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Fast Company
September 2004
Scott Kirsner |
One Tough Assignment When CEO Ed Breen took over at Tyco, he fired the very board that had hired him. And that was just the start.   |
Salon.com
February 20, 2002
Dave Lindorff |
Chief fudge-the-books officer Enron CFO Andrew Fastow wasn't a renegade, he was just doing his job -- or, at least, he was doing precisely what today's CFOs are being told to do... |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Robert Barker |
Too Late To Jump Back Into Tyco? At $22 a share, Tyco has nearly doubled from its low in March. Given Tyco's new financial basis and outlook, the question for investors is whether the stock remains a growth opportunity. |
The Motley Fool
January 2, 2004
Tom Taulli |
Motorola's Loss, Tyco's Gain Wall Street stood ready to inflict the ultimate punishment on Tyco. No more. |
CFO
October 1, 2002
CFO Staff |
And Justice for All? CFOs facing civil or criminal trials today might wish they had settled or done their time already... More than 80,000 U.S. employees of Arthur Andersen, which closed its doors on August 31, hit the job market this summer... etc. |
CFO
March 1, 2005
Kate O'Sullivan |
Where Are They Now? A look at what some of the most significant CFOs from the past two decades are doing today. |
CFO
December 1, 2003
Joseph McCafferty |
Adelphia Comes Clean Can Vanessa Wittman help bring scandal-wracked Adelphia out of bankruptcy -- and back into investors' good graces? |
CFO
January 1, 2005 |
Blame It on Boca The house of former WorldCom CFO Scott Sullivan has been languishing on the booming Boca market... CPA of the Month... CFOs on the move... |
CFO
May 1, 2007
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
Board Battles Even as conflicts between CEOs and directors erupt, finance chiefs can wield influence on both sides. |
BusinessWeek
February 11, 2010
Diane Brady |
Ed Breen Sets a New Course for Tyco With a $2 billion acquisition, it's looking to do some deals again. Will that be enough to make a "wartime general" stick around? |
BusinessWeek
July 4, 2005
William C. Symonds |
Tyco's Tentative Turnaround CEO Breen has done a lot of cleaning up. Now it may be time to start selling assets. Investors are concerned about slower growth. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Tyco's Still in Cleanup Mode Ed Breen has done a tremendous job in the Tyco turnaround. But as with all turnarounds, there's still work to be done. Its stock fell $1.63 to $34.51 upon that news. The 52-week high is $36.58. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Tyco Takes the Stage Global services and manufacturing conglomerate just reported a strong quarter and fiscal year, and it appears to be moving confidently beyond its past troubles. Investors, take note. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
Closing Remarks Retiring Cisco CFO Dennis Powell leaves with this message: the key to finance is people and strategies, not just a good accounting system. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The Changing Role of the CFO Companies are once again demanding hardcore accounting, financial reporting and risk-management skills. This represents a shift back to the roots of the CFO position... |
CFO
May 1, 2005
Kris Frieswick |
What Does Your CEO Really Know? How much do chief executives know about company finances? We asked more than 300 CFOs to rate their boss's finance IQ. |
CFO
November 1, 2008
Alix Stuart |
Making the Leap There are many ways to get to the top spot in finance. |
CFO
December 1, 2002
Alix Nyberg |
Split Decision There's no question that accounting skills are back in vogue for CFOs, given the massive amounts of work associated with the new disclosure and governance rules flooding out of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the stock exchanges. |
CFO
October 1, 2002
Julia Homer |
How Did We Get Here? Much of what happened in the 1990s also happened in the 1980s. Here's hoping we don't do it again. |
CFO
July 15, 2008
Kate Plourd |
Eight Isn't Enough BearingPoint, the consultancy that used to be part of KPMG, burns through its eighth CFO in nine years. The latest to go lasted just three weeks. |
CFO
November 1, 2006
Laura DeMars |
Look Before You Sit A seat on a corporate board can be a great opportunity, but choose carefully. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2004
Lita Epstein |
No More Cheering for Nortel With its CEO and CFO fired and the SEC formally investigating, it's time to stop. |
CFO
February 1, 2008
David M. Katz |
What's Wrong with the Kids? Coping with the newest generation in finance requires tact, patience - and restraint. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
CPA Ascendant With accounting savvy more important than ever, is the CPA (rather than the MBA) the new must-have credential for finance execs? |
