Integrating two businesses after a merger or an acquisition is becoming even more of a challenge as the pandemic continues to disrupt how businesses operate. The missing piece: personal interaction.

Cigna Corp. promoted a company veteran to chief finance officer, part of a wider management reshuffle at the health-care services company.

Stitch Fix Inc.’s new finance chief, Dan Jedda, is joining a cohort of former Amazon.com Inc. executives who have left the e-commerce giant to become CFOs elsewhere, strengthening the company’s reputation as a breeding ground for finance talent.

Salesforce.com Inc. is preparing to close what would be its biggest deal ever—and it plans to do so with a new finance chief.

Howard Hughes Corp.’s new chief executive, David O’Reilly, has joined a small club of finance executives who ascended to the top spot—a move that illustrates how the role of chief financial officer at some companies has evolved into a position more focused on broader strategies and growth.

Canada’s Bombardier Inc. recruited a new finance chief to help with its transformation into a pure-play business jet manufacturer, a move that comes as the company is dealing with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and a U.K. investigation into suspected bribery.

Noom Inc. hired its first finance chief to build out its planning and forecasting capabilities as the health-app maker looks to sign up more paying subscribers.

Sealed Air Corp. has hired a replacement for its chief financial officer, who had come out of retirement to take on the role after the packaging company fired his predecessor in relation to an investigation by U.S. securities regulators.

Months into the pandemic, finance executives are getting used to signing deals with people they have never met or barely know.

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.