Why CFOs of publicly listed companies need personality to succeed

About this episode

CFOs of publicly listed companies need to showcase their personality beyond the numbers to succeed.

What do CFOs at publicly listed companies tend to have in common? For most of them, it's an ability to go past the numbers and let your personality shine through, according to the finance chiefs interviewed by IR Impact deputy editor Garnet Roach . In this edition of the IR Voice podcast, Roach discusses what she learned from those CFOs, who addressed everything from learning from investors or analysts, the lasting impacts of the pandemic and their preferences for various meetings. There's also time for a quick update on IR Magazine's change of identity: Laurie Havelock introduces IR Impact, the new identity for our publication going forward, and what you might be able to expect in the coming months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Laurie Havelock

Guest: Garnet Roach

Topics covered

• CFOs
• personality
• investor relations
• finance
• pandemic impact

Keywords

• investors
• analysts
• meetings
• IR Magazine
• IR Impact

Mentioned in this episode

Products: IR Impact

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