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824: An Appetite for Change | Rajesh Gupta, CFO, OakNorth Bank

When Rajesh Gupta tells us that he likes change and fixing things that are broken, we can’t help but wonder how a finance career that has encompassed more than 20 years with General Electric has come to satisfy that appetite. Certainly, we reason, this number of years with a single company is more likely to…
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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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807: All Things in Common | Ryan Gwillim, CFO, Brunswick Corporation

A dozen years ago, if you had told Ryan Gwillim that within the next decade he would be named CFO of the Brunswick Corporation, he may have laughed. At the time, he was an associate with law firm Baker & McKenzie who was spending his days traveling the globe to advise legal clients as an…
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785: Let Learning Blaze the Path | Vanessa Kanu, CFO, Telus International

When Vanessa Kanu is asked to provide some professional advice to her younger self she responds quickly and without hesitation: “Be more patient.” It’s advice Kanu says she frequently summons even today as she passes the 18th month mark of her CFO tenure with technology services company Telus International. “I’m perpetually impatient and I drive…
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776: Assessing Risks Beyond the Numbers | Nipun Soni, CFO, BillionToOne

When Nipun Soni tells us that he spent 5 years at Oracle Corp., during which time he helped to perform due diligence on some 40-plus M&A transactions, we can’t resist asking about the “big" deals that grabbed business headlines—such as Oracle’s 2009 acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Although Soni no doubt understands our curiosity, he…
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775: Back to the Future | Joan Hilson, CFO, Signet Jewelers Limited

Of all the CFO career routes that our finance leader guests have shared with us, very few have rendered a path as circuitous as the one blazed by Joan Hilson, CFO of Signet Jewelers Limited, the world’s largest specialty jewelry company. When Hilson assumed the CFO role at gem giant Signet in 2019, she was…
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771: Embracing Change | Brian Kinion, CFO, MX

Twenty-four hours after Brian Kinion’s first earnings call as the CFO of a publicly traded firm, his aspirations as a finance chief quickly became deflated as Vista Equity Partners made clear its intent to buy the company, a developer of marketing automation software known as Marketo. “Mine became a very different role than what I…
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765: Never Waste a Crisis | Jean Lavigueur, CFO, Coveo

"Network with peer CFOs from the same industry, who have been through similar experiences. Also, surround yourself with consultants, accountants, lawyers, and compensation consultants who have relevant experience in your industry and companies of similar size." - Jean Laviqueur, CFO, Coveo Unlike many of his finance leader peers, Jean Lavigueur has little difficulty in identifying…
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762: In Step with the Digital Beat | Tania Secor, CFO, R/GA

When CFO Tania Secor looks back at the early years of her finance career, she can’t help but revisit her decision to accept a position with the McGraw-Hill Companies. For a half-dozen years, Secor had been entrenched in the private equity world, advising portfolio companies on different growth strategies and helping to complete the acquisition…
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759: The Making of a Milestone Year | Dave Bernhardt, CFO, SentinelOne

"Success is certain if you surround yourself with great leaders, operators, and teammates … and work harder than them." –Dave Bernhardt, CFO, SentinelOne How should a textbook rental company respond when it discovers that Amazon has just introduced offerings that will make the giant retailer its newest and biggest competitor?   If it’s 2013 and…
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758: Leveraging Momentum to Drive Growth | Amol Chaubal, CFO, Waters Corporation

"Prioritize mastering the understanding of business purpose and how your business creates value. Focus on building relationships and credibility. Fortify Accounting and Technology infrastructure and hire potential over experience. Ensure companywide performance management and accountability. Define milestones and measure your journey toward becoming an effective co-pilot of the business." –Amol Chaubal, CFO, Waters Corporation Waters…
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753: Time to Make the Coffee | Jim Calabrese, CFO, Finalsite

+ "Strive to make things easier for your team. The better they do, the more successful the entire team becomes." –Jim Calabrese, CFO, Finalsite Jim Calabrese recalls that when he began to climb the corporate ladder early in his career, a finance executive mentor told him, "Never be afraid to make the coffee." This curious…
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