Few of our CFO guests have summed up the business environment’s current mindset for us better than David Barnes of Trimble Inc. or the types of approaches every business now requires. In CFO Trimble’s own words: “Agile approaches for a highly uncertain world.”
812: When Leadership Came Calling | Angela Pierce, CFO, Anaconda
Looking back on her career as a corporate finance executive, Angela Pierce says that the call of leadership arrived at a moment of unvarnished frustration. Sixteen years ago, when the management of Level 3 Communications was expressing a keen interest in acquiring Pierce’s then-company, Broadwing Corporation, it was not the first time that Pierce found…
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811: Satisfying a Cultural Itch With Smart Growth | Jason Keen, CFO, Mills & Nebraska
Among the career milestones that CFOs prefer to highlight for us during our discussions, there’s little question that examples of driving business growth are an ongoing favorite. However, for Jason Keen, who built his finance career inside midsize construction firms, management’s growth goals have always needed to be mindful of a company’s organizational culture. Inside…
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Ep 12: Achieving a More Agile Finance Function | A Planning Aces Episode
Steve and Jack discuss how growing concerns about a possible economic recession are helping fuel CFO aspirations for creating a more agile finance function, and Steve reflects on how different career experiences and backgrounds influence how CFOs lead and make business decisions. Featuring commentary and FP&A insights from Planning Aces: CFO David Barnes of Trimble, […]
810: Following the Data Trail | David Barnes, CFO, Trimble
Generally, when legendary CEO Roger Enrico wasn’t happy, just about every PepsiCo executive from junior grades on up knew about it. So it was that when David Barnes was told he would be presenting to Enrico on a subject known to inflame the CEO’s ire, he knew that his presentation—one way or the other—would be…
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The Great Reassessment | eBook
As the rate of worker resignations continues to grab headlines, seven CFOs explain why they view the movement as more of an employee self-reassessment than a Great Resignation. Plus, they share a few workforce reassessments of their own. Download the eBook