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Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Virgin Territory for One Lucky CFO
What kind of company has a valuation of $900 million, hundreds of millions in venture funding, $55 million cash in the bank from prepaid customers, and no CFO? A spacey one.Virgin Galactic, a leader in the race to launch commercial space flights, is looking to hire the first CFO in a brand-new in...
By David McCann • May 16, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending May 13
Wendy Schoppert has been promoted to the top finance spot at mattress designer and manufacturer Select Comfort Corp., effective June 6. She replaces Jim Raabe, who has resigned. Schoppert, currently chief information officer, has been at the firm since 2005.Homebuilder PulteGroup Inc. has appoint...
By Joan Urdang • May 13, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending May 13
Wendy Schoppert has been promoted to the top finance spot at mattress designer and manufacturer Select Comfort Corp., effective June 6. She replaces Jim Raabe, who has resigned. Schoppert, currently chief information officer, has been at the firm since 2005.Homebuilder PulteGroup Inc. has appoint...
By Joan Urdang • May 13, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Clawbacks Revisited
Much attention has been paid to Dodd-Frank-mandated changes in public-company compensation programs and proxy disclosure that are designed to influence say-on-pay voting this proxy season. Obtaining a favorable vote is clearly not a certainty. As of early May, there were at least 16 public compan...
By Andrew Liazos • May 12, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
What Makes High Performers Stay?
High-performing finance staffers know what they like: money (their own, in addition to the company’s). They’re grumpy about not having more of it — but not so much that it makes them look for new jobs.Those are among the conclusions that can be drawn from the latest research by the finance and st...
By David McCann • May 11, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
What Makes High Performers Stay?
High-performing finance staffers know what they like: money (their own, in addition to the company’s). They’re grumpy about not having more of it — but not so much that it makes them look for new jobs.Those are among the conclusions that can be drawn from the latest research by the finance and st...
By David McCann • May 11, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending May 6
John Morphy plans to retire as CFO, treasurer, and secretary of human-resources and payroll services provider Paychex Inc. at the end of the year. Efrain Rivera, a former CFO of Bausch & Lomb, has been named CFO and treasurer, effective June 1.Footwear manufacturer Crocs Inc. has promoted Jef...
By Joan Urdang • May 6, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending May 6
John Morphy plans to retire as CFO, treasurer, and secretary of human-resources and payroll services provider Paychex Inc. at the end of the year. Efrain Rivera, a former CFO of Bausch & Lomb, has been named CFO and treasurer, effective June 1.Footwear manufacturer Crocs Inc. has promoted Jef...
By Joan Urdang • May 6, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
When No One Is Looking
When living in my home state of Texas, one becomes acutely aware of what’s known as the “Code of the West.” No written version of the code has ever been found, but the unwritten one served as guidance for winning respect (and surviving) out West. As John Wayne famously said, “A man’s got to have ...
By Bud Kulesza • May 5, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
When No One Is Looking
When living in my home state of Texas, one becomes acutely aware of what’s known as the “Code of the West.” No written version of the code has ever been found, but the unwritten one served as guidance for winning respect (and surviving) out West. As John Wayne famously said, “A man’s got to have ...
By Bud Kulesza • May 5, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Rematch
CFO’s 2011 401(k) Buyer’s Guide is available as an Excel spreadsheet, with an addendum offered in PDF format. To download the files, click below.Survey Results (Excel spreadsheet)Addendum (PDF)Richard Kelecy wasn’t expecting employees to cheer the news in 2009 that WRScompass, an environmenta...
By David McCann • May 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
A Sense of Disclosure
CFOs at small and midsize companies should monitor new 401(k) plan disclosure requirements. There are several new or forthcoming rules, and one in particular — ERISA Section 404 (a)(5) — could cause headaches. Plan fiduciaries have new obligations that carry substantial penalties and are likely t...
By David McCann • May 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
A Talent for Talent
Mario Ellis is ready for a change. As director of compensation and HR systems for the University of Chicago Medical Center, which employs 6,300 people, Ellis wants more flexibility than his ERP-based goal-setting and performance-evaluation system currently provides. He envisions replacing it with...
