When chief financial officers (CFOs) consider implementing agentic artificial intelligence (AI), they should treat it like other technologies their companies have adopted in the past, with some adjustments to mitigate specific risks that come with the new system. There’s a good reason for this approach:...
The year end is often a time for chief financial officer (CFO) appointments, resignations or transitions. And as the 2024 fiscal year draws to a close, a flurry of C-suite announcements from companies including Miracle-Gro, Humana, Chipotle, Dollar Tree and more reveal an intriguing narrative:...
Target has picked longtime PepsiCo executive Jim Lee as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Lee, who spent more than 25 years with the food and beverage giant, will join Target’s leadership team Sept. 22, the retailer announced Thursday (Sept. 19). “As a successful leader in finance and strategy, Jim will oversee...
For CFOs, the business itself is their biggest customer and most important client. And given the increasingly dynamic operating landscape today’s middle-market businesses are tasked with navigating, ensuring that their own firm is leading the charge relative to peers and competitors is top of mind...
December 26, 2025
The 2025 story of the office of the CFO was not one about finance becoming more powerful or automated, much less agentic. What happened during 2025 was that the finance function’s core mandate around controllership and a steady hand on the balance sheet became more relevant and more deeply embedded across enterprise operations than ever […]
June 13, 2024
The modern chief financial officer looks a little more modern every day. Having emerged almost fully from the back office, finance functions and their CFO leaders are increasingly turned to...
June 10, 2024
Today’s chief financial officers have evolved from back-office accountants to financial architects. And, given the dynamism of today’s business landscape, the transformation of the finance function couldn’t be happening at...
June 05, 2024
Today’s CFOs have their task cut out for them. From managing and mitigating historic levels of uncertainty to striking the right return on investment (ROI) from the crowded field of...
September 19, 2024
Target has picked longtime PepsiCo executive Jim Lee as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Lee, who spent more than 25 years with the food and beverage giant, will join Target’s leadership team Sept. 22, the retailer announced Thursday (Sept. 19). “As a successful leader in finance and strategy, Jim will oversee the central role our finance team plays in fueling our […]
June 10, 2024
MoneyGram International has appointed former Driven Brands chief financial officer (CFO) Gary W. Ferrera as its CFO. Ferrera succeeds Larry Angelilli, who has retired after more than 12 years with...
August 22, 2023
FinTech giant FIS Global has announced the appointment of James Kehoe as its new chief financial officer (CFO), who began his new role Monday (Aug. 21). Kehoe takes over from Erik Hoag,...
