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It was little more than 6 months after Matthias Tillmann first joined Trivago—and shortly after the travel booking company’s December 2016 IPO—when the company’s future CFO decided to step away from …
Continue Reading about 732: A Walk on the Creative Side | Matthias Tillmann, CFO, Trivago →
Brett and Jack discuss the highs and lows of executive compensation, and why corporate culture may trump all. Featuring the commentary and insights of workplace champions CFO Gregg …
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Having previously held a succession of finance leadership roles inside Chicago’s ever vibrant financial services sector, Vicki Dudley was perhaps more surprised than anyone to find herself accepting a …
Continue Reading about 731: When It’s All Systems Go | Vicki Dudley, CFO, TTX Company →
"Don't sweat the small stuff ... AFTER confirming that it's small." –CFO Charles FreundWhen Charles Freund was named CFO of FLEETCOR in 2020 – his arrival in the c-suite became the latest chapter of a …
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Jill Klindt recalls that back in 2008, when she joined Workiva, the software start-up was somewhat removed from the career path that she had envisioned for herself.“It wasn’t that obvious to me at …
Continue Reading about 729: The Pivot Toward Growth | Jill Klindt, CFO, Workiva →
Joe Wolk was about 5 years into his 23-year career with Johnson & Johnson when he was encouraged to take a manufacturing operations position at a newly acquired J&J company in Vacaville, …
Continue Reading about 728: The Courage of Your Convictions | Joe Wolk, CFO, Johnson & Johnson →
