All Posts Tagged CFO

CFO Optimism Spirals Downward

December 8th, 2007 | No comments

This is interesting for one simple reason: CFOs see what’s going on deep within the numbers, regardless of what gets reported in the world according to GAAP.

Why being a CFO can suck

August 22nd, 2007 | No comments

On the firing of Draft/FCB CFO Bob Oates:
Apparently Bob had the nerve to suggest that while laying off a 150 people, it might be good PR to cut down on such things as the cases of “Effen – Effen” and the new leopard skin seat covers for Howard’s Aston.
You’re somewhat conservative, and you’re signing the [...]

Insurer to cover the “good guys”

January 2nd, 2006 | No comments

I suspect insurers cringe everytime they hear one of their big corporate clients hands their data over to some criminal. Hartford Financial Services is thinking differently – they are starting ID theft coverage for small business owners, and I’ll bet it pays off. Small business generally care more about their clients, and while [...]