Flock Freight Chief Financial Officer Pat Dillon is all too familiar with the inefficiency plaguing the freight business: shipments getting delivered in semi-empty trucks are raising costs for businesses that rely on trucks to keep running — and taking money out of the pockets of...
German cybersecurity startup SoSafe said that 85% of cyber attacks on companies and organizations can be traced back to a human factor. That is why the company chooses to focus on the human aspect of cybersecurity, offering its clients cybersecurity awareness and training. We sat...
For today’s chief financial officer (CFO), every day is different. There’s always a new challenge — and new discussions to have about the impact every part of the organization has on the bottom line. Through it all, CFOs are looking at where they can drive...
A backlog of orders for high-demand products may sound like a great problem to have, but it also creates challenges for companies and their chief financial officers (CFOs). One is getting hold of any components that may be hard to get, slowing production of the...
When macroeconomic trends take a turn for the worse, companies that sell on a subscription basis are increasingly likely to hear from customers who are struggling with cash flow and in need of some creative solutions until they’re caught up. For example, while swapping a...
Tim O’Leary, the new chief financial officer at Priority Technology Holdings, faces a dual challenge: He is joining a new company, and he is also new to the role of CFO. The appointment reflects a growing shift in the marketplace. Faced with unprecedented economic and...
It’s been a job seeker’s market post-pandemic, and as the seasons turn and we observe Labor Day 2022 in the U.S., labor shortages persist. Not only has that challenged corporate management, it has also given many employees the upper hand in questions such as wages...
The reinsurance business isn’t what it used to be. The space has traditionally been dominated by huge incumbents with names familiar to anybody who’s ever picked up a copy of the Financial Times or Wall Street Journal. But even reinsurance hasn’t been able to isolate...
What’s on the minds of chief financial officers (CFOs) in the gargantuan consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry reflects general trends impacting the economy at large, so observers in every sector are well advised to take note. Despite experiencing a slowdown in growth over recent years,...