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"Strive to grow, learn, take risks, and make a positive impact." –CFO Laurence Capone Back in the early 1990s, Laurence Capone was a Paris-based public accountant serving a distinguished list of …
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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 …
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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 …
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"Don't sweat the small stuff ... AFTER confirming that it's small." –CFO Charles Freund When Charles Freund was named CFO of FLEETCOR in 2020 – his arrival in the c-suite became the latest chapter …
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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 →