By Kim Girard • May 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
“This Is a Mega-Event.”
In a year that has thus far seen an earthquake in New Zealand; flooding in Brisbane, Australia; and a stunning combination of earthquakes, a tsunami, and nuclear-radiation leakage in Japan, insurance-industry CFOs have even more cause than usual to alert their clients to risk-management strategie...
By Kate O'Sullivan • May 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
A Sense of Disclosure
CFOs at small and midsize companies should monitor new 401(k) plan disclosure requirements. There are several new or forthcoming rules, and one in particular — ERISA Section 404 (a)(5) — could cause headaches. Plan fiduciaries have new obligations that carry substantial penalties and are likely t...
By David McCann • May 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
“This Is a Mega-Event.”
In a year that has thus far seen an earthquake in New Zealand; flooding in Brisbane, Australia; and a stunning combination of earthquakes, a tsunami, and nuclear-radiation leakage in Japan, insurance-industry CFOs have even more cause than usual to alert their clients to risk-management strategie...
By Kate O'Sullivan • May 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Attention Deficit
Steve Abely, CFO of Abound Solar, a privately held solar-module manufacturer, is the very model of a strategic CFO. Is he about to pay a price for his recent success?Abound Solar secured a $400 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy last December and raised $110 million in equi...
By Sarah Johnson • May 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Rematch
CFO’s 2011 401(k) Buyer’s Guide is available as an Excel spreadsheet, with an addendum offered in PDF format. To download the files, click below.Survey Results (Excel spreadsheet)Addendum (PDF)Richard Kelecy wasn’t expecting employees to cheer the news in 2009 that WRScompass, an environmental cl...
By David McCann • May 1, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending April 29
President Safra Catz will add CFO to her title at Oracle Corp. She replaces Jeff Epstein, who has resigned. Catz has been at the firm since 1999 and has been president since 2004. She also held the top finance spot once before, from 2005 to 2008.Greg Frost has announced that he will resign as hea...
By Joan Urdang • April 29, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending April 29
President Safra Catz will add CFO to her title at Oracle Corp. She replaces Jeff Epstein, who has resigned. Catz has been at the firm since 1999 and has been president since 2004. She also held the top finance spot once before, from 2005 to 2008.Greg Frost has announced that he will resign as hea...
By Joan Urdang • April 29, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
The Four “I’s” of Talent Management
As is true in many other professions, finance staffers climb the corporate ladder by excelling at skills that don’t exactly match what they’ll need when they reach the top. A case in point is talent management. Although this skill has value at rungs along the way, it becomes ever more crucial as ...
By David McCann • April 26, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
The Four “I’s” of Talent Management
As is true in many other professions, finance staffers climb the corporate ladder by excelling at skills that don’t exactly match what they’ll need when they reach the top. A case in point is talent management. Although this skill has value at rungs along the way, it becomes ever more crucial as ...
By David McCann • April 26, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Resolving the 401(k) Fiduciary Dilemma
Some CFOs are questioning how long they can continue to act as retirement-plan fiduciaries in light of their personal liability, but balancing conflicts of interest that can lead to being sued is not impossible.The United States is the only country in the world where employers sponsoring retireme...
By Jeff Mamorsky • April 25, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
Resolving the 401(k) Fiduciary Dilemma
Some CFOs are questioning how long they can continue to act as retirement-plan fiduciaries in light of their personal liability, but balancing conflicts of interest that can lead to being sued is not impossible.The United States is the only country in the world where employers sponsoring retireme...
By Jeff Mamorsky • April 25, 2011 -
Dantes, Edmond. "Man and Woman Sitting on Chair Using Laptop" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Pexels.
CFOs on the Move: Week Ending April 22
Lee Shavel has been named to lead the finance function at Nasdaq OMX Group, effective May 23. He replaces principal accounting officer and controller Ronald Hassen, who has been serving as interim CFO. Most recently, Shavel was Americas head of financial institutions investment banking at Bank of...
By Joan Urdang • April 22, 2011
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