Committed to Putting People First: Devina Rankin, Waste Management
“By putting people first, you take care of all the other stakeholders,” says Waste Management’s finance chief and 22-year veteran.
“By putting people first, you take care of all the other stakeholders,” says Waste Management’s finance chief and 22-year veteran.
“CFOs should already be demonstrating their competency level in their daily role if they want to transition seamlessly to CEO when the time comes,” says Arun Dhingra of Egon Zehnder.
“The CEO had installed SAP in the months before my hiring,” says Eric W. Neumann. “Upon my arrival, it was easy to see that the system had not been used correctly and all the figures were wildly wrong.”
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To secure young talent, many CFOs have had to adjust compensation and position accounting more thoughtfully to potential hires, says Nicholas Malone, CFO of E78 Partners.
“CFOs must balance maintaining a lean expense base and ensuring adequate resources to retain valuable employees,” says MBO Partners’ CFO Thomas Luttrell.