In the fast-paced world of business, there is a key figure who often goes unnoticed alongside CEOs, CMOs, and innovative CTOs: the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Yet, behind every successful company lies the strategic expertise and financial acumen of a great CFO. Their role goes beyond number crunching; they are the architects of fiscal stability…
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Sun Life Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Timothy (Tim) Deacon as Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, reporting to Kevin Strain, President and CEO, Sun Life, effective April 8, 2024. Mr. Deacon will become a member of Sun Life’s global Executive Team. He succeeds Manjit Singh, who
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Mr. Lawrence Kimathi, the Group Chief Finance Officer at KCB Group PLC, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to his role has been recognized as CFO of the Week. With over 25 years in his career, he has held significant leadership positions, including Finance Director/CFO at multinational organizations such as Cadbury East and Central
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Oluseyi Olanrewaju is an award-winning C-level Finance Professional, with over two decades of experience gained from working with global multi-billion-dollar companies Renowned for his expertise in Finance, IFRS, IPSAS, and Corporate Governance, Seyi was formerly the Acting MD and Executive Director of Finance at Vodacom Business Africa (Nigeria). With a stellar track record at companies
By Denise Graziano CFOs should note the correlation between these areas and metrics in their company. Further, they should consider each as a potential source of increased revenue. When reviewing budgets or ranking the importance of or approving proposed projects, CFOs should always weigh the potential impact of customer experience, and consider it a top
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Edward Botchway is a thoroughbred when it comes to financial strategy. Finding his feet in the financial world was easy due to the encouraging environment in his early years. This formidable financial executive, who is the Chief Financial Officer at Ecobank Ghana & Cluster CFO (WAMZ) has been able to drive an unprecedented income record
With smarter automation taking over rote tasks and AI improving analytics, finance leaders can become powerful strategic advisers Perhaps no business function — or C-suite role — offers such fertile ground for automation and AI to help spur growth as finance. CFOs are uniquely positioned to lead a broader organisational shift into digitization. They have
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Key Takeaways More than half (59%) of CFOs rate the current North American economy as good or very good, with 54% saying they expect conditions to improve in a year. CFOs’ optimism for their companies’ financial prospects spiked to +31 from last quarter’s +11. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of CFOs view U.S. equity markets as overvalued,
A leading provider of digital infrastructure and wireless services in Nigeria, Pan African Towers has appointed Oladipo Badru as its new Chief Financial Officer. Oladipo joins the PAT team with over 21 years of multifunctional and cross-border experience in Corporate Finance, Financial Planning and Budgeting, Financial Reporting, M&A, Funding & Capital Structure, Finance Transformation, Cost
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Virginia Tech has named Simon Allen as the next vice president for finance and chief financial officer, effective May 6. Allen currently serves as vice president for finance and chief financial officer of the Ithaca campus of Cornell University, a peer of Virginia Tech. Reporting to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Amy Sebring
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