Leadership
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Tesla CFO offloads another $1.1M in stock
The sale comes as Tesla looks to reverse slumping sales and combat brand hostility, while facing roadblocks on new projects such as its long-awaited “robotaxi” service.
By Grace Noto • May 13, 2025 -
Booking CFO leans on AI in push to run ‘tight ship’
The online travel company is looking to slash costs by as much as $450 million by the end of 2027. It aims to reinvest some of the freed-up capital into AI projects.
By Alexei Alexis • May 13, 2025 -
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Leaders share operational and strategic learnings from their years in the top finance seat.
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AI is stirring mixed feelings among CFOs, survey finds
The research highlights a “trust gap between the untested promise of AI and the wariness of security and privacy risks,” finance software company Kyriba said.
By Alexei Alexis • May 13, 2025 -
Chewy CFO resigns; looks to return to semiconductor industry
The CFO’s departure comes after Chewy reported rising sales and customer figures for 2024, despite seeing its stock value wobble amid “meme” stock trades.
By Grace Noto • May 12, 2025 -
Prologis CFO details a $6B credit line strategy for turbulent times
The industrial real estate company’s finance chief says multiple credit lines both shield the balance sheet from market disruptions and enable the REIT to seize on opportunities.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 12, 2025 -
Why retail’s e-commerce disruption era is over
Brick-and-mortar stores drive the vast majority of core retail sales, and that won’t change any time soon, according to a report from commercial real estate firm Colliers.
By Daphne Howland • May 12, 2025 -
US, China agree to reduce tariff rates for 90 days
By Wednesday, the two countries will charge 10% baseline duties during the period and remove certain retaliatory levies that pushed rates over 100%.
By Philip Neuffer • May 12, 2025 -
Mattel taps Kenvue’s Ruh for CFO amid tariff pressure
The leadership change comes at the end of a week in which the California-based toymaker landed squarely in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s tariff push.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 9, 2025 -
EY, DXC join SAP’s ongoing ERP migration push
The consulting firms launched services to help enterprises move to S/4HANA cloud-based systems as a 2027 support deadline for on-prem customers looms.
By Matt Ashare • May 8, 2025 -
PwC cuts 2% of US workforce, citing ‘historically low’ attrition
This week the Big Four firm shed 1,500 workers in its assurance and tax units — including accountants — layoffs that aren’t tied to AI, PwC said.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • May 8, 2025 -
Kellanova CFO jumps to J&J spinoff Kenvue
As Kenvue’s CFO, Amit Banati is set to receive a $2.5 million one-time cash bonus, the company said.
By Grace Noto • May 8, 2025 -
About 1 in 8 US workers could be displaced due to automation
Roughly half of all jobs face a slight or moderate risk of automation in the near future, SHRM said.
By Carolyn Crist • May 8, 2025 -
Nearly half of C-suite execs weigh team budget cuts: Gartner
Macroeconomic uncertainty is also driving some executives to consider altering go-to-market, product and geographic mix strategies, a Gartner poll found.
By Alexei Alexis • May 7, 2025 -
Fed warns of rising inflation, unemployment risks; holds rates steady
“Uncertainty about the economic impact has increased further,” policymakers said in a statement after a two-day meeting.
By Jim Tyson • Updated May 7, 2025 -
Vodafone CFO departs for Vonovia CEO role
Vodafone and SAP alum Luka Mucic will tread familiar waters as Vonovia’s CEO. The German real estate company looks to boost growth after a downturn in the European housing market.
By Grace Noto • May 7, 2025 -
CFOs signal bigger hiring role amid talent shortage, Deloitte finds
Finance chiefs are increasingly involved in staffing their departments — effectively acting as the chief human resources officer for finance, the Big Four accounting and consulting firm asserts.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 7, 2025 -
CROs, CFOs must balance growth, risk
For long-term, strategic success, it’s important for CFOs and chief revenue officers to craft a strong relationship.
By Grace Noto • May 6, 2025 -
KPMG rolls out AI-powered tool for mitigating tariff risks
The new tool can help with complex analyses that play a role in mitigation strategies a CFO might choose to adopt, according to KPMG’s Andrew Siciliano.
By Alexei Alexis • May 6, 2025 -
Amazon doing ‘everything it can’ to hold down prices amid tariffs: CFO
Executives at Amazon, Apple and Tesla flagged concerns about President Trump’s tariffs during big tech’s latest earnings season.
By Alexei Alexis • May 6, 2025 -
SAP, buoyed by cloud shift, extends CEO, CFO contracts
CEO Christian Klein will remain at the helm through 2030 as the push to migrate customers from on-premises ERP systems continues, the company said Monday.
By Matt Ashare • May 5, 2025 -
Tariffs trigger pauses on some retail, industrial real estate deals
It’s too soon to know exactly how tariffs will impact commercial real estate. But some cracks are emerging in the U.S. retail and industrial sectors, CBRE’s Whitley Collins says.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 5, 2025 -
Facing burnout, CFOs must hone in on tech
Overburdened financial chiefs should take second looks at technologies in the finance function — and consider paring back the tools, software provider Pigment’s CFO says.
By Grace Noto • May 5, 2025 -
Opinion
The Ben Affleck accounting shortage hack
“The Accountant” movie from 2016 is loved by many CPAs. Will the new sequel and the franchise’s drama help attract more young people to the accounting profession?
By Maura Webber Sadovi • May 2, 2025 -
Tesla CFO sells another $1.1M in company shares
The EV maker’s finance chief has offloaded about $6.5 million in shares in 2025, according to company filings.
By Grace Noto • May 2, 2025 -
Microsoft capex to grow at slower rate, CFO says
The pullback comes as big tech companies face growing investor scrutiny over their heavy artificial intelligence spending.
By Alexei Alexis • May 1, 2025