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Ex-Umeco FD takes Chemring role

Steve Bowers recruited as a group finance director at defence electronics business Chemring

03 Jan 2013

Pilar Lopez

Telefónica CFO takes non-exec role at Wolseley

Pilar Lopez takes up audit and remuneration and nomination non-exec role at building material supplier

02 Jan 2013

Andy Halford

Vodafone CFO takes M&S audit committee role

Andy Halford to take over from fellow finance expert Jeremy Darroch as CEO

02 Jan 2013

WPP CEO says corporation tax “question of judgement”

Sir Martin Sorrell says large corporations will pay tax out of sense of social responsibility and not legal requirements

02 Jan 2013

CFO rules himself out of running for top job at Lonmin

Lonmin CFO and interim CEO Simon Scott asks not to be considered as a candidate for the role of CEO

02 Jan 2013

Finance profession awarded in New Year's Honours

Tax law professor Judith Freedman picks up CBE in New Year's Honours list

02 Jan 2013

G4S brings in former Cable & Wireless CFO

Petrofac CFO Tim Weller will join security firm G4S in June

19 Dec 2012

Revenue accountant most demanded role in 2012

Demand for revenue accountants increased by 55% this year, followed by commercial finance analysts, Michael Page survey finds

14 Dec 2012

Ex-IBM CFO takes biotechnology group FD role

Stephen Wilson, formerly CFO of Misys and IBM UK, succeeds John Worby who retires from the board

13 Dec 2012

Morrisons promotes Trevor Strain as group FD

Trevor Strain takes over from outgoing Morrisons group FD Richard Pennycook in June 2013

13 Dec 2012

CFOs upbeat in face of stagnant growth

A poll of 200 senior finance executives by American Express finds that 81% of finance directors are anticipating an increase in revenues in 2013

12 Dec 2012

FRC files formal complaint against Farepak director

CEO of Farepak's parent company will face an FRC disciplinary hearing in the first half of next year

11 Dec 2012

Ex-CFOs dominate audit committee chair role

Survey of 800 CFOs finds that 71% of audit committee chairs in the UK have held the top finance job at a company

10 Dec 2012

EX-SABMiller CFO takes audit committee chair at Serco

Malcolm Wyman has joined Serco Group as a non-executive director and chair of the audit committee.

07 Dec 2012

Xstrata CFO turns down Glencore role

Trevor Reid will not take up CFO role at Glencore Xstrata after investors voted against a controversial package of retention bonuses

06 Dec 2012

Former Luton Town and Spurs FD excluded by ICAEW

Derek Peter excluded from institute following his director disqualification

06 Dec 2012

Laing O’Rourke CFO takes top job

Laing O'Rourke CFO Anna Stewart will become group CEO in April

04 Dec 2012

H&T appoints ICAEW fellow as non-exec

Former Old Mutual finance director replaces Andrew Brown, who is retiring after six years on the board

30 Nov 2012

Publishers Totally appoint FD

Don Baladasan is made finance director of Totally

29 Nov 2012

Ex-Schroders auditor becomes its CFO

PwC partner Richard Keers is leaving to join Schroders in May next year, when it will have been 26 months since he worked as the company's auditor

29 Nov 2012

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#AAYP 2013: Talent is ageless, but youth unemployment is a problem

The principles of developing future leaders apply whether you've just left school or got years of experience under your belt

To quota or not to quota: that is the problem

Women on board quotas may have a bad rep, but it’s the only way to address inherent bias argues Fiona Hotston Moore

#AAYP 2013: Soft skills will be a necessity to being competitive

Accountants must continue to add value by advising our clients more predominantly on their structure and their long-term objective

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Walk before you can run, lessons on choosing the right IT system

Stepping back and choosing a simpler IT system might be the best way forward for the business explains Christophe Letellier

Colin: Colin was here

Colin loves to be the centre of attention, as the Sky News Twitter account can testify

Taking Stock: Life in the slow lane

It was less Wacky Races and more Sunday driving as a team from Reeves helped raise £15,000 for charity as part of a race to Monaco

Colin: Democracy bureaucracy

Colin wonders what the ICAEW's discussions over the botched ballot were like

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