Chief Financial Officer news and trends

4 Ways CFOs Are Steering Around Challenges and Ahead of Competitors
CFO // July 09, 2024

For CFOs, the business itself is their biggest customer and most important client. And given the increasingly dynamic operating landscape today’s middle-market businesses are tasked with navigating, ensuring that their own firm is leading the charge relative to peers and competitors is top of mind...

CSI CFO: Thought Diversity, Strategic Allocation Are Key Success Enablers
CFO // June 24, 2024

The future of the chief financial officer seat and finance function is being built atop contemporary transformations. Transformations that are increasingly being driven, in turn, by contemporary business needs. That’s because, given the realities of today’s shifting macro backdrop, CFOs are more and more turned...

Economic Uncertainties Move CFOs From Documenters to AI-Powered Decision-Makers
CFO // June 13, 2024

The modern chief financial officer looks a little more modern every day. Having emerged almost fully from the back office, finance functions and their CFO leaders are increasingly turned to as a single source of company-wide truth amid the unpredictable realities of today’s dynamic and...

MoneyGram Appoints Driven Brands Veteran Gary W. Ferrera as CFO
Personnel // June 10, 2024

MoneyGram International has appointed former Driven Brands chief financial officer (CFO) Gary W. Ferrera as its CFO. Ferrera succeeds Larry Angelilli, who has retired after more than 12 years with MoneyGram, the company said in a Monday (June 10) press release. In his new role,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Economic Uncertainties Move CFOs From Documenters to AI-Powered Decision-Makers

June 13, 2024
The modern chief financial officer looks a little more modern every day. Having emerged almost fully from the back office, finance functions and their CFO leaders are increasingly turned to as a single source of company-wide truth amid the unpredictable realities of today’s dynamic and unrelenting macro environment. “The CFO role has evolved from being […]

Chief Architecture Officer? CFOs Learn to Design Business Growth

June 10, 2024
Today’s chief financial officers have evolved from back-office accountants to financial architects. And, given the dynamism of today’s business landscape, the transformation of the finance function couldn’t be happening at...

How CFOs Act as Force-Multipliers for Business Growth

June 05, 2024
Today’s CFOs have their task cut out for them. From managing and mitigating historic levels of uncertainty to striking the right return on investment (ROI) from the crowded field of...

CFOs Use Data to Speed Business-Wide Productivity Decisions

February 10, 2024
Today’s CFOs are tasked with a threefold agenda: maintaining differentiation, attracting strategic partners and managing capital.  And with annual budget season in the recent rearview mirror, the importance of focusing...

Quick Reads
Target Taps PepsiCo’s Jim Lee as New CFO

September 19, 2024
Target has picked longtime PepsiCo executive Jim Lee as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Lee, who spent more than 25 years with the food and beverage giant, will join Target’s leadership team Sept. 22, the retailer announced Thursday (Sept. 19). “As a successful leader in finance and strategy, Jim will oversee the central role our finance team plays in fueling our […]

MoneyGram Appoints Driven Brands Veteran Gary W. Ferrera as CFO

June 10, 2024
MoneyGram International has appointed former Driven Brands chief financial officer (CFO) Gary W. Ferrera as its CFO. Ferrera succeeds Larry Angelilli, who has retired after more than 12 years with...

FIS Hires Former Walgreens Exec James Kehoe as New CFO

August 22, 2023
FinTech giant FIS Global has announced the appointment of James Kehoe as its new chief financial officer (CFO), who began his new role Monday (Aug. 21). Kehoe takes over from Erik Hoag,...