Leadership
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Salesforce director named chief of operations, finance
The software giant is among a growing list of companies that have decided to merge the CFO and COO roles.
By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 6, 2025 -
CFOs prep for tax policy impacts: Grant Thornton
CFOs are feeling more upbeat about economic prospects following the U.S. election, but still face uncertainty when it comes to tax or regulatory policy shifts.
By Grace Noto • Feb. 6, 2025 -
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Alphabet projects $75B in capex as AI push grows: CFO
Big tech continues to invest heavily in AI even as investors nervously watch for indications that it’s paying off.
By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 5, 2025 -
Ford Motor taps finance VP as new CFO
Sherry House will move into the CFO role as planned after joining Ford in June, when she inked a $4.5 million signing bonus as part of her compensation package.
By Grace Noto • Feb. 5, 2025 -
Costco’s ‘voice’: The long goodbye
Richard Galanti retired from the warehouse club on Jan. 30, after pivoting to an advisory role following his departure from the CFO seat he held for roughly four decades.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 5, 2025 -
With AI, CFOs must balance cost, value: Genpact
CFOs need to play a familiar risk versus rewards game to meet the AI deployment mandate being asked of many of them, Genpact’s Vivek Saxena said.
By Grace Noto • Feb. 4, 2025 -
China responds to Trump with added tariffs on certain products
The new duties are set to take effect Feb. 10 and cover some car, equipment and energy imports.
By Max Garland • Feb. 4, 2025 -
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AI agents may cause some finance jobs to ‘disappear’: Microsoft exec
Microsoft’s Georg Glantschnig said the software giant envisions every business process being impacted by the emerging technology.
By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 4, 2025 -
DeepSeek surge hits companies, posing security risks
The Trump administration is scrutinizing the AI app, Italy and Taiwan have banned it, and companies have blocked it.
By Alexei Alexis • Feb. 4, 2025 -
Trump tariff fallout: The first 3 days
President Donald Trump’s long-anticipated tariffs against Canada, Mexico, and China set off a fast-paced chain of events after landing on Saturday.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Updated Feb. 3, 2025 -
Flutterwave CFO keeps eye on ‘sustainable’ profitability
It’s important to prioritize enabling stable revenue and solid profitability given the macroeconomic volatility in the African markets where Flutterwave operates, CFO Mitesh Popat said.
By Grace Noto • Feb. 3, 2025 -
Orbia’s CFO on tracking tariff news ‘minute by minute’
The multinational industrial products has strategized for months in anticipation of U.S. tariffs against Mexico that are now poised to go into effect Saturday.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 31, 2025 -
AT&T’s sale-leaseback unlocks $850M
By selling properties and leasing them back, companies like AT&T can monetize real estate value and raise capital while retaining the use of the assets.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Jan. 31, 2025 -
Security tool consolidation boosts efficiency, threat mitigation
A study from IBM shows the controversial shift to platformization can pay off for enterprises.
By David Jones • Jan. 31, 2025 -
CFO Dive’s 2025 outlook roundup: Trends to watch
In the new year, financial executives must prepare for significant federal policy shifts as well as for the next chapter in the still-unfolding story of generative AI.
By CFO Dive Staff • Jan. 31, 2025 -
Tesla CFO flags risk posed by Trump tariffs
The electric vehicle executive is the latest finance chief of a major U.S. company to sound the alarm over the president’s tariff plans.
By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 30, 2025 -
Microsoft races to bring more cloud capacity online
Enterprise AI workloads and OpenAI training consumed Azure resources last year. “We have been short power and space,” CFO Amy Hood said.
By Matt Ashare • Jan. 30, 2025 -
Clorox treasurer tapped as next finance chief
Clorox’s treasurer will take the financial reins as the company recasts its strategy after recovering from a 2023 cyberattack that hurt 2024 net sales and cost it $49 million.
By Grace Noto • Jan. 30, 2025 -
ADM picks outsider for CAO amid accounting woes
Carrie Nichols will report to CFO Monish Patolawala, who took the finance reins last year after the company disclosed SEC and DOJ investigations into its accounting practices.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 29, 2025 -
Fed holds main rate steady as Trump tariff threat poses inflation risk
Central bank policymakers, in a unanimous decision, paused monetary easing while noting that inflation remains above their 2% target.
By Jim Tyson • Updated Jan. 29, 2025 -
Victoria’s Secret taps former Joann exec for CFO seat
The transition comes as the lingerie retailer is pursuing a turnaround under a new CEO following market share declines and other challenges.
By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 29, 2025 -
Big Four, Apple weigh in on FASB’s proposed software guidance
While changes were suggested, many of the 32 respondents expressed general support for the broader effort to update the accounting guidance that has been untouched for decades.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Jan. 28, 2025 -
SAP CFO: DeepSeek AI disruption is ‘very good news’
The Chinese startup's sudden rise has prompted mixed reactions, with President Trump calling the development a “wake-up call.”
By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 28, 2025 -
Trump order shifts AI policy away from Biden-era risk focus
The order calls for federal agencies to nix Biden policies that are deemed a threat to AI innovation.
By Alexei Alexis • Jan. 28, 2025 -
Tech execs grapple with budget sinkholes as AI drives up spend
Unpredictable cloud bills, outdated software licenses and shadow IT frustrate FinOps efforts, according to Apptio.
By Matt Ashare • Jan. 27, 2025