6 October, 2020
More than money: the evolving role of the chief financial officer
The global pandemic is changing the role of the CFO, broadening its scope and influence in areas such as strategy execution and performance insight. While much of this evolution was already under w...
22 September, 2020
CFO taskforce reveals plan to boost UN Sustainable Development Goals
Last week we got the bad news that the world has failed to hit a single target designed to help save biodiversity on Earth. This week a group of chief financial officers (CFOs) has given the United Na...
31 October, 2018
Board moves: IG; Sensyne Health; and Pendragon
IG The first ever female chief executive of online trading platform IG has been appointed. June Felix, who most recently headed up Verifone’s European and Russian business, takes on the ro...
22 August, 2018
Uber boosts IPO plan after long-awaited CFO appointment
Uber has filled its CFO role after a three-year hiatus, in a move that has pushed forward the possibility of the taxi-booking business undertaking an initial public offering (IPO). Nelson Chai, who...
26 July, 2018
Board moves at Fiat Chrysler/Ferrari; GAME Digital; and Smiths
Fiat Chrysler/Ferrari One of the automotive sector’s most influential characters, Sergio Marchionne, has died aged 66. His role as CEO at Fiat Chrysler has been taken over by Mike Manle...
26 June, 2018
Board moves at TP ICAP; Standard Life Aberdeen; Ashtead Group; & Northgate
TP ICAP Lorraine Trainer has joined the world’s largest inter-sealer broker as a non-executive director, and member of the remuneration, audit and nominations and governance committees. ...
11 May, 2018
Board moves at Centrica, Whitbread, GSK and National Grid
Centrica Chairman Rick Haythornthwaite is to step down from the role in the next 12 months—which will take him to six years’ service. The recruitment process for his successor will be...
16 March, 2018
Board moves at TUI Group and Mondi
TUI Group Belgian executive Birgit Conix (pictured) is to succeed TUI Group’s Horst Baier as CFO. Conix will join the German-based travel operator in the summer, with Baier stepping dow...12 March, 2018
Certainty on Brexit transition preferred over ambitious deal, say businesses
Legal certainty on a rapidly agreed transition is more valuable to businesses in the UK than a more elaborate final Brexit deal agreed later, a recent survey of CFOs and CEOs reveals. Of the 280 CE...
28 February, 2018
