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Cuts to middle management stressing 72% of senior executives: Korn Ferry

6 days ago | cfodive.com | Jim Tyson

Seventy-two percent of senior executives at U.S. companies feel stressed and stretched beyond their abilities as their companies, aiming to boost efficiency and streamline communication, lay off middle managers, Korn Ferry found in a survey. So-called organizational flattening can backfire, impeding communication and alignment across a company, reducing leadership support and productivity, and spurring turnover as top talent sees fewer paths to promotion and seeks jobs elsewhere, Korn Ferry said.
Prologis CFO says ‘disconnected world’ requires more warehousing

6 days ago | cfodive.com | Maura Sadovi

Prologis CFO Tim Arndt this week detailed a stark shift in the industrial real estate giant’s outlook after April 2, when President Donald Trump fully acted on his longstanding pledge to enact global tariffs, noting in a Wednesday earnings call with analysts that “even with the pause in some tariffs or resolution of others, customers simply lack a steady backdrop upon which to plan their businesses.” Arndt said the tariff actions “clearly went beyond our early predictions, making the...
Work visas favored by big tech CFOs face more scrutiny, attorneys say

6 days ago | cfodive.com | Suman Bhattacharyya

With changes to work visa processing times coming amid the tightening of immigration policies by the Trump administration, U.S.-based companies looking to hire international talent must plan proactively, immigration lawyers say.
Trade war puts US on ‘precipice’ of recession: Moody’s chief economist

1 week ago | cfodive.com | Jim Tyson

A policy of sweeping global tariffs enacted by the Trump administration has thrust the U.S. economy to the “precipice” of recession, Moody’s Chief Economist Mark Zandi said Thursday, putting odds of a downturn at 60%. “The U.S. is struggling under the weight of economic policy and, most specifically, global trade war,” Zandi said.
Valuations, impairments spark more class actions than revenue recognition

1 week ago | cfodive.com | Maura Sadovi

For the first time in many years revenue recognition did not top the list of violations of generally accepted accounting principles alleged in accounting-related securities class action filings filed in 2024, according to a report from Cornerstone Research.
Visual Lease finance exec seeks ‘scalable’ tech

1 week ago | cfodive.com | Grace Noto

Investing in the right technologies and tools can help provide some breathing room for finance leaders today seeking to weather continued economic headwinds, as well as chart a path to future growth. To be successful, however, CFOs need to ensure they are taking a scalable approach — and that they have an open, trusting relationship with their counterparts in the technology space, said Kathryn Eskandarian, vice president of finance at Visual Lease.
Net Power ousts president, CFO amid ongoing cash challenges

1 week ago | cfodive.com | Grace Noto

Energy technology firm Net Power announced its CFO, Akash Patel, and its President and Chief Operating Officer, Brian Allen, would no longer serve in their respective roles and have been relieved of their day-to-day responsibilities, according to a Tuesday press release and securities filing. Both executives will officially depart the company effective May 1, according to the press release. Also Tuesday, the Durham, North Carolina-based company appointed its CEO Daniel J.
Powell says tariffs will likely push up inflation, unemployment rate

1 week ago | cfodive.com | Jim Tyson

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that tariffs and other policy changes by the Trump administration will probably push up unemployment and spur inflation for the remainder of 2025. “Unemployment is likely to go up as the economy slows in all likelihood and inflation is likely to go up as tariffs find their way — and some parts of those tariffs — come to be paid by the public,” Powell said in answer to a question after his Wednesday speech.
Most companies just test-driving AI agents: KPMG

1 week ago | cfodive.com | Alexei Alexis

Most U.S. companies (65%) are experimenting with artificial intelligence agents — tools designed to perform workplace tasks in place of humans, up from 37% in the fourth quarter of last year, a KPMG study released Wednesday found. The Big Four accounting firm also found that generative AI budgets are expanding, with surveyed organizations planning to spend an average of nearly $114 million on the technology during the next 12 months, up from $89 million in the prior quarterly survey.
Warner Music’s new CFO gets $1M signing bonus

1 week ago | cfodive.com | Maura Sadovi

New York-based Warner Music Group said Armin Zerza, who most recently served as CFO of Activision Blizzard, where he played a “pivotal role” in the video game company’s 2023 , will be the music company’s new CFO, according to a Monday company release. Zerza will succeed EVP and CFO Bryan Castellani, who will be stepping down after less than two years in the finance chief seat, with both changes effective May 5.