Category: Finance

Jetting off with July: CFO Paul Stevenage

16/10/2024

FINANCE, SMALL BUSINESS

Although he’s only had his feet under the CFO’s desk of luggage start-up July for a few months, Paul Stevenage says the business has more potential for growth than any other he's worked in.

Published in CFO Magazine

Driving alignment: Amy Foo, Culture Amp

3/10/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

First-hand experience has taught Melbourne-based technology ecosystem stalwart Amy Foo that the strength of a high-growth company’s internal culture has a close correlation with its success.

Published in CFO Magazine.

Amy Foo, SVP Finance and Revenue Operations at Culture Amp (supplied)

How rebate management can drive business performance

10/9/2024

FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY

A transformative shift is underway in the world of rebate management and CFOs are taking more notice, says Mark Gilham, Vice President & Head of Advisory Services at rebate management leader Enable.

Published in CFO Magazine.

Mark Gilham, Enable's VP & Head of Advisory Services (supplied)

Tailoring the future: Cambridge Clothing's AI transformation

5/9/2024

FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY

On the very first day Graham Bass got his feet under the desk as CFO of leading Trans-Tasman menswear specialist Cambridge Clothing, he set the ball rolling on automating the paper-intensive processes of his finance team.

Published in CFO Magazine

Graham Bass, CFO Cambridge Clothing (supplied)

Fast build: The rise of the private equity backed CFO

26/8/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

Tochau Nguyen concedes that it takes a CFO with “a certain personality type” to succeed in a business backed by private equity investors.

Published in CFO Magazine

Tochau Nguyen, CFO of Buildsafe. (Supplied)

Inaugural CFO Natasha Lauricella gets set for Urban Rest's expansion

1/8/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

As the first CFO of fast-growing accommodation provider Urban Rest, first-time CFO Natasha Lauricella was excited by her blank canvas to get set for the scale-up’s dynamic expansion ahead.

Published in CFO Magazine

Natasha Lauricella, CFO Urban Rest. (Supplied)

Taking the Wheel: Fintech CFO Damon Hauenstein’s remit boost

22/7/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

Since joining fast-growing fintech Weel, Damon Hauenstein has been “surprised on the upside” by the outsized contribution a CFO can make in a scale-up beyond the traditional finance functions.

Published in CFO Magazine.

Damon Hauenstein, CFO and COO, Weel (supplied)

Land of opportunity: Laeek Afzal, CFO ENTEK International

15/7/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

Since relocating to the United States from Australia five years ago, CFO Laeek Afzal has acclimatised to the local market dynamics, but admits some differences were harder to get used to than others.

Published in CFO Magazine

Laeek Afzal, CFO Entek (supplied)

Holding the keys to growth: REA Group CFO Janelle Hopkins

16/6/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

Since Janelle Hopkins joined REA Group as CFO five years ago, the growth of the online real estate advertising company has been nothing short of stellar - and she says there's more to come.

Published in CFO Magazine

Janelle Hopkins, CFO REA Group (supplied)

Powerful reset: How CFO Gary Brown led AGL's new direction

3/6/2024

FINANCE, GOVERNANCE, CAREER

Being handed a blank sheet of paper and a remit to reset the strategy of one of Australia’s largest companies is not a task often tackled by many CFOs, but that was Gary Brown’s brief soon after he joined energy provider AGL in early 2022.

Published in CFO Magazine

Gary Brown, CFO of AGL (Image supplied)

ESG urgency shifts mining mix: Sarah Johns, CFO, Xenith

2/6/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

The global race to decarbonise has supercharged growth for mining consultancy Xenith, and CFO Sarah Johns is focused on firming up the foundations for the expansion to come.

Published in CFO Magazine

Sarah Johns, CFO Xenith Consulting (supplied)

Blending profits and purpose: CFO Jean-Baptiste Naudet

2/6/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

After two decades with blue-chip multinationals, Jean-Baptiste Naudet took his career in a new direction, stepping into the not-for-profit sector, and he’s discovered many for-profit professionals underestimate the sector’s complexities.

Published in CFO Magazine

JB Naudet (Image supplied)

Holding the bottom line

1/6/2024

GOVERNANCE, FINANCE

CFOs are spending more time with their boards readying for quick strategic course changes as thorny economic conditions set in for the year ahead.

