Finance Strategic Moment Early in Tim Arndt’s career, he realized that even impressive internal rates of return (IRRs) amount to little if they fail to deliver significant net present value (NPV). This insight reshaped his approach, driving him to focus limited resources on projects that generate measurable, absolute returns. Now watch our complete episode Tim […]
727: The Power of Patience | Greg Saunders, CFO, Ygrene Energy Fund
When Greg Saunders tells us that “having patience” was perhaps the quality that most contributed to his first appointment as a CFO back in the early 1990s, we wonder how many additional years a more impatient Saunders (then only 32) may have needed before stepping into the CFO office. Of course, then again, a railcar…
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721: Every Transformation Begins with Listening | Melissa Ballenger, CFO, Mosaic
"It's all about integrity—always." –Melissa Ballenger, CFO, Mosaic When Melissa Ballenger stepped into a deputy CFO role for TD Bank’s U.S. subsidiary back in 2011, she did so knowing that she had been recruited to be a change agent. Having recently generated business headlines from acquiring two sizable banks in the U.S., TD Bank had…
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