CFO Australia Editor Richard McBride had the opportunity to discuss finance leadership during times of crisis and the role of the CFO with leading finance…
Village Roadshow Finance Director, Julie Raffe has ridden a 30-year roller coaster with a business that spans cinemas, theme parks, film production and much more.…
It’s about now in this coronavirus crisis when everyone in a business still able to operate should be thanking their disaster recovery nerds and business continuity planners. The CEOs and Chairs of organisations able to seamlessly and safely operate from…
Pursuit of purpose and impact has been the driving force in Sandy Chakravarty’s successful career which has crossed cultures, industry sectors, board and executive roles.…
The world passed through more change in March 2020 than in the whole of the rest of the 21st century. As we struggle to grasp…
Over the last few weeks I have spoken to many CFOs and the range of their experiences during this crisis is wide. Some are in…
Hard economic news that takes account of COVID-19 is starting to flow and it is confirming what most business people have experienced...
The human race is a people-centric race. We like physical connections– a handshake; hug; kiss on a cheek; or a catch-up at the coffee shop.…
The CFO role is undergoing constant change as the demands are ever-increasing. In the past, the CFO could reign supreme from her office and only…
Our staff writers recently asked new appointed CFO of Facteon, Tony Horton, what starting a new CFO role in isolation meant...
If the 1800’s were a time of prosperity for gypsies and psychics – then 2020 is the renaissance for a new type of crystal ball…
Those that work in Risk Management know it doesn’t take long to reach “Catastrophic” as a potential impact for business in a worse-case scenario
When Governance Guru, Dr Ann-Maree Moodie, asked Chairmen, non-executive Directors and CEOs, “to what extent has the corona virus pandemic impacted the Board’s Agenda?”. “It…
The COVID-19 crisis is a career-making event for Chief Financial Officers. It’s the ultimate opportunity for senior finance leaders to rise to the occasion and…
The recession – how deep will it be and how long will it last? It is clear – the economic fall-out from the coronavirus will…
TASMANIA has become synonymous with the finer things in life and whisky-making is one of the industries perfectly suited to the island’s pristine landscape.
Soft skills not hard numbers Ericsson ANZ CFO David Spong, says that numbers are somewhat irrelevant and KPI’s don’t drive performance – it is all…
As technology rapidly evolves and accessibility is its central theme, somewhere along the way, we have nurtured deception.
A phrase scribbled across a whiteboard in the CFO of the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), office gives his work a broader perspective: “Zero lives lost”.…
A few days after Christmas I stumbled upon one of the few cafes in my inner-Sydney suburb that hadn’t gone on holidays, and ordered a…
Anthony Elliott is the Chief Operating Office of the online digital platform, Open Universities Australia (“OUA”) and his wide-ranging remit includes Finance, Data & Analytics,…
The Adaptive CFO The role of the CFO as a bean counter or number-cruncher is a faded image from the past. Contemporary CFOs, more than…
Anthony Stevens is the co-author of Chasing Digital: A Playbook for the New Economy (Wiley), and founder and CEO of Digital Asset Ventures, a digital strategy and software development…