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• After the Storm

  What impact will the recession have on your career prospects? November 1, 2009

• Are You "Strategic"?

  CFOs have long aspired to that lofty moniker. Is the time at hand when many can lay claim to it? November 1, 2009

• When CFOs Take the Top Spot

  It doesn't happen often, but when CFOs become CEOs, companies often outperform, at least on stock prices. November 1, 2009

• Recession Impressions

  Finance executives assess the impact of the financial crisis on their career opportunities. November 1, 2009

• CFOs on the Move: Week Ending October 30

  Motorola, Nissan Motor, The Andersons, Aviva, Nokia, United Rentals. October 29, 2009

• A Crash Course in Working Capital

  Karen Daniel, CFO of privately held Black & Veatch, is a stickler for GAAP and wants every manager to understand how their daily tasks affect corporate working capital. October 28, 2009

• Doing What Needs Doing: A CFO as Sales Boss

  A software firm's finance and operations chief puts himself on the front lines of customer interaction. His other passion: carefully nurturing the company's ESOP. October 27, 2009

• Credit Suisse Bets Others Will Take Its Cue on Pay

  The bank risks talent defections with a plan to make bonus compensation subject to company results over several years, but competitors may be pressured into the same step. October 22, 2009

• Executive Comp Rules Will Be Narrow, Pay Czar Suggested

  Although the administration is reportedly planning to cut the compensation of 175 executives at bailed-out companies, no wider war is intended, Kenneth Feinberg has suggested. October 22, 2009

• CFOs on the Move: Week Ending October 23

  X-Rite, Allegiant Travel, Nucor, Polymer Group, Asset International, Aileron Therapeutics, Axion International Holdings. October 22, 2009