CFO: What is the profile for todayâs successful public-company CFO, and how has it changed over the last five to 10 years? Thomas R. Kolder: I think youâre actually seeing a return to a CFO model that had emerged prior to the Sarbanes-Oxley wave, which is a CFO that is a very strong, business-oriented, operationally focused kind of business leader, who has a thorough … [Read more...]
CFOs Face Major IT Challenges
November 1, 2005 - In September, Ventana Research conducted a workshop for senior finance executives as part of CFO Magazines Strategy Execution Conference. Its theme was integrating business and information technology, particularly in areas (including budgeting and planning, closing, reporting, compliance and profitability management) where the proper application of IT would … [Read more...]