Former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO pleads guilty to embezzling over $40M

The former nonprofit CFO pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

By Adam Zaki • Nov. 15, 2024

4 expert insights on how CFOs can be better leaders in 2025

Strategos founder Gary Hamel, Harvard leadership professor Amy Edmondson, former AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow and The CFO Alliance CEO Nick Araco Jr. share their takes.

By Adam Zaki • Nov. 15, 2024

CFOs On the Move: Week ending Nov. 15

MassMutual’s CFO will retire after 30 years with the company, Jack in the Box brings back its former finance chief and Expedia Group’s CFO is stepping down. 

By Lauren Muskett • Nov. 15, 2024

X brings on former Tubi exec Mahmoud Reza Banki as CFO

Banki has experience as a CFO in streaming services, an area where X may look to expand as its user base is expected to grow after President-elect Donald Trump's victory.

By Adam Zaki • Nov. 14, 2024

How Milo’s Hamburgers CFO is beefing up data strategy, tech and collaboration

Alex Holt discusses his first six months as a CFO at the Alabama-based burger chain, how he is using AI to decipher the differences between software products, his current tech challenges and more.

By Adam Zaki • Nov. 14, 2024

The 6 a.m. CFO: How The CFO Alliance’s Nick Araco Jr. starts his day

Araco Jr. discusses his passion for connecting with people, the most special item in his workplace and why you should treat your career like a lattice instead of a ladder.

By CFO.com Editorial Staff • Nov. 14, 2024

CFOs On the Move: Week ending Nov. 8

Affirm names a new CFO, BlackLine announces a CFO succession plan, Vice Media gets a new group CFO post-bankruptcy, Albany International Airport's CFO is put on leave and more.

By Adam Zaki • Nov. 8, 2024

Influencer Jasmine DiLucci to CFOs: Brush up on tax law

After releasing a new long-form video, finance and accounting influencer Jasmine DiLucci shares her takes on how CFOs can leverage tax benefits and take care of their people. 

By Adam Zaki • Nov. 7, 2024

Lead with empathy: Kansas City Area Development Council CFO Jami Owens

The nonprofit finance chief shares a pivotal experience that shaped her into an empathetic leader, the value of community and the unique projects she’s planned.

By Sandra Beckwith • Nov. 7, 2024

October earnings update: Apple, Uber, Starbucks, Meta, Lockheed Martin and more

This month's update features takes from the CFOs of Apple, Uber, Starbucks, Meta, Alphabet, ServiceNow, Boeing, Coca-Cola, Lockheed Martin, Philip Morris and Nike.

By Adam Zaki • Nov. 5, 2024

Did a Long Island alternative financing brokerage perfect workplace culture?

Lexington Capital Holding’s 25-year-old CEO Frankie DiAntonio shares how he rapidly built a team of engaged young employees, his unique recruiting approach and the ROI of culture development.

By Adam Zaki • Nov. 1, 2024

CFOs On the Move: Week ending Nov. 1

Shutterstock promoted an insider to the top finance spot and new CFOs were named at Planet Fitness, Simpson Manufacturing and KIND Snacks. 

By Lauren Muskett • Nov. 1, 2024

5 takeaways from the Finance & Accounting Tech Expo’s inaugural showcase

The Chief Executive Group’s first FATE event combined a technology expo with an intricate networking opportunity for CFOs and their peers.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 31, 2024

Parallels between business and the intelligence community: Retired General David Petraeus

The former director of the CIA and general of the U.S. Army addresses ambiguity around the term strategic, the value of learning from mistakes and ways CFOs can stay geopolitically aware.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 31, 2024

Francis Ford Coppola’s insight on trust, success and humanity

The award-winning film director discusses where cinema and business intertwine, how the traditional bottom line isn’t the most important thing and why people should give themselves more credit.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 25, 2024

CFOs On the Move: Week ending Oct. 25

Red Lobster names a new CFO after Chapter 11 restructuring, Daktronics CFO transitions to chief data, analytics officer and Morningstar finance chief to leave. 

By Lauren Muskett • Oct. 25, 2024

From Fortune 500 to a growing AI company: UiPath CFO Ashim Gupta

Ashim Gupta didn’t know how he’d fare at a startup after nearly 20 years at General Electric, but six years later, his career and the organization are thriving.

By Sandra Beckwith • Oct. 24, 2024

HSBC names first woman CFO amid restructuring

The bank is simplifying its business into four spheres and has tapped its chief risk and compliance officer, Pam Kaur, to become its next finance chief.

By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Oct. 22, 2024

Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO’s plea hearing stops mid-court

The expected guilty plea abruptly stopped after defense attorneys heard details of their client's prison time and asset forfeiture amount.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 22, 2024

5 ways finance leaders can hit financial goals with global teams, and Deel

Leveraging global teams can help organizations achieve their financial targets by increasing revenue, reducing operational costs, and boosting shareholder value.

Oct. 22, 2024

Tyson Foods’ CEO succession plan now in question as former CFO pleads guilty to DWI

John R. Tyson, the former CFO of Tyson Foods, has pleaded guilty to his second alcohol-related charge in as many years, reducing the likelihood of a Tyson family member becoming CEO anytime soon.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 18, 2024

CFO Peer Audit: What is the “it factor” when you see a finance professional who stands out?

Finance chiefs from Intuit, Bergdorf Goodman, e.l.f. Beauty, GoDaddy, Liquid Death and more share their takes.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 18, 2024

CFOs On the Move: Week ending Oct. 18

State Street’s CFO leaving for a role at S&P Global, Amwell names ex-Teladoc exec as finance chief and Coherent appoints a new CFO. 

By Lauren Muskett • Oct. 18, 2024

It’s all about your people: Kajima Building and Design Group CFO Bona Allen

“By getting to know as many people as I can across the company, I can learn their challenges firsthand and therefore get a genuine understanding of their respective parts of the business,” said Allen.

By Adam Zaki • Oct. 17, 2024

The 6 a.m. CFO: How TS Imagine’s Kate Peachway starts her day

Peachway shares her love of coffee and tennis, why teamwork is the mechanism of great outcomes and the most famous people she has ever met. 

By CFO.com Editorial Staff • Oct. 17, 2024