New Zealand is known for both its early adoption of digital technologies and it’s mastery over the COVID-19 pandemic. This puts its finance heads in…
Being in finance for Australia’s largest supermarket during panic buying in 2020 isn’t for the faint hearted. But Cade Simpson says teamwork across the business helped deliver positive outcomes during the peak of the crisis. By Nina Hendy.
Through lack of understanding or insufficient information about its benefits, cannabis comes with a set of challenges – it polarises perceptions with the mention of…
California-based Ana Sirbu recently joined Adobe challenger Nitro Software as the company's CFO to fuel its next phase of growth. Sirbu has extremely good chops in…
The notion of adding value is banded liberally: demanded from all aspects of a business these days. This includes the critical thinking financial leaders that…
While many CFOs are facing extreme hardships as economic conditions worsen due to the Covid crisis, others are piloting their company through a strong period…
Pricing is a fundamental component of how you do business. Price makes up one of the four ‘P’s of the marketing mix (alongside product, place…
The once-bustling tourism sector was bought to a standstill due to border closures and grounded planes this year. How long the tough trading period lasts…
Opportunities for today’s CFO have never been greater according to David Craig. The current climate of change and uncertainty plays to CFO’s core strengths of…
Flight Centre Travel Group CFO Adam Campbell has had a year, very sad in parts, that would have been unimaginable 12 months ago.
Whilst the concept of bleeding money conjures up images of uncontrollable expense and liability, what it’s really about is ensuring that business never gets to…
Devotees of The Simpson’s cartoon show might be aware of Homer Simpson’s notion of a ‘crisitunity’ – the idea of opportunity in crisis.
The Australian economy remains problematic, although there is some emerging optimism with Victoria poised to ease its strict lock-down restrictions during November and December.
It is said that ‘change is the only constant in life’, and less than a year into the ‘20s we’ve witnessed this firsthand as the…
The CFO. The truth-teller, the axe-wielder and the unsung hero of the pandemic.
Data-driven decisions can empower CFOs to reimagine the future.
When Race Strauss joined The a2 Milk Company at the start of the year, little did he know he would soon be helping to manage…
If clarity of purpose is a key indicator for performance, then companies with a fixed vision perform better, because organisational culture is the driver behind…
As the economy gradually recovers from the COVID-19 recession, attention is swinging to economic policy and what the government will do to trigger a meaningful…
When COVID-19 struck Insurance and Commercial law practice Holman Webb, CFO and COO, Magdalena Kosior-Molloy was determined to do more than just survive the crisis…
Working capital has never been more important and CFOs around the world are laser-focused on this important aspect of their role.
An award-winning CFO who always thought he would end up in medicine has ironically found himself leading a global healthcare company in the middle of…
By Alexandra Cain CFO Magazine Australia was fortunate to interview Fortescue Metals Group’s Chief Financial Officer Ian Wells on the day of its most recent…
CFO Magazine Australia first interviewed Ralph Khoury, Chief Financial Officer - MENA at Omnicom Media Group & TBWA\RAAD Middle East in early May, when the…