Leadership: Page 18


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    AI ranked by tech CFOs as top 2024 investment priority

    The technology also triggered concerns including the potential for data privacy risks and negative workforce impacts such as job displacement.

    By Jan. 16, 2024
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    6 AI tips for first-time adopters

    Companies adopting AI for the first time must be ready to do it responsibly and in a way that can deliver real business value, writes Hero Digital’s Arun Kumar.

    By Arun Kumar • Jan. 16, 2024
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    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.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    C-suite leaders expect AI to deliver cost savings in 2024

    Executives anticipate the technology to bring increased productivity in operations, customer service and IT.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 16, 2024
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    Google lays off hundreds of workers, citing organizational changes

    Several divisions were impacted, including teams in central engineering, augmented reality and the Google Assistant unit.

    By Roberto Torres • Jan. 12, 2024
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    Compensation committees face busy dockets in 2024, experts say

    Incentive plan performance ranges and the use of discretion in incentive payouts are among the issues compensation panels are likely to confront. 

    By Lyle Moran • Jan. 12, 2024
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    NY AG, Trump clash in final $370M civil fraud tug-of-war

    Attorneys laid out their closing arguments in the NY AG’s $370 million civil fraud trial that has put accounting under a surprising spotlight.

    By Jan. 11, 2024
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    Daimler Truck taps Siemens executive to succeed late CFO

    The German vehicle manufacturer appointed Eva Scherer about five months after the company’s previous finance chief died of complications from a wasp sting.

    By Jan. 11, 2024
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    Apple veteran takes Sonos CFO seat

    Sonos has restructured and cut jobs as it navigates a broader slump in the U.S. consumer technology sector.

    By Jan. 10, 2024
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    Walgreens on track to save $1B this year with new executive team

    Cost reductions, along with challenging market conditions, are critical roadblocks to address, executives said.

    By Jan. 9, 2024
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    CFOs look to tech, M&A to foster growth: Deloitte

    Finance chiefs are eyeing digital technologies and new potential deals as they marshal their plans for the new year, Deloitte said.  

    By Jan. 9, 2024
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    2024 tech events for CFOs

    CFO Dive compiled a list of tech-related events for finance leaders, touching on topics such as digital transformation, AI and cybersecurity.

    By Jan. 9, 2024
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    Firms still scrambling over SEC cyber rules: poll

    Grant Thornton found that many companies have taken steps to comply with the new rules, “but some still have work to do.”

    By Jan. 9, 2024
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    New CVS drug pricing formula won’t drive up costs, CFO says

    Tying the prices it charges for medicines to those charged by pharmaceutical companies will put the healthcare giant’s pharmacy business on a more sustainable footing, executives said.

    By Jan. 8, 2024
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    Scholastic alum takes CFO seat after Amazon stint

    Haji Glover rejoins the publisher of “Harry Potter” and other best-selling children’s titles as the market has been buffeted by rising school book bans.

    By Jan. 8, 2024
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    United Airlines aims to expand Denver facilities; skirts rumors of potential HQ move

    United’s bid to establish a new flight simulator building in Denver follows a $33 million purchase of property in the city which sparked rumors of a potential shift in the airline’s base of operations.

    By Jan. 8, 2024
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    Deloitte rolls out in-house generative AI platform for coding, researching

    Around 75,000 employees are beginning to use PairD to assist with daily tasks. The firm expects a total of 100,000 workers will gain access to it in the next six months.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 8, 2024
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    IT unemployment rose in December, but experts remain optimistic

    Despite the increase, the technology industry added nearly 13,000 new positions last month, marking its largest increase since April 2023.

    By Roberto Torres • Jan. 5, 2024
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    CVS interim CFO takes permanent seat

    The CVS Health executive is taking on the top finance seat as it looks to get back on track following a corporate restructuring, company-wide layoffs, and rising costs.

    By Jan. 5, 2024
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    Pot supplier Trulieve taps another CFO after D’Amico scandal

    The appointment follows a string of finance leadership changes last year, starting with the abrupt resignation of former CFO Alex D'Amico.

    By Jan. 4, 2024
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    Taking a CFO approach to digital transformation

    In a post-AI world, companies must retool their digital transformation approaches from large-scale to piece by piece, and CFOs play a critical role.

    By Jan. 4, 2024
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    Walmart vet tapped for Innovative Food’s CFO seat

    Gary Schubert is taking over the finance reins of the struggling gourmet food company after a 15-year stint at Walmart.  

    By Jan. 3, 2024
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    Finding the profitability, growth balance: Kaseya CFO

    Taking a strategic approach to hiring and investment can aid CFOs looking to place their companies on the path to hypergrowth, Kaseya’s finance chief said.

    By Jan. 3, 2024
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    Bank veteran takes Piper Sandler CFO reins

    Kate Clune, who previously logged 16 years at Morgan Stanley, officially replaced Piper Sandler’s retiring CFO Tim Carter on New Year’s Day.

    By Jan. 2, 2024
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    Life Time Group CFO abruptly resigns amid push for positive cash flow

    The CFO shift comes as the company weathers rising operating costs for its fitness centers.

    By Jan. 2, 2024
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    First American Financial confirms threat actors stole and encrypted data

    The title insurance giant said the cyberattack is contained, but it is still working to determine whether the incident will have a material impact.

    By David Jones • Jan. 2, 2024