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    CFOs On the Move: Week ending July 11

    Wendy’s finance chief steps in as interim CEO, OpenText’s CFO exits for banking CEO role and Wolfspeed names a new CFO amid restructuring efforts. 

    By • July 11, 2025
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    Siena Heights University to close amid whistleblower lawsuit from former CFO

    Former CFO Debi Andrews’ whistleblower lawsuit alleges her firing came after exposing financial misconduct at the college and claims she fell victim to a smear campaign by HR as a result.

    By • July 10, 2025
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    Clearwater Analytics CFO on the state of the M&A market and recent deals

    While these are turbulent times for would-be acquirers, Clearwater’s timing for multiple deals agreed upon early this year was perfect, says Cox.

    By • July 10, 2025
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    The 6 a.m. CFO: How Navan’s Amy Butte starts her day

    Butte shares the core values that shape her leadership, her meaningful exchanges with Madeleine Albright and her Detroit Lions fandom.

    By CFO.com editorial staff • July 10, 2025
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    Tesla CFO named in bogus political filings tied to Elon Musk: Trial Balance

    Unverified federal election filings that name Vaibhav Taneja as treasurer of the Musk-backed America Party highlight tensions around immigration and tech policy.

    By , • July 7, 2025
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    43% of CFOs say half of business travel could be replaced by virtual meetings

    While most CFOs are still approving travel requests, many also question their value and ROI given how widespread virtual business has become.

    By • July 2, 2025
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    Boeing names new CFO amid pressure to stabilize operations

    Jay Malave will step in as Boeing’s next finance chief amid ongoing quality concerns, cooling labor tensions and ongoing calls to stop burning cash.

    By • July 2, 2025
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    A CFO exit interview with Kajima Building & Designs’ Bona Allen

    After more than 40 years in finance and over a decade in his most recent CFO role, Allen reflects on leadership, legacy and what comes next.

    By • July 2, 2025
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    SEI’s Sean Denham pivots from accounting partner to CFO

    After serving as partner at Grant Thornton for decades, Denham shares how he transitioned into a CFO role, his thoughts on the global economy and his take on the AICPA’s role in addressing the accountant shortage.

    By • June 30, 2025
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    Google Cloud’s new CFO comes from Oracle

    As the competition for cloud services heats up, the California-based internet giant turns to Oracle’s Kobi Bar-Nathan.

    By • June 27, 2025
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    How EY’s finance transformation team is approaching AI strategy

    Deirdre Ryan, EY’s global finance transformation leader, details how her team is guiding both clients and EY’s own finance function through AI adoption.

    By • June 27, 2025
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    CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 27

    Ahold Delhaize USA names a Food Lion exec as CFO, Square’s CFO announces his departure, Ulta Beauty CFO leaves and Dataminr appoints a new finance chief.

    By • June 27, 2025
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    Florida A&M University’s CFO blasted by state board over systemic audit failures

    “For a chief financial officer to have this systemic breakdown and this loss of risk controls, they would be shown the door so fast it would make their head spin,” one board member said.

    By • June 26, 2025
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    Gong CFO and Ex-Googler Tim Riitters on tech booms and busts

    With years of experience leading finance teams at tech businesses, Riitters takes stock of the latest wave of digital disruption.

    By • June 24, 2025
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    The 6 a.m. CFO: How Klaviyo’s Amanda Whalen starts her day

    Whalen shares her meeting strategies, why top finance leaders are like dolphins and her passion for music, especially as a devoted Swiftie.

    By CFO.com Editorial Staff • June 24, 2025
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    Former Loretto Hospital CFO faces new charges, now a $900M COVID fraud case

    Anosh Ahmed, the former CFO of Chicago’s Loretto Hospital who was charged with embezzlement in 2024, is facing new federal charges that accuse him of nearly a billion dollars of attempted fraud.

    By • June 20, 2025
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    CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 20

    Vodafone appoints a Microsoft exec as CFO, Yum Brands promotes its chief financial officer to CEO and Sonoco names a new finance chief.

    By • June 20, 2025
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    TreviPay’s Joel Campbell on the path from treasury to CFO

    Joel Campbell, CFO of Kansas-based B2B payments company TreviPay, talks about the evolving role of the finance chief, managing risk and the state of CPA licensure.

    By • June 16, 2025
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    CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 13

    Paramount's CFO is heading to Roblox as its new finance head, Texas Roadhouse's CFO left the company and Vera Bradley shakes up its leadership team. 

    By • June 13, 2025
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    Metallicus CFO Irina Berkon on why compliance is crypto’s next frontier

    As regulators catch up to crypto, Berkon says trust and transparency are becoming competitive advantages.

    By • June 12, 2025
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    What CFOs should take away from the Ames v. Ohio decision

    The Supreme Court’s recent ruling eliminates the concept of reverse discrimination and changes how majority-group status is treated in bias claims.

    By • June 10, 2025
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    Warner Bros. Discovery CFO to head cable division in planned split

    The media giant plans to divide itself into two publicly traded companies, one overseeing streaming and the other overseeing cable networks.

    By • June 9, 2025
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    CFOs On the Move: Week ending June 6

    Grant Thornton appoints a new finance chief, HelloFresh's CFO will step down later this year and Bill hires a PayPal exec as CFO. 

    By • June 6, 2025
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    Feds arrest freight forwarder CFO in alleged scheme to avoid customs duties, launder millions

    Sport LA CFO Ralph Olarte is accused of bribing public officials and Mexican drug cartels with laundered money to avoid paying import taxes on billions of dollars worth of goods.

    By • June 5, 2025
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    How Keurig Dr Pepper’s CFO works as the company’s ‘co-pilot’

    Sudhanshu Priyadarshi discusses scaling digital tools in finance, navigating trade volatility and balancing global leadership with fatherhood.

    By • June 5, 2025