If you're a controller, Sarbox isn't just a pain in the neck, it could it also be hurting your career.

Research by executive recruitment firm, Korn/Ferry International, shows that controllers are picked to be a CFO in just four percent of external searches. Controllers hoping for an internal promotion have a better chance, but still only get tapped one-third of the time.

This self-imposed moratorium on controller promotions hurts companies too, forcing them to battle for, and pay a premium for, sitting CFOs.

But don't despair. New research shows that world-class CFOs share certain personality traits. Controllers who develop these traits can become attractive CFO candidates. And companies that know how to look for, or nurture them, can greatly expand the pool of viable CFO candidates.

Join Tim Reason, editorial director of CFO.com, as he talks to Chuck Eldridge, co-managing director of Korn/Ferry International's Financial Officers Practice, and Ken Brousseau, Ph.D., chief executive and co-founder of Decision Dynamics, LLC, about the personalities and skills of world-class CFOs, how controllers can develop them, and how companies can find them.

It could just make your career.

Speakers will include:

• Chuck Eldridge -- Co-Managing Director of Korn/Ferry International's Financial Officers Practice
• Ken Brousseau, Ph.D. -- Chief Executive and Co-Founder of Decision Dynamics, LLC