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As Zillow alum takes the financial helm, Varo Bank sets sights on profitability
Varo’s Allen Parker is focused on “ensuring finance can play a role in how we prioritize our investments” which will be critical to achieving profitability, he said.
By Grace Noto • April 8, 2024 -
RBC fires CFO, treasury exec over undisclosed relationship
Nadine Ahn had been seen as a potential future CEO candidate, sources told The Globe and Mail. RBC named Katherine Gibson its interim CFO while it searches for a successor.
By Dan Ennis • April 8, 2024 -
Trendline
Compensation: solving the cost-talent puzzle
In today’s strong labor market, CFOs leery of raising wages find creative ways to find and retain key employees.
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Spotify names new CFO amid profitability push
The move follows efforts by the music streaming giant to turn the page on a history of financial struggles, including by raising prices and cutting staff.
By Alexei Alexis • April 4, 2024 -
Intel appoints new CFO to troubled chipmaking unit
The appointment follows a $7 billion operating loss for Intel’s foundry unit as AI’s potential pushes up both interest and pricing in the semiconductor space.
By Grace Noto • April 3, 2024 -
Global M&A rises above ongoing headwinds
The findings show “some light at the end of the tunnel” after a challenging year for M&A globally in 2023, according to Willis Towers Watson’s David Dean.
By Alexei Alexis • April 3, 2024 -
5 tips from CFOs on how to win the CFO seat: McKinsey
Executives aiming to rise to the CFO seat have faced a bright landscape in recent years, with turnover unusually high.
By Jim Tyson • April 2, 2024 -
Allstate alum joins Farmers Insurance as CFO
Farmers is one of many insurers who stepped back from providing services to certain states in the face of increasing environmental risks in 2023.
By Grace Noto • April 2, 2024 -
Jacobs CFO steps down after 8 months on the job
The Dallas-based company brought back former CFO Kevin Berryman on an interim basis, as Claudia Jaramillo leaves to pursue other opportunities.
By Sebastian Obando • April 2, 2024 -
AT&T hit with proposed class action suit over massive data breach
The breach was a “direct result” of AT&T’s failure to implement adequate cybersecurity procedures, the suit alleges.
By Alexei Alexis • April 2, 2024 -
Opinion
Fixing the broken state of SaaS purchasing
A “growth-at-all-costs” mentality has led some SaaS companies to overpromise results and obscure pricing details, writes Olive Technologies CEO Chris Heard.
By Chris Heard • April 2, 2024 -
Old National puts CFO on leave after child molestation charges
The Evansville, Indiana-based bank named its chief strategy officer as interim CFO on Monday after Brendon Falconer was arrested last week.
By Dan Ennis • April 2, 2024 -
Microsoft decouples Teams from 365 globally
The move comes eight months after the software giant unbundled the two solutions in the European Economic Area and Switzerland to quell regulatory concerns.
By Matt Ashare • April 1, 2024 -
Ex-construction CFO pleads guilty to wire fraud stemming from $890K embezzlement scheme
The former CFO is required to pay restitution of $890,000 in addition to other penalties and may also face time in prison.
By Grace Noto • April 1, 2024 -
UnitedHealth, Hilton Grand Vacations elevate CFOs to dual president roles
Taking on new sales or marketing responsibilities through the addition of such roles offers critical learning opportunities for CFOs aspiring to the CEO chair, Cowen Partners’ Shawn Cole says.
By Grace Noto • March 29, 2024 -
Startup looking to disrupt ERP market with AI raises $9.2M
New York-based Nominal said its funding round included participation from executives at Salesforce, ServiceNow and Intel.
By Alexei Alexis • March 28, 2024 -
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison
The sentence was handed down Thursday, nearly five months after crypto’s former golden boy was found guilty on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • March 28, 2024 -
GameStop’s interim CFO gets permanent seat
The appointment comes after significant churn in the position and as the company looks to turn around slumping sales.
By Alexei Alexis • March 27, 2024 -
Mock earnings helped prep for IPO, Cava CFO says
The restaurant chain’s blockbuster 2023 initial public offering was seen by some as a promising sign for the lackluster IPO market.
By Grace Noto • March 27, 2024 -
Ford CFO: Bridge collapse will likely ‘lengthen’ supply chain
The automaker will have to divert parts to other ports along the East Coast or elsewhere in the U.S., Ford’s finance chief said Tuesday.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 27, 2024 -
Interim ADM CFO gets $35K monthly pay boost
Embattled Archer Daniels Midland also gave interim finance chief Ismael Roig restricted stock valued at $1 million that will fully vest in March of next year.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • March 26, 2024 -
Open Lending taps CFO for interim CEO, COO
Open Lending is leaning on its CFO of four years to position it for growth as it prepares for the “inevitable” recovery of the auto lending industry.
By Grace Noto • March 26, 2024 -
Business execs gear up for ‘next phase’ of GenAI
Firms that have tested GenAI in pilots are now aiming for larger-scale investments while proceeding with caution, according to KPMG.
By Alexei Alexis • March 26, 2024 -
Zoom launches AI collaboration hub, brings automation to the fore
Zoom One bundles will rebrand to Zoom Workplace bundles for new and existing customers following a public release in April and May.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • March 26, 2024 -
AI scales up fraud controls, but humans still vital
AI analytics technology is turbocharging anti-fraud measures through its ability to process oceans of financial data.
By Chris Gaetano • March 26, 2024 -
Fintech Wise swipes Delivery Hero alum for finance chief
Emmanuel Thomassin will depart for the London-based money transfer provider after a decade in Delivery Hero’s top financial seat.
By Grace Noto • March 25, 2024