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Blog | March 10, 2025
Blog | March 10, 2025

3 Key Themes for CFOs in 2025

CFOs are currently participating in our annual Leadership Perspective Survey, sharing their mission critical priorities, challenges and planned investments for the upcoming year. Here, we are exploring three themes that emerged from these insights, which we anticipate will be focus areas for CFOs in 2025.

CFOs are currently participating in our annual Leadership Perspective Survey, sharing their mission critical priorities, challenges and planned investments for the upcoming year. Here, we are exploring three themes that emerged from these insights, which we anticipate will be focus areas for CFOs in 2025.
Leadership Profile | July 3, 2025
Leadership Profile | July 3, 2025

Lessons from Bayer’s Guru Ramamurthy on Modern CFO Leadership

Guru Ramamurthy, global CFO of Bayer Crop Science, is at the forefront of transformation within one of the world’s leading life sciences companies. In this exclusive profile, Guru reflects on the defining moments that have shaped his career, the leadership philosophies that guide his decisions, and his vision for the evolving role of the CFO in today’s dynamic business landscape.

Guru Ramamurthy, global CFO of Bayer Crop Science, is at the forefront of transformation within one of the world’s leading life sciences companies. In this exclusive profile, Guru reflects on the defining moments that have shaped his career, the leadership philosophies that guide his decisions, and his vision for the evolving role of the CFO in today’s dynamic business landscape.
Leadership Profile | November 3, 2024
Leadership Profile | November 3, 2024

Alan Tachikawa's Path to CFO at Aflac Global Investments

Alan Tachikawa, CFO at Aflac Global Investments, has had a remarkable career journey and his diverse experiences have significantly shaped his approach to leadership and decision-making. In this article, Alan discusses the greatest advice he’s received from insightful leaders, his leadership philosophy, approach to finance transformation, and how he stays “ahead of the curve” in the evolving business landscape.

Alan Tachikawa, CFO at Aflac Global Investments, has had a remarkable career journey and his diverse experiences have significantly shaped his approach to leadership and decision-making. In this article, Alan discusses the greatest advice he’s received from insightful leaders, his leadership philosophy, approach to finance transformation, and how he stays “ahead of the curve” in the evolving business landscape.

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blog | march 11, 2025

3 Key Themes for CFOs in 2025

blog | march 11, 2025

3 Key Themes for CFOs in 2025

CFOs are currently participating in our annual Leadership Perspective Survey, sharing their mission critical priorities, challenges and planned investments for the upcoming year. Here, we are exploring three themes that emerged from these insights, which we anticipate will be focus areas for CFOs in 2025.

leadership profile | july 3, 2025

Lessons from Bayer’s Guru Ramamurthy on Modern CFO Leadership

leadership profile | july 3, 2025

Lessons from Bayer’s Guru Ramamurthy on Modern CFO Leadership

Guru Ramamurthy, global CFO of Bayer Crop Science, is at the forefront of transformation within one of the world’s leading life sciences companies. In this exclusive profile, Guru reflects on the defining moments that have shaped his career, the leadership philosophies that guide his decisions, and his vision for the evolving role of the CFO in today’s dynamic business landscape.

blog | april 8, 2024

Top Finance and Enterprise Priorities for CFOs in 2024

blog | april 8, 2024

Top Finance and Enterprise Priorities for CFOs in 2024

As they aim to drive growth and create operational efficiencies, CFOs are becoming increasingly focused on how technology and digital transformation can help achieve their goals. We polled CFOs across Evanta communities on their approach to key priorities and objectives for 2024 – here, we highlight some key takeaways.
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CFO Peer Content

town hall insights | august 13, 2025

Beyond the Numbers – Empowering Finance for Strategic Impact

town hall insights | august 13, 2025

Beyond the Numbers – Empowering Finance for Strategic Impact

As the business landscape rapidly evolves, how can CFOs redefine their roles – and the finance function – to better support the future of their businesses. Recently the San Francisco CFO Community gathered for a town hall to explore how they can redefine their roles – and the finance function – to better support the future of their businesses – These are the key takeaways.

blog | july 13, 2025

Gartner C-level Communities: Where C-suite Leaders Shape the Conversation

blog | july 13, 2025

Gartner C-level Communities: Where C-suite Leaders Shape the Conversation

Gartner C-level Communities are designed exclusively for C-level executives from the world’s leading organizations. But what truly sets us apart is the way our community is led and shaped: by the Governing Body, a select group of C-level executives who ensure our programs are always relevant, timely, and impactful.

leadership profile | july 3, 2025

Lessons from Bayer’s Guru Ramamurthy on Modern CFO Leadership

leadership profile | july 3, 2025

Lessons from Bayer’s Guru Ramamurthy on Modern CFO Leadership

Guru Ramamurthy, global CFO of Bayer Crop Science, is at the forefront of transformation within one of the world’s leading life sciences companies. In this exclusive profile, Guru reflects on the defining moments that have shaped his career, the leadership philosophies that guide his decisions, and his vision for the evolving role of the CFO in today’s dynamic business landscape.

infographic | may 22, 2025

2025 CFO Leadership Perspectives

infographic | may 22, 2025

2025 CFO Leadership Perspectives

Gartner C-level Communities recently surveyed over 100 CFO community members to identify their key priorities and investment areas for the upcoming year. Here’s what they reported in our annual CFO Leadership Perspective Survey.

survey report | may 19, 2025

9 C-suite Leadership Trends in a VUCA Environment

survey report | may 19, 2025

9 C-suite Leadership Trends in a VUCA Environment

In early April 2025, we surveyed nearly 700 C-level executives about their insights on the current VUCA environment and the strategic shifts they are implementing in response. Here, we outline nine key trends from the survey, including the unique impact the VUCA environment has on each function.
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