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CFOs On the Move: Week ending July 10
Julius Baer appoints a Standard Chartered exec as CFO, Kyndryl and Costa Coffee name new finance chiefs and United Natural Foods reshuffles its C-suite.
By Lauren Muskett • July 10, 2026 -
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Q&ATeikametrics CFO says the career path he took is disappearing
Brian Beaupre explains how AI is upending early-career finance, how he prioritizes networking and why tomorrow’s CFO will need new skills to get into the role.
By Adam Zaki • July 9, 2026 -
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The 6 a.m. CFO: How InvoiceCloud’s Chris Sands starts his day
Sands shares how he once cleaned Tom Brady's golf clubs, why his desk drawers resemble a CVS and his commitment to a hearty breakfast every day.
By CFO.com editorial staff • July 9, 2026 -
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Q&ABaltimore Orioles CFO Darline Llamas Llopis’ game plan for change
Llamas Llopis reveals how she went from the Big Four to leading finance across professional sports, why she’s embraced change in her career, tips on replicating success across sports finance and more.
By Adam Zaki • July 7, 2026 -
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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 -
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Q&AHow 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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Q&AWhy 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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Q&APaystand 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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Q&ASysdig 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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Sponsored by IMA (Institute of Management Accountants)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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Q&AWhy 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 -
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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 -
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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
