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 Grace Noto • Sept. 7, 2022

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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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

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

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 Grace Noto • Sept. 6, 2022

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 Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 6, 2022

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 Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 5, 2022

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 Grace Noto • Sept. 2, 2022

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

Retailers double down on dynamic pricing to protect margins

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

By Suman Bhattacharyya • Sept. 1, 2022

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

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 Grace Noto • Sept. 1, 2022

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

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

CFOs facing inflation mull hiring freeze: survey

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

By Grace Noto • Aug. 31, 2022

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

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 Grace Noto • Aug. 30, 2022

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

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

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 Grace Noto • Aug. 29, 2022

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 Maura Webber Sadovi • Aug. 29, 2022

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

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 Maura Webber Sadovi • Aug. 26, 2022

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

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

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 Maura Webber Sadovi • Aug. 25, 2022