CFOTL: How do you view the role of finance in this organization? Patrick: We’re like the octopus. We have the tentacles that go into every part of the organization, and it all comes back to finance at the end of the day. We have to have an element of independence, a challenge, a role within […]
When Finance Is “The Octopus” | Mark Patrick, CFO, Syngenta, AG
Measuring How Data Influences Outcomes | James Walbom, CFO, Tiempo Development
Interview Excerpt: [spp-timestamp time="00:14"] CFOTL: First off, tell us a little something about Tiempo Development. What type of company is this? [spp-timestamp time="00:19"] Walbom: Tiempo is a nearshore software development outsourcing firm. We have over 400 developers in Mexico, and we develop software for U.S. companies, typically SaaS companies, which is why we’re here today. We partner […]
“It’s About Scale and Keeping our Metrics Dialed In” – Mike Rich, CFO, OnShift | Perform 2019
Hello, we’re attending Perform 2019 Host Analytics Annual Conference. And we’re speaking with Mike Rich, CFO of OnShift. QUESTION: Mike, over the next 12 months, what are your priorities as a finance leader? RICH: Well, OnShift is a SaaS platform and a human capital management platform, servicing mostly post-acute health care. We had just raised […]
“Putting the ‘A’ Back in FP&A” – Steve Barrios, SVP FP&A, Prologis | Perform 2019
Hello, we’re speaking with Steve Barrios, senior vice president, global FP&A for Prologis. QUESTION: Steve, over the next 12 months, what are your priorities as an FP&A leader? BARRIOS: So to give some context: Prologis is the world’s leading global industrial owner, operator, developer, and acquirer of warehouses. Our biggest tenant is Amazon. So you […]
“Being There – When the Decisions Are Being Made” – Glenn Synder, VP, Corporate FP&A, Digital Realty | Perform 2019
Hi, it’s Jack Sweeney and we’re attending Perform 2019 Host Analytics Annual Conference. We’re speaking with Glenn Snyder, vice president of corporate FP&A, for Digital Realty. QUESTION: Glenn, what are your priorities as an FP&A leader over the next 12 months? SNYDER: Well, Digital Realty is an S&P 500 company that’s in 12 different countries, […]
Garnering the Benefits That Come from Sharing SaaS Knowledge | Ben Murray, CFO, Cartegraph
“Exposing the Process so Others Can Follow” – Israel Askew, CFO, Emission Monitoring | 2019 Perform
Hello, we’re attending Perform 2019 Host Analytics Annual Conference and we’re speaking with Israel Askew, CFO of Emissions Monitoring. QUESTION: Israel as Emissions Monitoring climbs the ranks of middle market companies, we’d be interested in discovering how your role is changing and how your priorities are changing and let’s just look into the future, maybe […]
Optimizing Your Team’s Strengths to Drive Growth | Ted Weitzel, VP of Finance, G2 Crowd
Making Hiring a CFO Priority | A Talk with Marc Linden, CFO, Sage Intacct
Marc Linden is CFO of Sage Intacct. Prior to Sage Intacct, Marc spent four years as CFO for Mirapoint, Inc., a leader in secure appliance solutions for messaging. He also served as general manager of Openwave’s messaging business unit. Marc came to Openwave from the unified messaging company Onebox, where he was CFO and was […]
CFO Priorities Inside Fast-Growth Firms: A Talk with Jeff Epstein of Bessemer Venture Partners
Jeff Epstein is an operating partner with Bessemer Venture Partners and the former chief financial officer of Oracle. Prior to joining Oracle, Epstein served as chief financial officer of several public and private companies, including DoubleClick (sold to Google), King World Productions (sold to CBS) and Nielsen’s Media Measurement and Information Group. Event Venue: […]
449: How Data Is Fueling a Not-for-Profit’s Greater Mission | Kote Lomidze, CFO, World Learning
Cloud ERP + Time = Strategic Influence When Kote Lomidze became World Learning’s CFO four years ago, he immediately began to enhance the functionality of a cloud-based ERP platform that the global educational nonprofit had implemented six months earlier. The work, which Lomidze oversaw in a very hands-on way, generated valuable returns as measured in…
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