CFOs On the Move: Week ending July 2

Papa Johns’ finance chief steps down, Comcast's planned split brings its former CFO back as CEO and Greggs’ chief financial officer steps down after 28 years.

By Lauren Muskett • July 2, 2026

How American Operator’s new CFO is betting on the American dream

Stepping into the first finance chief role of his career, Michael Friedman explains why he believes “operate-to-own” can help preserve America’s small businesses.

By Adam Zaki • July 2, 2026

The 6 a.m. CFO: How Tipalti’s Dan Barzily starts his day

Barzily breaks down how he structures his mornings, the power of taking accountability and the importance of listening.

By CFO.com editorial staff • July 2, 2026

Layoffs disrupt companies’ culture for 7.2 months or longer

Remaining workers often lose confidence in leadership or become less productive.

By David McCann • July 1, 2026

Why The Secret CFO calls this finance leader ‘the most AI-pilled CFO’

ClickUp CFO Dan Zhang shares why she’s proud to wear the moniker and the details of her company's extensive AI experiments.

By Adam Zaki • June 30, 2026

Memphis names new CFO as Tennessee’s growth continues: Trial Balance

Following passage of a nearly $900 million budget, Memphis’ new CFO faces the task of capturing some of the growth flowing to Nashville and Knoxville.

By Adam Zaki • June 29, 2026

CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 26

Pfizer's CFO joins Nike, Wendy's hires Potbelly Sandwiches' CFO, Airwallex's new CFO boomerangs back to the company and more.

By Adam Zaki • June 26, 2026

Gousto CFO warns against chasing the private equity payday

On a recent podcast, the U.K.-based meal-kit company’s CFO Jim Buckle urged finance leaders on the job hunt to focus first on the type of business they want to help build, not its ownership structure.

By Adam Zaki • June 26, 2026

Paystand CFO on why banks see stablecoins as a threat

“Several years ago, anything that mentioned blockchain was instantly tied to crypto, and crypto was kryptonite,” CFO Scott Bennion tells CFO.com.

By Dan Niepow • June 25, 2026

Summit Therapeutics finance chief tops list of public CFO pay in 2025

Manmeet Soni, finance chief of the oncology company, had total compensation of nearly $250 million last year, the highest among CFOs at publicly traded firms in America.

By Dan Niepow • June 23, 2026

What CFOs would trust an agentic AI clone to do

Hasbro CFO Gina Goetter, CFO Leadership Council founder Jack McCullough and Sysdig CFO Karen Walker offer a practical look at how finance leaders are thinking about agentic AI.

By Adam Zaki • June 23, 2026

Sysdig CFO Karen Walker on scaling without perfection

The Sysdig finance chief reflects on a career spent scaling fast-growing companies and explains why the CEO-CFO relationship remains one of the most important in the business.

By Adam Zaki • June 18, 2026

The 6 a.m. CFO: How Brex’s Erica Dorfman starts her day

Dorfman offers advice on crafting effective emails, shares how her mother inspires her and explains why she was "shushed" by LeBron James.

By CFO.com editorial staff • June 18, 2026

Vertex Pharmaceuticals CFO’s case for thinking like a portfolio manager

After helping scale Vertex Pharmaceuticals from $3 billion to $13 billion in revenue, CFO and COO Charles Wagner says finance leaders must build organizations for opportunities that haven’t emerged yet.

By Adam Zaki • June 16, 2026

SpaceX CFO Bret Johnsen joins billionaire ranks after $75B IPO: Trial Balance

The space technology company’s recent IPO reveals the scale of Johnsen’s long-held equity stake.

By Adam Zaki , Lauren Muskett • June 15, 2026

Why isn’t my finance team delivering on strategy? They’re likely missing this skill

There’s a critical skill that most accounting and finance professionals are missing.

By Mike DePrisco, President and CEO of IMA • June 15, 2026

CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 12

Marvell Technology hires Adobe’s finance chief, Geico and Dentsply Sirona name new CFOs and the Los Angeles Lakers promote an insider to the top finance spot. 

By Lauren Muskett • June 12, 2026

8 podcast episodes CFOs should listen to this summer

The CFOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, Figure, Pfizer, the Savannah Bananas, a former Campbell's finance chief and investor Marc Andreessen offer fresh perspectives on finance’s biggest questions.

By Adam Zaki • June 12, 2026

Why Hasbro’s Gina Goetter sees finance and operations as one role

As both CFO and COO, Goetter says the two functions are now inseparable, requiring leaders to set up frameworks to handle dual responsibilities, develop talent and help drive decision-making.

By Adam Zaki • June 11, 2026

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar offers a look inside the company’s finance function

On a recent webcast, Friar discussed how the company’s roughly 200-person finance team approaches investor relations, tax compliance, pricing and economic research.

By Adam Zaki • June 11, 2026

Wayfair CFO says pandemic hangover is building a stronger company

After years of layoffs and slowing demand, Kate Gulliver says a leaner organization with smaller teams and simpler incentives is now executing more effectively.

By Adam Zaki • June 9, 2026

Connecticut tech firm’s ex-CFO pleads guilty to wire fraud

Pamela Aguilar, who prosecutors say stole almost $740,000 from her employer as CFO, faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.

By Dan Niepow • June 5, 2026

Inside the CFO Leadership Council’s 20-year bet on the modern CFO

President Jack McCullough saw a future where CFOs would lead far beyond finance, a vision that looks increasingly familiar in the era of the COFO.

By Adam Zaki • June 5, 2026

CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 5

Mastercard replaces its CFO as part of a leadership reshuffle, Trade Desk hires a new finance chief and Nubank appoints a Visa exec as chief financial officer. 

By Lauren Muskett • June 5, 2026

Net Health CFO on shifting from apparel retail to niche SaaS

Christy Totin discusses the appeal of healthcare software financial leadership after a decade in retail finance.

By Sandra Beckwith • June 4, 2026