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More CFOs are becoming CEOs, but does finance training make good leaders?
Original: ‘Long gone are the days where we just provided numbers’: The CFO-to-CEO pipeline is growing but does a finance background always make a good leader?
Finance chiefs are increasingly moving into the top job, with Fortune examining the growing CFO-to-CEO pipeline. The piece argues that the role has expanded far beyond crunching numbers, giving CFOs broader operational and strategic experience. But it questions whether a finance background always translates into strong leadership, weighing the analytical rigour finance chiefs bring against gaps in areas like vision-setting, culture and customer focus that other leadership paths may develop better.
Why now: The debate over whether CFOs make effective CEOs is a live one as companies increasingly promote finance chiefs to the top role.
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