Tag Archives: FEI

CPA CFO vs. Non-CPA CFO

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

The controversy is back. Should Chief Financial Officers be required to hold a CPA designation, or not? It began with a guest post on the FEI blog, with a couple of nightmares, I mean examples, of companies with non-CPA CFOs … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Recent Statistics | Tagged bean counters, CFOs, Chief Financial Officer, CPA CFOs, FEI, Financial Executives International, Spencer Stuart, strategic leaders | 10 Comments

What Are You Contributing to the Conversation?

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Nothing? Noise? Value? There’s a global conversation happening and you can either choose to be a part of it or refuse to engage. If the choice is to not participate, you do so at your own peril … because the … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Digital Footprint | Tagged branding, Executive, FEI, Finance Executive, high-value candidate, high-value target, Linked In, networking, recruiter, social media, subject matter expert, web 2.0 | 3 Comments

Welcome CFOs!

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

Corporate Finance Executives You have achieved a high level of career success in a world where integrity, confidentiality, clear value, and great service are expected, even demanded. You have succeeded because you understand the rules of the game and you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged branding, Career & Personal Brand Strategist, career management, CFO, CFOs, Cindy Kraft, Corporate Finance Executives, FEI, FENG, finance executives, Financial Executives International, Financial Executives Networking Group, Google Quotient, Linked In, The Glass Hammer, top talent | Comments Off

Raise EBITDA … Raise Salary

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

There is a must-read article on CFO.com regarding a recent survey done by FEI on finance executive salary. It is important for CFOs and future CFOs to recognize how their performance will be measured as it relates to salary; and then, have … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs | Tagged CFO, CFO.com, FEI, Finance Executive, marketable, salary, value proposition | 1 Comment

CFOs Primer for Building Online Visibility

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

These great comments came from one of my FEI readers. And he’s right, he probably isn’t the only one asking these kinds of questions. Here’s his post: I would appreciate your thoughts about all the different “connecting” or some type … Continue reading →

Posted in Branding, CFO Careers, Coaching Tips | Tagged CFO, CFOs, Facebook, FEI, Google, KillerStartups, Konnect, Linked In, LinkedIN, Plaxo, Twitter, Ziggs, Zoom Info | 2 Comments

Finance Executives’ Salaries

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Cindy Kraft, the CFO-Coach

CFO.com featured some results from a salary survey conducted by Financial Executives International (FEI). Interesting read … but in case you missed it, here are some excerpts that you might find interesting. “ ‘While the current economic conditions and market … Continue reading →

Posted in CFO Careers, Current Affairs | Tagged CFO, CFO.com, Chief Financial Officer, FEI, finance executives international, performance measures, salary, value proposition | Leave a comment