Inside The Mentoring Round, CFO Aira Pineda reflects on her bold career move, leaving a high-profile role in the city to join Scrubbed, a small startup, in order to better accommodate her family. As CFO, her priorities for the next 12 months center on improving operational efficiency through data-driven decision-making and enhancing visibility with new KPIs. […]
CFO Book Picks – September 2024
From fiction as a mental escape to deep dives into leadership, health, and emerging technologies, CFOs featured on the CFO Thought Leader podcast in September shared a diverse range of book recommendations. Their selections offer valuable perspectives on balancing business demands with personal growth. ADP CFO Don McGuire recommends Getting Things Done by David Allen, […]
Transforming Financial Strategy: From Static Budgets to Dynamic Planning
Revvity CFO Max Krakowiak emphasizes three core areas of focus at Revvity: improving budgeting processes, optimizing working capital performance, and increasing internal investment. Recognizing the inefficiencies of static budgeting, he aimed to create flexibility for unexpected needs throughout the year. Additionally, he prioritized improving free cash flow conversion, which historically lagged at PerkinElmer, by addressing […]
1,042: From the Diamond to the Boardroom: A CFO’s Journey | Max Krakowiak, CFO, Revvity
Max Krakowiak stood on the pitcher’s mound, ignoring the first drops of a Seattle rain. A shout from a less-than-faithful fan filled his ears as he prepared to throw his next pitch. In this moment, he had no idea that his baseball career was about to take an unexpected turn, as a random off-the-field injury…
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