A recent Wall Street Journal article examines the appointment of former CFO David O’Reilly to the CEO post at Howard Hughes, highlighting the rise of CFO-to-CEO transitions. The WSJ quotes Stanton Chase’s Cathy Logue, Global CFO Practice Group Leader, who observes that O’Reilly’s appointment “goes hand in hand with the evolution of the CFO role” as CFOs are increasingly more involved in operations and setting strategy.
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