A strategic orientation is important, but so are communication, talent-development and operational acumen.
Veteran company executive Amy Hood, known as personable and a natural collaborator, gets the nod after finance chief Peter Klein becomes the latest top manager to quit the software giant.
A majority of corporate executives prefer CFO roles to be filled by internal promotions. Finance professionals agree, but many of their nonfinance colleagues may nonetheless be out of touch with what CEOs want in a finance chief.
Amid all the chatter about how today’s CFOs should have an operational mind set, a majority of executives don’t think their own finance chief is qualified to be a COO.
A broad cross-section of executives like their own finance chief’s qualifications for the top job.
Small but fast-growing YapStone lands one of the best-known names in the payment-systems business after her two-year detour to CBS Interactive.
As CEO turnover rises, insider CFOs who take on the top spot may have a better chance of success than external hires.
CFOs who have CEO ambitions should be pleased to know that these days it’s more likely a vacancy will open up ahead of them.
David Ebersman is perfectly suited for the maelstrom to come when the social-media giant's IPO hits the market.
As CFOs get more strategic, so do their teams.
