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• Baidu CFO Jennifer Li

  After a long career at GM, Li's missions in her new job are to sustain sizzling growth at the Internet search firm, and to wear a lot of hats. September 8, 2008

• False Options

  A study of share options reveals a vast amount of untouched wealth September 5, 2008

• CFO in Focus: The Company Man

  Northern Trust's Steven Fradkin had no zest for career climbing. Excelling at every job he was given while aspiring to none, he evolved into a CFO at the only company he's ever worked for. September 5, 2008

• CFOs on the Move: Week Ending September 5

  Levi-Strauss & Co, Campbell's Soup, Acme Packet, Microchip Technology, FairPoint Communications, Idearc, Internet Brands, GTSI Corp, The Knot, Tullow Oil, Nordea, Feldschlossen, Stora Enso. September 4, 2008

• Nine Things to Ask Your Future Boss, the CEO

  Since knowledge is power, know all you can about your prospective superior's habits, history, likes, and dislikes. September 4, 2008

• Education Lags Behind IFRS Momentum

  Accounting professors predict they'll need at least two years before they can ready students for widespread use of international standards. Don't expect the first knowledgable class until 2011. September 4, 2008

• Snakes & Ladders

  For one CEO, stepping down to a CFO post was the right move. September 3, 2008

• Expect Another Q4 Finance Hiring Spurt

  Robert Half International survey shows 10 percent of CFOs planning to add accounting staffers to keep up with workloads. September 3, 2008

• UK Co. Finds Errors, Fires a Finance Director

  E&Y review at Hamworthy, maker of energy-industry equipment, leads to inventory-valuation changes, along with the firing. September 3, 2008