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Ex-GE CFO Miller Named Cargill Finance Chief

Ex-GE CFO Miller Named Cargill Finance Chief

Jamie Miller will become Cargill's first female CFO, having previously broken the glass ceiling at GE.

By Matthew Heller | March 16, 2021

Metric of the Month: Finance FTEs Per $1B in Revenue

Metric of the Month: Finance FTEs Per $1B in Revenue

More finance organizations are finding that it’s better to have a smaller, highly strategic team than an army of workers focused on transactional activity.

By CPA and Perry D. Wiggins | January 8, 2019

HSBC Claims Blockchain Breakthrough for Trade

HSBC Claims Blockchain Breakthrough for Trade

The U.K. bank says a shipment of soybeans for Cargill was completed in only two days using the blockchain instead of paper-based documentation.

By Matthew Heller | May 14, 2018

Cargill Expands Further Into Pet Food Category

Cargill Expands Further Into Pet Food Category

The agribusiness giant says its acquisition of Pro-Pet will make it the only national supplier of both animal feed and pet food.

By Matthew Heller | January 3, 2018

Animal Proteins Beef up Cargill’s Q1 Results

Financial Performance

Animal Proteins Beef up Cargill’s Q1 Results

The company's net income rose 14% to $973 million amid brisk demand for beef, strong exports, and more abundant cattle supplies.

By Matthew Heller | September 27, 2017

CEOs Urge Restraint in NAFTA Renegotiation

CEOs Urge Restraint in NAFTA Renegotiation

A group of top chief executives says the White House should seek to modernize, not overhaul, the trade agreement.

By Matthew Heller | May 29, 2017

Cargill Posts Strongest Quarter in Seven Years

Cargill Posts Strongest Quarter in Seven Years

Profit increased 50% in the third quarter, suggesting management and portfolio changes under way at the agribusiness giant "are beginning to yield results."

By Matthew Heller | March 30, 2017

Private Firms Loving FASB Breaks on Interest-rate Swaps

Capital Markets

Private Firms Loving FASB Breaks on Interest-rate Swaps

But the hedge accounting alternative may give the biggest private companies an unfair edge on public company competitors.

By David Katz | June 14, 2016

REACH Award Winners: Best at the Basics

Financial Performance

REACH Award Winners: Best at the Basics

They’re back! If the winners of the 1998 REACH Awards sound familiar, there’s a reason.

By CFO Staff | January 1, 1999