CFOs Have ‘Opportunity to Have an Impact’ Through Strong Leadership

CFOs of the Red Sox, Bally’s, and Chicago’s RTA and more share how leadership is an all-encompassing challenge and opportunity for an organization’s success.

By Adam Zaki • Aug. 4, 2023

High Stakes, High Rewards: Bally’s CFO Marcus G. Glover

“Driving performance requires being willing to listen, being willing to learn, and, equally importantly, adapting.”

By Adam Zaki • Aug. 3, 2023

CFOs at the Biggest U.S. Companies Lasted Only 3.5 Years in Post

Average CFO pay rose from $2.4 million in 2016 to $3.5 million in 2021 — a 40% increase over the five years.

By Adam Zaki • July 28, 2023

CFO Annual conferences and events tracker

CFO’s annual conference and events calendar tracker ensures finance executives know about the most essential in-person events.

By CFO Editorial Team • Updated Sept. 4, 2024

CFOs On the Move: Week Ending July 28

Alphabet’s CFO has a new role, Chevron and Vodafone name new finance chiefs, and Hertz makes interim CFO permanent.  

By Lauren Muskett • July 28, 2023

Culture as a Competitive Advantage: Kraft Heinz Global CFO Andre Maciel

“The food industry is evolving at a record pace, and we’re shattering the myth that consumer packaged goods is big and slow,” said Maciel.

By Adam Zaki • July 27, 2023

The 6 a.m. CFO: How Principal Financial Group’s Deanna Strable Starts Her Day

“Assume good intent ... In my professional life, I’ve found that so many office issues flare up when people jump to conclusions rather than assume good intent from the outset.” 

By CFO Editorial Staff • July 27, 2023

Kraft Heinz CFO, FOMC Decision, and CFO Soft Skills

The week ahead includes the PCE inflation report, a Jerome Powell conference, and the first Q2 GDP estimate.

By CFO Editorial Staff • July 24, 2023

CFOs On the Move: Week Ending July 21

FedEx gets a new finance chief, XPO Logistics promotes from within, Axalta hires a new CFO, and more. 

By Lauren Muskett • July 21, 2023

A Home Run Career: Boston Red Sox CFO Tim Zue

The Boston Red Sox’s finance chief discusses his journey to the role, leadership style, thoughts on the future of fintech and AI, and more.

By Adam Zaki • July 20, 2023

CFOs On the Move: Week Ending July 14

Uber CFO reportedly leaving, GlobalFoundries’ recently named CFO to exit, HanesBrands promotes interim CFO, and more.   

By Lauren Muskett • July 14, 2023

Professor Returns to the C-Suite: Karl Pichler

“To successfully run and lead a distributed organization, one has to firmly buy into an approach of strong empowerment,” says the CFO of Sourceability Global.  

By Adam Zaki • July 14, 2023

The 6 a.m. CFO: How ZenLedger’s Jonté Harrell Starts His Day

Harrell shares the mental model he uses for time management, how his West Point education shaped his leadership principles, and which podcasts he follows for lifelong learning.

By CFO Editorial Staff • July 13, 2023

Always Be Learning: GameStop’s Diana Saadeh-Jajeh

“Every role I assumed had to prepare me for the CFO path by adding new skill sets,” said the GameStop CFO.

By Sandra Beckwith • July 6, 2023

From CFO to CEO: Glean.ai’s Howard Katzenberg Rolls Up His Sleeves

The idea of starting your own business for anyone can be a challenge and a pipedream, and CFOs are no exception.  But for CFOs who also want to run the startup as CEO, there are additional leadership challenges. While the perspective gained working as a CFO can be invaluable in the transition, es...

By Adam Zaki • June 29, 2023

An Engineer’s Journey to CFO: Taulia’s Rene Ho

Whether it's surviving the grind of the Big Four accounting firms, putting ideas to the test in a consulting role, or rising through leadership positions at startups, the experience required to become a CFO stems from different roles. These journeys, some more financially focused than others,...

By Adam Zaki • June 22, 2023

Home-Grown Talent: Robert Leibrock

Fresh out of college with a finance degree and unsure if he should work on Wall Street or try corporate finance, Robert Leibrock decided to explore the corporate side at IBM for a few years. Wall Street could wait.  It’s still waiting. Now Leibrock is CFO and senior vice presiden...

By Sandra Beckwith • June 15, 2023

Shoot for Growth: CFO Bryan Hipsher

Learning how to set financial benchmarks and use data in decision-making are standard skills for a CFO. Where many executives struggle, primarily due to the lack of opportunity to gain experience, is in leading other people toward success as a unit.  A great opportunity to learn how to co...

By Adam Zaki • June 8, 2023

AI, Adaptive Leadership, and Innovation: Gartner CFO Conference Highlights

Alongside finance leaders from an array of industries, CFO attended Gartner's CFO and Finance Executive Conference last week in National Harbor, Maryland. Unsurprisingly, some of the most coveted contemporary disruptors dominated conversations. In what hauntingly sounds like the cryptocurrency an...

By Adam Zaki • June 5, 2023

61% of Managers Say Exec Leaders Hold Them Back From Innovation: Weekly Stat

With the transformation of the CFO role from finance-centric to a multi-dimensional, people-centric position, more finance chiefs have taken a hands-on approach to their leadership styles. To keep managers and employees motivated, productive, and involved in decision-making, many finance leaders ...

By Adam Zaki • May 24, 2023

4 Questions CFOs Need to Ask Before Q3

In our most recent survey, the Q2 2023 Outlook Survey, CFOs noted their confidence in their companies and the economy, a desire to cut costs, and the need to incorporate technology into their workflows and create positive work environments.During April, CFO's newsletter The Balance asked its fina...

By Adam Zaki • May 22, 2023

5 Tips for Controllers to Uplevel Their CFO Support

Your CFO is one of the busiest people at your company, managing cost pressures, financial planning, and other critical responsibilities within the limited hours available in a day — all amid the economic uncertainty caused by inflation, rising interest rates, and a tight labor market. In Deloitte...

By Bryce Armbruster • May 11, 2023

Fractional CFO Jay Jung: ‘Diversity of Experience’ Drives Companies Forward

After working in investment banking and consulting, Jay Jung, president and fractional CFO for Embarc Advisors, is now on a mission to help his corporate finance clients in everything from M&A to cash management. His experience makes him well-suited to a CFO position, but he instead runs his ...

By Adam Zaki • May 11, 2023

From Astrophysicist to Finance Leader: Alice Globus

While Alice Globus began her career as an astrophysicist, it wasn’t long before she took her data analytics and problem-solving skills to investment banking. Now the CFO of Nanotronics, a company that applies artificial intelligence to complex manufacturing, Globus spent more than 10 years with a...

By Sandra Beckwith • May 4, 2023

Coupa CFO Tony Tiscornia: ‘I Wanted to Build Something Big’

"I think the job of a CFO is ultimately to create return for stakeholders." Tony Tiscornia, CFO of Coupa, the spend management technology company, has spent the majority of his career in finance, helping turn a 100-person start-up into a 3,000-person global organization. Starting as the company's...

By Andy Burt • April 28, 2023