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Catherine Guillouard

Catherine Guillouard takes CFO role at Rexel

Gullouard began her career at the French Treasury before taking a senior finance role at Air France

12 Feb 2013

Burberry

Colin: Cartwright checks out

Colin ponders what Burberry's outgoing CFO Stacey Cartwright might like for her parting gift

11 Feb 2013

Burford Capital appoints Miriam Connole as first CFO

Burford Capital appoints Miriam Connole as first CFO, having previously relied on outsourced financial management

07 Feb 2013

Age UK appoints new chief financial officer

Rajeev Arya joins Age UK in March as CFO, replacing the finance director role held by Steve Mensforth

07 Feb 2013

Burberry CFO Cartwright to leave

Stacey Cartwright to step down as Burberry CFO after nine years in the role

07 Feb 2013

CLS Group appoints new CFO

Alexander Filshie joins CLS Group from American Express, where he was international financial controller for Europe, Middle East, Asia, Canada and Latin America

06 Feb 2013

More than half of FDs have no succession planning in place

A survey reveals that most finance directors have no successor if they should leave the business

04 Feb 2013

Barclays FD Chris Lucas to step down

Barclays announces retirement of group FD Chris Lucas alongside general counsel Mark Harding

04 Feb 2013

FTSE 350 FDs scoop £213m in 2012

Financial Director's 2013 Salary Survey sees FDs' total average pay hold up at more than a million pounds

01 Feb 2013

GSK finance expert takes CFO role at Dechra

Former GlaxoSmithKline VP of finance for vaccines in Belgium Anne-Françoise Nesmes joins veterinary pharmaceuticals business

31 Jan 2013

John Menzies poaches Ricardo group FD

Paula Bell leaves Ricardo after six years as group finance director to take up same position at John Menzies

30 Jan 2013

Imperial Tobacco FD steps down after more than 25 years

Bob Dyrbus announces his intention to retire from the listed tobacco company

30 Jan 2013

Safestore FD to leave after a decade in the role

Richard Hodsden to step down in the summer, with Worldpay FD Andy Jones taking the reins

30 Jan 2013

A CFO's predictions for a technological future

Technology predictions that could be set to evolve the finance function, from CFO Steve O'Neill

25 Jan 2013

Nokia calls for departing Reckitt CFO to join board

Ahead of AGM Nokia proposes that Liz Doherty be appointed to its board

25 Jan 2013

FA recruits CFO from The Jockey Club

Another accountant joins senior ranks at the FA, alongside its general secretary and chairman

24 Jan 2013

Jaguar Land Rover CFO voices UK-EU relationship concern

Kenneth Gregor cautions against "barriers" that would arise if the UK is "set aside from Europe

23 Jan 2013

Big businesses' tax contribution stable – despite avoidance anger

The amount of tax paid by the UK's largest businesses has stayed stable, despite public anger over corporate tax avoidance

22 Jan 2013

Former United Biscuits FD takes Greencore role

John Warren to serve as a non-executive at FTSE 250-listed Greencore

22 Jan 2013

Your Money website set for relaunch

Managing your personal finances will be easier and more comprehensive, with the relaunch of Your Money

21 Jan 2013

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How software as a service can meet the strategic needs of a growing business

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

Organisations are now looking for a software service that is cost effective, flexible, streamlined and able to meet the needs of the business both today and in the future

#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

man walks alone in arctic landscape

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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Briefings

budget-management

Why budgeting fails: One management system is not enough

If budgeting is to have any value at all, it needs a radical overhaul. In today's dynamic marketplace, budgeting can no longer serve as a company's only management system; it must integrate with and support dedicated strategy management systems, process improvement systems, and the like. In this paper, Professor Peter Horvath and Dr Ralf Sauter present what's wrong with the current approach to budgeting and how to fix it.

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iXBRL: Taking stock. Looking forward

In this white paper CCH provide checklists to help accountants and finance professionals both in practice and in business examine these issues and make plans. Also includes a case study of a large commercial organisation working through the first year of mandatory iXBRL filing.