Grace Noto

New York

Editor at CFO Dive

Writer, poet, coffee addict. Read my chapbook No One Saw Ophelia Drown (So She Didn't) in @swordandkettle

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Intel alum to get $1.9M bonus as newly-minted Ciena CFO

1 week ago | cfodive.com | Grace Noto

Intel alum Marc Graff will receive a $1.9 million cash bonus upon taking the top financial seat for high-speed optical networking firm Ciena, with the move effective Aug. 1, the company said Thursday in a securities filing.
GENIUS Act puts renewed spotlight on stablecoins, digital assets

1 week ago | bankingdive.com | Grace Noto

The Senate lawmakers who passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins, or GENIUS, Act on Tuesday aim to create a regulatory framework for the issuance of stablecoins — a step that could enable finance leaders to consider more use cases for the crypto asset.
GENIUS Act puts renewed spotlight on stablecoins, digital assets

1 week ago | cfodive.com | Grace Noto

The Senate lawmakers who passed the “Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins,” or GENIUS Act, on Tuesday aim to create a regulatory framework for the issuance of stablecoins — a step that could enable finance leaders to consider more use cases for the crypto asset.
Yum Brands CFO to receive $1.1M salary as next CEO

1 week ago | cfodive.com | Grace Noto

Yum Brands CFO and Chief Franchise Officer Chris Turner is set to receive an annual base salary of $1.1 million when he becomes CEO of the multinational restaurant giant, effective October 1, according to a Tuesday securities filing. A six-year veteran of the Louisville, Kentucky-based company, which owns such fast-food restaurant chains as Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC, Turner will succeed CEO David Gibbs, according to a Tuesday press release.
Bankrupt At Home ‘significantly impacted’ by tariffs, CFO said

1 week ago | cfodive.com | Grace Noto

The volatility of the current tariff environment sped up “the need for a comprehensive solution” for struggling retailer At Home, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, CFO Jeremy Aguilar said in a first day declaration filing.
How ‘EQ’ strengthens a finance team

2 weeks ago | cfodive.com | Grace Noto

Attracting and retaining talent remains a top priority for today’s executives amid macroeconomic headwinds: CFOs, for instance, need to shepherd their businesses through inflation as well as tariff and regulatory changes and technology shifts, all while vying for skilled professionals in a dwindling pool of accounting and finance talent. One of the key ways to retain — and build — a skilled team is by creating what Vanessa Druskat, an associate professor at the Peter T.
Vera Bradley gets new CFO amid leadership shakeup

2 weeks ago | cfodive.com | Grace Noto

Fashion and handbag retailer Vera Bradley appointed Coach and Proctor & Gamble alum Martin Layding as its new CFO, effective Thursday, as part of a sweep of executive leadership changes including the departure of the company’s CEO, Jacqueline Ardrey, according to a Wednesday press release. Ardrey will remain with the company to ensure an orderly transition until the end of that month.
Payoneer CFO sees stablecoin hurdles

2 weeks ago | paymentsdive.com | Grace Noto

While it’s now “accepted wisdom” that CFOs serve as strategic partners to CEOs, top financial executives are expected to expand their skillsets further still, said Bea Ordonez, CFO for financial services company Payoneer. A CFO is increasingly expected to be an “innovation champion,” as well as a strategic leader for the business — dual roles that require finance chiefs to ensure they are taking a deeper look at how to best deploy their organizations’ data, Ordonez said.
Do the ‘boring’ data work first, Payoneer CFO says

2 weeks ago | cfodive.com | Grace Noto

While it’s now “accepted wisdom” that CFOs serve today as strategic partners to CEOs, top financial executives are expected to expand their skillsets further still, said Bea Ordonez, CFO for financial services company Payoneer. A CFO is increasingly expected to be an “innovation champion,” as well as a strategic leader for the business — dual roles that require finance chiefs to ensure they are taking a deeper look at how to best deploy their organizations’ data, Ordonez said.
Roblox hands $6M in bonuses to CFO poached from Paramount

2 weeks ago | cfodive.com | Grace Noto

Departing Paramount Global CFO Naveen Chopra is set to receive $6 million in cash bonuses when he takes the top financial seat at immersive game platform Roblox, according to a Tuesday securities filing. Chopra is set to take Roblox’s top finance seat on June 30, the San Mateo, Calif.-based game platform said.