting on global growth and new services to offset what CFO Michael Levine called e-commerce “softness.”

    By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 26, 2022
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    Honor Technology taps Google alum as new CFO

    As Honor Technology looks to grow, it tapped industry veteran Andrew Steinberg as its financial leader.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Aug. 26, 2022
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    Three tips for landing plum board seats

    While more board seats are opening up due to retirements, it’s still “a competitive game” to win an offer, Allegis Partners’ Keith Meyer said. 

    By Aug. 25, 2022