Think you need to be an accountant to be a CFO? You don’t
Analysis primarily of biographies and LinkedIn profiles of ASX 50 chief financial officers found that just over 60 per cent cite professional accounting qualifications.
BHP’s Jane Kuang is being mentored by ANZ Bank’s Farhan Faruqui. Louis Trerise
What do Farhan Faruqui of ANZ Bank, Joy Linton of biotech company CSL, Vandita Pant of mining behemoth BHP and Telstra’s Michael Ackland have in common?
All are chief financial officers, yet none of them are chartered accountants.
Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London. Connect with Sally on Twitter. Email Sally at spatten@afr.com
