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Financial Director CFO panel

2011 was a treacherous year for those working in finance. Financial Director asks our panel of FDs what they think 2012 has in store

26 Jan 2012

Paul Brooks is group FD at Experian

News

Experian CFO Paul Brooks dies

Brooks died suddenly this weekend at his home in California

09 Jan 2012

News

Sean Cummins appointed as WYG finance director

David Wilton is stepping down following the successful financial restructuring of the group

02 Dec 2011

Feature

Changing the finance function mindset

Simon Court asks why there is so little evidence of business partnerships benefitting business

15 Nov 2011

Feature

Make finance less opaque to your business

A lack of transparency continues to hamper efforts to align non-financial impacts to business strategy, writes Jyoti Banerjee

13 Oct 2011

News

CFO optimism falls to lowest level since 2009

For the first time in a year cost control is the top priority for CFOs, and capital expenditure and acquisitions have taken a back seat

10 Oct 2011

News

CareCapital finance director resigns

The board intends to appoint Don Baladasan as finance director

02 Sep 2011

Opinion

The Secret FD: Mind blowing

The time pressures of an inverse pyramid of authority is enough to make an FD’s head explode

01 Sep 2011

News

Compass Group FD joins EasyJet board

Andy Martin and Adèle Anderson, a former CFO of KPMG UK, will join on 1 September

30 Aug 2011

Blog

In the National Interest: Panic on the streets of London

Civil disorder presents key challenges for public sector finance directors

16 Aug 2011

Interview

FD Interview: Tom Singer

Prudent capital management and an ability to attract long-term investment means the finance director of Bupa can exploit the NHS’s current woes

07 Jul 2011

Web seminar

Enterprise resource planning – improving visibility over internal controls

Financial Director's panel of experts looks at the key pressures facing FDs and examines how they can deploy their ERP system in the most effective way

06 Jul 2011

Opinion

Walking the FD tightrope

Park the ambition to be CEO. The modern FD must first master being operator, steward, strategist and catalyst, says Margaret Ewing

06 Jul 2011

News

Former British Energy FD joins Punch Taverns as non-exec

FD credited with moving British Energy into the FTSE 100 appointed at Punch Taverns

01 Jul 2011

Feature

More female FDs needed on company boards

Increasing the percentage of women at board level is as much about improving corporate boards as achieving social objectives

20 May 2011

Opinion

Don't expect FDs to conform to stereotypes

There is a greater tendency to typecast finance directors than any other career. This creates a host of problems

20 May 2011

Opinion

Audit committee chairman first port of call for FDs

A good audit committee chairman is of real value to a finance director through good times and bad

20 May 2011

Feature

FDs look for more rewarding banking relationships

The past few years have produced a bumper crop of relationship failures between banks and finance directors

20 May 2011

Interview

The FD Interview: Philip McLelland

Far from quietly winding down some bad loans, Philip McLelland is preparing UK Asset Resolution for a commercial future beyond reimbursing the taxpayer

20 May 2011

News

Sodexo UK & Ireland CFO named FD of John Lewis

Rachel Osborne will take up position on 11 July

12 May 2011

Upcoming Events

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Financial Director Summit 2012

The Financial Director Summit 2012 will provide a unique platform in which to share, compare and contrast experiences whilst learning and networking with peers

Latest Opinion

Man versus machine

As we all face a bigger mountain of data day-on-day, sophisticated search engines could turn out to be a godsend

FDs of the future

Finance directors should become more open-minded to employing non-graduate trainee accountants

Cleaning up the Act

The Bribery Act represents an opportunity for businesses to do better business, both at home and abroad, writes Bryn Edwards

Latest Analysis

Three days to pack

Changes to pre-pack administration rules are pleasing no-one, writes Rachael Singh

Acquisition strategy blamed for RSM Tenon's woes

CFO Adrian Gardner tells Accountancy Age that integration costs of Vantis and Bentley Jennison were more than expected

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