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.

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.

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 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.