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How to Mentor Your Boss, the CEO
At a recent Institute of Management Accountants conference, Rich Beyer, chairman and CEO of Freescale Semiconductor, gave a presentation titled, “Financial Executives as True Business Partners.” The topic is not new to CFOs. But what made the presentation beyond the norm was its focus on the rela...
By Bud Kulesza • July 7, 2011 -
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Enemy Number One: The Clock
CFOs face plenty of hindrances in trying to get their job done right: office politics, sluggish staff members, and a never-ending set of new regulations demanding compliance, to name a few. Which one is most vexing, though?In a recent survey, CFO asked more than 300 finance executives at small an...
By Alix Stuart • July 6, 2011 -
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Accountants Have a Pay Party
After two straight years when average pay increases for corporate accountants trailed the inflation rate, a healthy gain was recorded in 2010, according to the annual salary survey by the Institute of Management Accountants.The IMA’s membership is diverse: 20% senior executives, 37% directors or ...
By David McCann • July 5, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending July 1
Clint Freeland has been appointed to the top finance spot at Dynegy Inc. He joins the power company from NRG Energy, where he was senior vice president, strategy & financial structure.Storage area network company Virtual Instruments has named George Harrington CFO. He is a former vice preside...
By Joan Urdang • July 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending July 1
Clint Freeland has been appointed to the top finance spot at Dynegy Inc. He joins the power company from NRG Energy, where he was senior vice president, strategy & financial structure.Storage area network company Virtual Instruments has named George Harrington CFO. He is a former vice preside...
By Joan Urdang • July 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Employee Perks Stage a Comeback
National employment figures may be rather stagnant — annoyingly so, if you’d like to see some improvement in the economy — but the market for top-level talent appears to be loosening considerably. There are loads of signs, including a recent survey by The Corporate Executive Board that found 25% ...
By David McCann • June 30, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Employee Perks Stage a Comeback
National employment figures may be rather stagnant — annoyingly so, if you’d like to see some improvement in the economy — but the market for top-level talent appears to be loosening considerably. There are loads of signs, including a recent survey by The Corporate Executive Board that found 25% ...
By David McCann • June 30, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFO vs. CIO: Endgame in the Cloud
A May survey of 344 senior financial executives revealed that in 45% of organizations, the CFO “makes or leads IT investment strategy.” According to the study, by Gartner and Financial Executives International, this represents a trend toward growing CFO IT leadership — driven, perhaps, by the fac...
By David Rosenbaum • June 28, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
A Man of the People
For some CFOs, human-capital issues are like gnats: something to just swat out of the way in order to focus on the next financing deal or presentation to investors. For Keith Taylor, human capital is an elephant.Taylor is the new finance chief of Lyris, a $40 million publicly held provider of e-m...
By David McCann • June 27, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
A Man of the People
For some CFOs, human-capital issues are like gnats: something to just swat out of the way in order to focus on the next financing deal or presentation to investors. For Keith Taylor, human capital is an elephant.Taylor is the new finance chief of Lyris, a $40 million publicly held provider of e-m...
By David McCann • June 27, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Expect to Pay Higher Pension Premiums
Companies that offer defined-benefit pension plans to employees will likely see their premiums rise again. The prospect has been suggested in the ongoing discussions on Capitol Hill over the U.S. government’s financial problems.“Unfortunately, since the PBGC’s deficit is going up, [companies’] pr...
By Sarah Johnson • June 24, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending June 24
Susan McFarland has been tapped as the next CFO of Fannie Mae, effective July 11. Previously, she was principal accounting officer and executive vice president, finance, at Capital One Financial Corp.Cargill Inc. has promoted finance chief David MacLennan to the posts of president and chief opera...
By Joan Urdang • June 24, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending June 24
Susan McFarland has been tapped as the next CFO of Fannie Mae, effective July 11. Previously, she was principal accounting officer and executive vice president, finance, at Capital One Financial Corp.Cargill Inc. has promoted finance chief David MacLennan to the posts of president and chief opera...
