Strategic leader, collaborator, innovator, and communicator – the role of a modern CFO encompasses all of these and more.
CFOs today are tasked with balancing financial expertise with creativity, guiding businesses through uncertainty, and building trust across their organisations.
But what does all of that look like in practice?
For this special episode of The CFO Playbook, we’re joined by CFO of Soldo, Sacha Herrmann to discuss 6 lessons we have learnt from world-class CFOs, finance leaders, and founders from some of the fastest-growing companies.
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Baron Anyngwe, Finance Director at We Are Fulfillment, shares his experience balancing risk and reward.
Giles Andrews OBE, co-founder of the world’s first peer-to-peer lending business Zopa, who invested heavily in machine learning.
Richard Dana, CEO of Tembo Money, shares the story of his first business venture in the volatile travel industry.
Huiming Chen, CFO at American biotechnology company Illumina, describes the ideal CFO as someone who operates seamlessly between strategy and operations, acting as a co-pilot to the CEO.
Helen Ashton, Former CFO of ASOS and Founder of Shape Beyond, has a refreshing take on decision-making.
Mehjabeen Patrick, Finance Director at Arts University Bournemouth, emphasises the importance of being a transparent and inspiring communicator.