Leadership: Page 68
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Opinion
Despite gains in hard-hit sectors, be realistic on valuations
The outlook across sectors is better than expected, but forecasts must be achievable.
By Brian Garfield • April 14, 2021 -
CFO hit home run as Mets assistant controller
Rebecca Mahadeva is bringing to the healthcare advertising industry the same accounting efficiencies she brought to the storied New York ball club.
By Robert Freedman • April 13, 2021 -
Trendline
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.
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Raytheon CFO abruptly departs
The defense contractor's VP of FP&A, Neil Mitchill, replaced Anthony O’Brien, its CFO since 2015, on April 7.
By Jane Thier • April 12, 2021 -
Risky career moves helped CFO land top seat
Kevin Ingram leveraged operational roles to prepare him for finance leadership at commercial property insurer FM Global.
By Robert Freedman • April 9, 2021 -
Former Vrbo CFO on moving from vacation space to wellness
Trent York, who worked on Vrbo's IPO and later sale to Expedia, is now leading finance at Restore Hyper Wellness, which provides cryotherapy and infrared saunas, among other holistic wellness services.
By Jane Thier • April 9, 2021 -
Model discounts into pricing, SaaS specialist says
Rather than leave discounting to a sales rep’s discretion, calculate strategically and offer transparent pricing, SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin says.
By Robert Freedman • April 8, 2021 -
Charles Schwab Bank CFO moves to IPG Mediabrands
Marlene Pelage replaces CFO Guy Beach, who becomes global president at the media and marketing solutions division of ad giant Interpublic Group.
By Jane Thier • April 8, 2021 -
Coinbase's direct IPO could be hard act to follow
High name recognition and strong investor interest are needed to go public when there’s no big underwriter or a road show to generate excitement, a capital raise specialist says.
By Robert Freedman • April 7, 2021 -
Ahead of logistics business spinoff, XPO taps new CFO
The supply chain giant with clients including Nestlé, IKEA and Boeing on Tuesday named Baris Oran CFO of its soon-to-be spinoff company, GXO Logistics.
By Jane Thier • April 7, 2021 -
At logistics company Transfix, former WeWork CFO is prioritizing balance
The most important thing for a high-growth company is to balance long-term aspirations with the day-to-day work, Christian Lee told CFO Dive.
By Jane Thier • April 6, 2021 -
New SaaS CFO to focus on deal pricing
Enterprise search technology company Sinequa is sitting on cash, freeing up finance chief Mark Williams to focus on growth, metrics, and deal support.
By Robert Freedman • April 6, 2021 -
SEC accounting chief cautions on SPAC rush
The newly popular IPO alternative is often completed in months, a short time frame that can make public compliance rules hard to meet, a top federal official says.
By Robert Freedman • April 5, 2021 -
More companies using hybrid auction in lieu of traditional IPO
The process can lead to more market-based initial pricing while giving companies control over share allocations.
By Robert Freedman • March 31, 2021 -
Private company CFOs excited about, but wary of, SPACs
Grant Thornton's quarterly CFO survey also finds CFOs prioritizing investments in ESG, diversity and tech.
By Jane Thier • March 31, 2021 -
Companies said to need deeper data dives to improve metrics
Data lakes contain much more information than CFOs typically use to track performance, data specialists say.
By Robert Freedman • March 30, 2021 -
Shake Shack CFO to become CEO of TMRW Life Sciences
Tara Comonte will take the reins in May at the biotech company focused on in vitro fertilization.
By Jane Thier • March 30, 2021 -
Opinion
After digital payments rush, time to tighten security
Don't be surprised if a vendor you're about to pay turns out to be fraudulent. ACH and other types of cyber fraud surged during the pandemic.
By Angela Anastasakis • March 30, 2021 -
CFO used automation to turn back-office function into value driver
LivePerson finance chief John Collins brought in top data scientists and engineers to build a data system that increased growth and improved margins.
By Robert Freedman • March 29, 2021 -
Q&A
Noodles & Company's new CFO talks how ghost kitchens, drive-thrus will shape the chain's future
Carl Lukach, who started at the chain in November, says 70% to 80% of the stores built this year will have a drive-thru pickup window.
By Julie Littman • March 29, 2021 -
CFOs predict massive revenue growth, greater ESG focus: survey
Eighty-one percent of CFOs expressed optimism towards economic recovery in PwC's latest Pulse survey, topping the broader C-suite’s positive outlook of 76%.
By Jane Thier • March 26, 2021 -
Ahead of potential IPO, TikTok parent company hires first CFO
Shou Zi Chew will arrive from Xiaomi, the third-most valuable publicly traded smartphone maker, behind Apple and Samsung.
By Jane Thier • March 25, 2021 -
Opinion
A winning agenda for the CFO's first 90 days
Best-in-class finance functions’ total costs are consistently in the range of 0.3% to 1.0% of sales, a benchmark for CFOs as they compare their finance function with that of peers on the basis of head count and costs.
By Hardik Sheth • March 24, 2021 -
Humana CFO to depart
Susan Diamond, president of the health insurer's home business, will assume the role of interim CFO on June 1 while Humana completes an external search for Brian Kane’s replacement.
By Jane Thier • March 23, 2021 -
How Google's CFO balances new projects with 'financial rigor'
“If you're not building strong, durable, quality growth, [your company] won't persist into the long-run,” Ruth Porat said last week.
By Jane Thier • March 22, 2021 -
Deep Dive
How university CFOs survived the 2020 pandemic
The pandemic has shown the limitations of endowments as a resource, the risks of too many people in charge, and the intricacies of decision-making as a higher ed CFO.
By Jane Thier • March 19, 2021