By Joan Urdang • June 24, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Women CFOs: Still at 9%
When it comes to women in CFO roles at Fortune 500 companies, the faces may change, but the overall number stays essentially constant. As of June 1, there were 45 female finance chiefs in the Fortune 500 (see listing below). That’s just one more than in 2010 and 2009, for a percentage of 9%.Ten w...
By Marielle Segarra • June 22, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Women CFOs: Still at 9%
When it comes to women in CFO roles at Fortune 500 companies, the faces may change, but the overall number stays essentially constant. As of June 1, there were 45 female finance chiefs in the Fortune 500 (see listing below). That’s just one more than in 2010 and 2009, for a percentage of 9%.Ten w...
By Marielle Segarra • June 22, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Nowhere to Hide on Hidden 401(k) Fees
Under ERISA, CFOs and other retirement-plan fiduciaries are required to understand the fees and expenses charged and the services provided to the plan. While ERISA does not specify a permissible level of fees, the Section 404(a) fiduciary rules require that fees charged to a plan be “reasonable.”...
By Jeff Mamorsky • June 20, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
States Vie for Their Share of Equity Comp
If you want to cash in equity-compensation awards and are thinking about moving or retiring to a state with no personal income tax, such as Florida, better hurry: your window of opportunity to pull off the great escape may be closing.State tax authorities generally have a clear right to tax defer...
By David McCann • June 17, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending June 17
Executive vice president Gregg Seibert has added to his responsibilities by taking on the top finance spot at Cablevision Systems Corp. He succeeds Michael Huseby, who has resigned but is expected to stay on through July 1 to help with the transition. Seibert has been at the company since 2009; b...
By Joan Urdang • June 17, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending June 17
Executive vice president Gregg Seibert has added to his responsibilities by taking on the top finance spot at Cablevision Systems Corp. He succeeds Michael Huseby, who has resigned but is expected to stay on through July 1 to help with the transition. Seibert has been at the company since 2009; b...
By Joan Urdang • June 17, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
States Vie for Their Share of Equity Comp
If you want to cash in equity-compensation awards and are thinking about moving or retiring to a state with no personal income tax, such as Florida, better hurry: your window of opportunity to pull off the great escape may be closing.State tax authorities generally have a clear right to tax defer...
By David McCann • June 17, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Five Tips for Writing an Effective Résumé
In today’s fiercely competitive job market, it’s harder than ever to stand out from the crowd. One way CFOs can do so is to make their résumés stand out. Just as corporate data must be corralled and organized, so a finance chief’s résumé should be shaped into a single, consistent story, experts s...
By Marielle Segarra • June 14, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Five Tips for Writing an Effective Résumé
In today’s fiercely competitive job market, it’s harder than ever to stand out from the crowd. One way CFOs can do so is to make their résumés stand out. Just as corporate data must be corralled and organized, so a finance chief’s résumé should be shaped into a single, consistent story, experts s...
By Marielle Segarra • June 14, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Ghost of Enron Wreaks New Havoc on Exec Pay
It’s reasonable to expect that directors and senior management at many public companies will be considering changes to executive pay packages in the coming months. As of June 6, there were more than 30 public companies with failed “say-on-pay” votes and several others with significant levels of n...
By Andrew Liazos • June 13, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending June 10
Peter Hunt has been named to lead the finance function at Virgin America, effective July 11. He will succeed Holly Nelson, who is leaving the company. Previously, Hunt was CFO of Pinnacle Airlines.Ally Financial Inc. (formerly GMAC Inc.) has appointed James Mackey CFO. Mackey, who has been at the...
By Joan Urdang • June 10, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending June 10
Peter Hunt has been named to lead the finance function at Virgin America, effective July 11. He will succeed Holly Nelson, who is leaving the company. Previously, Hunt was CFO of Pinnacle Airlines.Ally Financial Inc. (formerly GMAC Inc.) has appointed James Mackey CFO. Mackey, who has been at the...
By Joan Urdang • June 10, 2011
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