CFO
September 1, 2005
Don Durfee |
The 411 on 404 Reporting a material weakness in controls can cost shareholders millions and some CFOs their jobs. |
InternetNews
April 8, 2004
Jim Wagner |
Former CA Execs Facing Up To Fraud Charges Former Computer Associates CFO Ira Zar and two others expected to plead guilty in court Thursday. |
CFO
February 1, 2009
Scott Leibs |
Moving On, Happily Most CFOs leave their jobs in triumph, not disgrace, a new KPMG study shows. |
CFO
November 1, 2002 |
Excuses, Excuses Plus CFOs on the Move and "Same Stuff, Different Day." |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
As the World Churns Some of Corporate America's biggest names parted ways with their CFOs in the past year. |
CFO
February 1, 2010
Scott Leibs |
25 Years of Finance On our silver anniversary, a look at the past, present, and future of the CFO. |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Musical Chairs With CFOs Investors, changes in CFOs are worth investigating. |
CFO
February 1, 2008
Roy Harris |
Are We Strategic Yet? Early in a CFO's tenure, the things that matter most often get the least attention. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
Joseph McCafferty |
For CFOs, Few Gold Watches The average tenure of big-company finance chiefs is less than five years, according to a recent study. |
CFO
November 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
Feeling the Burn Among the early victims of Wall Street's meltdown were several high-profile CFOs, and there are likely to be more. |
CFO
November 1, 2002
Tim Reason |
Facing the Bear: The 2002 Compensation Survey With stock options under scrutiny, companies are once again seeking the elusive link between pay and performance. |
CFO
June 1, 2007
Julia Homer |
The Diversity Gap Most finance departments are conspicuously white. Changing that is not a priority for most CFOs. |
CFO
May 8, 2006
P.B. Gray |
Selling Finance Educating salespeople on acceptable structures is fast becoming a necessity as regulators crack down on questionable sales practices and irregularities in booking revenue. |
Knowledge@Wharton
June 18, 2003 |
Board Members Feeling the Heat of Public Scrutiny Should Bone Up on Finance, Accounting What you don't know can't hurt you. That old adage may be true some of the time, but not for people serving on boards of directors and audit committees in the wake of recent scandals that have tarnished the reputation of corporate America. |
Job Journal
August 10, 2008 |
Career Snapshot: Accountant Working behind the scenes, accountants keep business and personal finances organized. |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2008
Rich Duprey |
China Finance's Portal to Profits Financial-services firm China Finance Online continues to see growth, despite the declining Chinese stock market. |
CFO
August 1, 2003
Alix Nyberg |
Roads Less Traveled: Nontraditional CFOs In a time of increased regulation, can CFO candidates with no previous finance-department experience be successful? |
CFO
September 1, 2005
John Goff |
Fractured Fraternity Oh for the days when auditors were counselors and not pricey overseers. In fact, some CFOs say dealings with external auditors have become a lot like encounters with the Internal Revenue Service: shrill, chilly, and frustrating as hell. |
CFO
November 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
Who's Next? Succession planning should be a critical exercise in finance. Too bad so many companies avoid it. |
CFO
July 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey Finance executives entered the summer doldrums early this year as their optimism about the U.S. economy approached a five-year low. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
You Say IASB, I Say FASB, You Say... A description of efforts to harmonize U.S. and international accounting standards, and shifts in the accounting profession caused by recent scandals. |
CFO
May 8, 2006
Scott Leibs |
Fresh Start A break from CFO duties can be rejuvenating, but executive recruiters warn that too much time out of the workforce can hurt your options if you want to get back into finance. |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey CFOs are retrenching as the United States enters what could be a lengthy recession. |
CFO
September 1, 2009
Alix Stuart |
Hard Lessons One year after the Wall Street meltdown, CFOs say business will never be the same. |
CFO
June 1, 2006
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
What Women Want In finance, the operative words are opportunity, flexibility, and balance. As they approach the top position -- CFO, the pull between work and life seems to tug harder at women than at men. |
CFO
May 1, 2005
Lori Calabro |
In Your Own Defense Why representing finance executives in lawsuits is both an art and a science. |
