How CFOs can cut costs using data: BigPanda

Using data to identify mission-critical investments can help CFOs be proactive rather than reactive as they face a highly inflationary environment.  

By Grace Noto • Feb. 2, 2023

Checkout.com expands into US, picks CFO from within

Nirupam Sinha was promoted to the CFO seat as the company’s former finance chief moves on to oversee U.S. expansion.

By Elizabeth Flood • Feb. 2, 2023

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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.

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Interim Illumina CFO takes permanent seat

Joydeep Goswami’s appointment marks the executive’s first role in finance, and happens as the company faces headwinds from an acquisition last year.

By Elizabeth Flood • Feb. 1, 2023

CFOs to boost compensation

CFOs are planning on increasing their compensation budgets in 2023, but are focused on top performers and tech-related skills.

By Grace Noto • Feb. 1, 2023

CFOs are focused on talent — and the return to office

It’s becoming increasingly clear there is no “going back” fully to how we worked before the pandemic, Kathryn Kaminsky writes.

By Kathryn Kaminsky • Feb. 1, 2023

External CFO hires slumped in 2022: study

External CFO hires declined in 2022, but companies are increasingly looking to their financial leaders as ‘logical successors’ to the CEO when it comes time to fill their top executive seat.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 31, 2023

Poshmark CFO’s ‘adventurous’ career journey

Rodrigo Brumana landed the CFO seat at Poshmark after coming to the US about 20 years prior knowing little English and having no financial experience.

By Elizabeth Flood • Jan. 31, 2023

AIG fires interim CFO, citing confidentiality breach

AIG says its departing finance chief, Mark Lyons, is walking away from the company with a $7.5 million settlement in recognition for past contributions.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 31, 2023

4 rules for CFOs cutting office space

Trimming office space budgets has always been a quick cost-cutting solution for companies in recessionary times. Now hybrid work is complicating matters.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 31, 2023

Battling SEC, crypto firm Gemini picks new finance head

Gemini’s new finance chief takes the helm as the cryptocurrency sector faces increased scrutiny from regulators. Its partner Genesis filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this month.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 30, 2023

Ex-Pfizer CFO talks tactics for first-timers

Frank D’Amelio, a veteran finance chief, says being ‘a player on the field’ is key for success during unpredictable times.

By Elizabeth Flood • Jan. 30, 2023

Sleep Number on hunt for new CFO

The company’s chief human resources officer is moving into the CFO role temporarily.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 30, 2023

Campbell snatches Integra LifeSciences CFO

In announcing the move, Campbell CEO Mark Clouse touted Carrie L. Anderson’s "strategic experience and financial discipline."

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 26, 2023

How to balance growth and cash flow amid uncertain demand

Meritech Capital partner joins Airbase CFO to discuss metrics as a framework for when to say ‘no’.

By Elizabeth Flood • Jan. 26, 2023

KPMG primes shrinking CFO, CPA pipeline

The shortage of accountants is one of the main concerns keeping KPMG’s Greg Engel up at night. The firm is teaming up with universities to expand the talent pool.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 25, 2023

Live Nation CFO blames bots in Swift ticket fiasco

Roughly two months after thousands of Taylor Swift fans were prevented from buying tickets, Ticketmaster’s CFO told a Senate committee Tuesday that the company could have done better, while largely pointing the finger at bots.

By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 24, 2023

Twitter headquarters landlord files unpaid rent suit

The suit filed against Twitter comes as a surge of tech firms have announced massive layoffs along with plans to trim real estate costs.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 24, 2023

Tyson CFO pleads guilty to trespassing, intoxication charges: report

John Randal Tyson pleaded guilty to charges of public intoxication and trespassing. The move marks a change from one month earlier when he pleaded not guilty.

By Elizabeth Flood • Jan. 24, 2023

Tech firms hunt for ‘operating’ CFOs

Technology firms are seeking CFOs that can add financial rigor to their operations even as they move to cut staff and costs in the face of a probable recession.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 23, 2023

PE CFOs cite global recession as top concern: EY

Private equity C-suite leaders cited the possibility of a global recession as their biggest worry, while talent management also remains a top priority.

By Elizabeth Flood • Jan. 23, 2023

Stanley Black & Decker names new CFO

Former Fortune Brands executive Patrick Hallinan joins the manufacturer as it pursues a $1.5 billion cost-saving plan.

By Megan Ruggles • Jan. 23, 2023

Huntington preps for mild recession following earnings beat

The regional bank will aim for low-level expense growth and conduct some measure of organizational restructuring as it looks to position itself to weather a mild recession, CFO Zach Wesserman said. 

By Grace Noto • Jan. 20, 2023

SMEs fall behind on addressing climate change

A readiness gap is emerging between small and large companies in terms of their responses to climate change risks.

By Elizabeth Flood • Jan. 20, 2023

Retailers juggle sustainability, growing cost-cutting mandates

CFOs are weighing costs more closely — even as they seek to trim the environmental impact of everything from packaging to shipping and return practices.

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Jan. 20, 2023

nCino cuts 7% of workforce, CFO departs

nCino and Microsoft are the latest tech firms to announce layoffs. The sector has been hit by declining sales for PCs and software, plummeting valuations and high inflation.

By Grace Noto • Jan. 19, 2023