Transitioning from CFO to CEO: Top tips from the inside track
What does it take to move from CFO to CEO? Four top executives share candid lessons on leadership, risk, growth, and redefining the finance role....

April 22, 2026 • by Vsevolod Shabad in Finance • 9 min read
AI efficiency gains dominate business cases, but capability losses are systematically underestimated and often ignored. Vsevolod Shabad explains how to mitigate this critical risk. ...
Continue readingJuly 14, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Finance • 6 min read
What does it take to move from CFO to CEO? Four top executives share candid lessons on leadership, risk, growth, and redefining the finance role....
April 24, 2025 • by Jerry Davis in Finance • 8 min read
Many regional developers have tried and failed to emulate Silicon Valley’s VC-driven model for innovation. Detroit, the birthplace of Ford, is following an alternative route – with promising results....
March 17, 2025 • by Arturo Bris in Finance • 6 min read
 As AI reshapes finance functions, CFOs are positioned to harness unprecedented productivity gains, provided they address the accompanying regulatory and workforce challenges, says IMD’s Arturo Bris...
January 22, 2025 in Finance • 5 min read
David Michels, CFO at Kinder Morgan, a leading US energy infrastructure company, explores how rapid AI and data center growth have quickly reshaped energy demand and what CFOs can do to navigate...
December 31, 2024 • by Karl Schmedders in Finance • 6 min read
As global markets brace for turbulence in 2025, CFOs will likely need to steer through inflation, trade tensions, and shifting regulations to ensure their organization’s long-term growth....
December 20, 2024 • by Robert Hooijberg, Arturo Bris, David Bach, José Parra Moyano, Michael R. Wade, Julia Binder, Howard H. Yu, Simon J. Evenett, Alyson Meister, Salvatore Cantale, Stefan Michel in Finance • 11 min read
At the end of last year, IMD professors outlined their expert predictions for 2024. Read on to find out who was proved wonderfully right by events, and whose crystal ball was occluded...
December 18, 2024 • by Salvatore Cantale, Barry Gavin in Finance • 16 min read
Green and sustainability-linked bonds offer companies new funding to reach sustainability goals. Salvatore Cantale and Barry Gavin explain how to balance processes with outcomes to tap into a booming market....
December 14, 2024 • by Raphaël Grieco in Finance • 5 min read
Big, untested concepts could have trouble getting early funding, but that doesn't imply they're guaranteed to fail....
December 10, 2024 • by Frederic Barge, Karl Schmedders in Finance • 7 min read
In order to pursue greater valuations in markets with less oversight, companies like Shell are seeking to relocate their listings from European stock exchanges. For ESG, what does this mean?...
November 19, 2024 • by Durreen Shahnaz in Finance • 5 min read
Rethink traditional models of finance to achieve a sustainable and inclusive future, argues Durreen Shahnaz, founder & CEO of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)....
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