The CFO gender gap: part one
It’s an issue that continues to loom the industry: the lack of women reaching the top of the finance ladder. The industry has long recognised the need to change its male-dominated image. However, there...
View ArticleThe CFO gender gap: part two
The issue of men outweighing women in top finance roles and in pay continues to loom over the industry. So what are organisations doing to really help change that and ensure their executive teams are...
View ArticleAmy Hood named Microsoft CFO
Microsoft has named Amy Hood as its group CFO in an internal promotion, announced late on Thursday.
View ArticleCFOs are becoming more strategic: Report
The role of the CFO has become more strategic over the last three years and is one which can drive change across the whole organisation, a new survey claims.
View ArticleG4S elevates CFO to the top post
As private security firm G4S' CEO Nick Buckles prepares to step down and retire from the company as a director on 31 May, the current CFO Ashley Almanza has been elevated to the top job effective June 1.
View ArticleCFOs increasing usage of temp staff, says Robert Half
CFOs have increased their use of interim and temporary staff, showing the continued necessity UK businesses have to engage temporary resource to help augment permanent headcount, according to new...
View ArticleAn equal among peers: Juniper Networks global CFO, Robyn Denholm
CFOs are as equally responsible as their c-suite peers for leading strategy and representing their organisation at an external and internal level, Juniper Network’s CFO claims.
View ArticleUsing BPO to face upcoming challenges
In this day and age, finance executives find themselves swimming in turbulent waters, forced to navigate major disruptions from macroeconomic shifts, regulatory uncertainty and other hard-to-predict...
View ArticleFinance chiefs and the digital revolution
Thinking back on it, conversations with CFOs in the 1990s never addressed the issues of technology other than the significant costs it was having on their businesses. There was certainly no mention of...
View ArticleOne in two CFOs don't see IT as a competitive differentiator: IDC
Half of CFOs view their organisation’s IT function as a cost centre and don’t see technology as a competitive differentiator in business, according to IDC's latest research.
View ArticleThe underestimated sexiness of cash
There is an emerging wisdom today that considers improving cash flow to be a key driver of shareholder value optimisation. It may not be as fashionable, or even as sexy, as a relentless focus on...
View ArticleSiemens CFO moves into CEO seat
German engineering giant Siemens has replaced its chief executive in a drive to bring the conglomerate back on track after a profit warning sparked the ejection of his predecessor.
View ArticleMirvac poaches new CFO from Goodman Fielder
Goodman Fielder (ASX:GFF) is on the hunt for a new chief financial officer after Shane Gannon announced he will quit the post to become the new CFO of property giant, Mirvac Group (ASX:MGR).
View ArticleLeveraging technology to meet broader finance objectives
The role of the CFO is changing, and rapidly. While the CFO has always played a critical role in successful businesses, over the last few years that role has expanded beyond traditional finance...
View ArticleRex Minerals appoints CFO as it gears up for business transformation
Rex Minerals (ASX: RXM) has appointed a new CFO as part of a business shake-up designed to transform the company’s focus from exploration to developing and mining.
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