Rivian Automotive Inc.’s finance chief said the electric-vehicle maker plans to put growth before profit as the company looks to build out the business following its public listing in November.

CFOs are looking to refinance billions of dollars in debt coming due over the next few years in anticipation of several rate hikes by the Federal Reserve in 2022.

Few expected the pandemic to leave U.S. public companies thriving the way they are.

“The CFO’s responsibility is much broader than it was back then,” said Jim Sheehan, Hormel’s finance chief, who is retiring after 43 years at the company.

Dole, the fruit and vegetable company best known for its banana brand, is scouting the market for potential acquisition targets and working to streamline its operations after combining with Total Produce PLC and listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

“We’re very focused on paying down debt further,” Exxon CFO Kathryn Mikells said in her first interview since taking on the role. Ms. Mikells also talked about her spending plans, ESG financing and potential new climate disclosures.

Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. hired finance chiefs with vastly different backgrounds to help them navigate what is poised to be a transformative period for the automotive industry. Here is a closer look at how Ford is tackling the challenges ahead, including the shift to electric vehicles and new revenue streams.

GM and Ford hired CFOs with vastly different backgrounds to help them navigate what is poised to be a transformative period for the automotive industry. I spoke to GM’s Paul Jacobson about his first year in the role.

“It’s not one size fits all”: Caterpillar’s CFO on why the company’s customers are moving with different speeds toward decarbonization. 

Lyft Inc. poached an Amazon.com Inc. executive to become its next finance chief, a change in the ride-hailing firm’s C-suite that comes shortly after the company reached an important profitability milestone.