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Back in April of 2020, as the consequences of COVID’s arrival in the U.S. sent financial markets reeling, Paychex CFO Efrain Rivera had the temptation “to say nothing.”As the company’s quarterly …
Continue Reading about 803: Sharing in a Moment That Mattered | Efrain Rivera, CFO, Paychex →
When Mike Catelani seeks to identify the objectives and career milestones that have helped to advance him into the ranks of Bay Area biotech CFOs, he mentions that although he had a deep interest in …
Perhaps few CFO career paths better reveal the advantages a founder-led firm may offer career-minded executives than that of Prophix CFO Ryan Van Hatten.Back in 2016—when the firm's previous CFO …
Continue Reading about 801: The Founder and the Future | Ryan Van Hatten, CFO, Prophix Software →
Had the opportunity to work in the treasury department at American Express arrived 6 months earlier, there’s a chance that John Herman may never have landed in a CFO office.“Treasury was an area that …
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When Adam Ante first arrived at Paycor in 2017, the seasoned finance executive was tasked with prodding Paycor management to begin monitoring daily performance metrics.“At first, it was about building …
Continue Reading about 799: When Metrics Do the Talking | Adam Ante, CFO, Paycor →
It was in the late 1990s when public accountant, savvy networker and future CFO April Downing decided that it was time to leave Dallas.“I had cultivated my network there really early—there was a group …
Continue Reading about 798: A CFO Links Past to Present | April Downing, CFO, Khoros →
