Months into the pandemic, finance executives are getting used to signing deals with people they have never met or barely know.
Leadership: Thinking Beyond a Crisis—MIT Sloan CFO Summit
Looking forward to my panel discussion at this year’s virtual MIT Sloan CFO Summit with Amrita Ahuja from Square, Tom Sweet from Dell Technologies and Michael Fleisher from Wayfair. We’ll be talking about leadership and how to think beyond the current crisis.
Qualcomm CFO Overhauls Revenue Metrics as Business Shifts
Qualcomm Inc. finance chief Akash Palkhiwala overhauled some of the chip giant’s revenue disclosures in the latest quarter, a move intended to reveal changes in the company’s business strategy to investors.
Longtime AT&T Finance Chief John Stephens to Retire Next Spring
AT&T Inc. hired a company insider to succeed longtime finance chief John Stephens once he retires at the end of March, in the latest change of guard within the company’s leadership over the past year.
German Airline Group Lufthansa Names New CFO
German airline groupe Deutsche Lufthansa AG Wednesday named an industry outsider as its new finance chief as it continues to navigate hard times caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
GE Disbands Corporate Audit Program
General Electric Co. is disbanding its Corporate Audit Staff program, a rigorous multiyear rotation through various divisions that the conglomerate has long used to groom future leaders.
CFOs Analyze What Election Results Could Mean for Tax Plans, Investments and Wages
Company executives are trying to model and assess what a new administration could mean for their businesses and plans for 2021 and beyond.
Zoetis CFO Boosts Third-Party Orders as Pet Owners Drive Sales
The finance chief of animal-health company Zoetis Inc. is ramping up orders from third-party manufacturers to meet increased demand as people spend more time with their pets during the pandemic.
What CFOs Are Saying About This Week’s Elections
Tuesday’s elections could bring substantial changes to corporate taxation, trade policies, minimum wages and regulation. Here’s a roundup of what finance chiefs have said about potential changes in the government’s role in business and what the next four years could bring.
Five Things That Could Change for CFOs After the Nov. 3 Elections
Finance executives and their companies could face changes in core areas such as tax rates, trade policies and regulation, depending on who wins the presidency and which party controls the Senate. Here’s what to look out for.