Published in Company Director.

Illustration by Lincoln Agnew.

Natural progression

16/5/2024

GOVERNANCE, FINANCE, CAREER

The urgency for the global economy to become “nature-positive” has intensified in the past few years, with calls for corporates to act on nature disclosures — the next frontier of ESG transparency.

Published in Company Director

Travelling to the top: Cover-More's Justin Sebire

16/5/2024

CAREER, FINANCE

In early 2024, life got even busier for Justin Sebire as he expanded his role as Group CFO at global travel insurance provider Cover-More to become interim Group CEO – and the father of seven couldn’t be happier.

Published by CFO Magazine

Cover-More Group CFO & interim CEO Justin Sebire

Standing out from the crowd: Tim Steer, CFO Birchal

29/4/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

As capital markets navigated troubled waters in the past year, the fast-growing crowd-sourced funding industry remained a resilient source of equity, says Birchal CFO, Tim Steer.

Published by CFO Magazine

Tim Steer, CFO at Birchal

Flight to Recovery: Adam Campbell, CFO Flight Centre

27/3/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

When the travel industry was brutally brought to its knees during the pandemic, Flight Centre Travel Group’s CFO Adam Campbell couldn’t have predicted the dark COVID clouds would bring a silver lining.

Published by CFO Magazine

Flight Centre Travel Group's CFO, Adam Campbell

Why CFOs are taking more notice of staff wellbeing

20/3/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

As more CFOs recognise the potential of employee wellbeing programs as profit drivers rather than nice-to-have staff extras, detailed absence data is in higher demand to help guide wellness investment decisions.

Published by CFO Magazine

CEO of Healthy Business Steve McCullagh, and head of people advisory at insurance broker, Lockton Morag Fitzsimons.

Arrested development

7/3/2024

FINANCE, GOVERNANCE

With productivity growth falling to a 60-year low over the past decade, there’s no time to waste in stimulating Australian output.

Published by Company Director magazine

Luci Ellis, Westpac chief economist, photo: Nic Walker

Digital workforce delivers top marks for USyd CFO Wayne Andrews

27/2/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

The University of Sydney’s CFO Wayne Andrews’ team has developed a 450-strong digital workforce that’s quietly transforming service delivery at the prestigious institution, liberating an estimated 500,000 hours for staff and students to deliver savings exceeding $50 million.

Published in CFO Magazine.

ELMO's James Haslam: The people/finance vector

30/1/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

Like many other tech sector CFOs in the throes of leading their business beyond heavy cash burn towards profitable growth, ELMO Software’s James Haslam keeps a keen eye out for sustainable cost controls. In doing so, he’s lifted the lid on a common, but largely overlooked issue: the ‘performance pay gap’.

Published in CFO Magazine.

Acumentis' John Wise: Data – the Good, the Bad and the AI

30/1/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

Data is still often hailed as a company’s greatest asset, but as privacy breach risks continue to climb, Acumentis CFO and Group Executive Director Risk, IT & Privacy, John Wise urges CFOs and finance leaders to reassess the benefits of the data held by their businesses.

Published by CFO Magazine.

Walkinshaw's Andrew Yee: Putting finance into top gear

22/1/2024

FINANCE, CAREER

While many people may baulk at the idea of joining an industry that’s assumed to be dying, Walkinshaw Group's CFO Andrew Yee saw it as a challenge – and his gamble paid off.

Published by CFO Magazine.

Ralph Khoury: "CFOs Must Step Up Stewardship Game"

4/12/2023

FINANCE, CAREER

Seasoned international CFO Ralph Khoury says the scandals that have shaken Australia’s corporate landscape this year should be a wake-up call to all CFOs about their role as “stewards” of governance and ethics.

Published by CFO Magazine

Rhinos on my mind: Allan Davies

1/10/2023

CAREER

'Never give up' is a mantra that’s stood Allan Davies OAM GAICD in good stead throughout his 50-year mining and logistics career, but never more so than in the past decade, since making it his mission to help rhinos survive.

Published in Company Director.

Read more >

Allan Davies OAM, photographed by Nic Walker.

<<Previous

Latest Published articles