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Change starts in the C Suite: Upgrading culture from the CFO down

March 30, 2015

By David Bailey

In our fast-paced business world, successful companies are realising that they need to introduce a new culture of change and innovation. Central to this transformation is the CFO, who must work closely with his or her CEO to develop and implement strategic changes that will deliver sustainable growth.

Business finance lessons for UK startups from Seedrs, Flubit and Playmob

March 25, 2015

By Stephen Verber

If you’re an enthusiastic entrepreneur looking to start a new venture, have you truly stopped to consider the financial aspects of setting up and growing a business

GAME Digital set to lose CFO who brought business back to life

March 24, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

Benedict Smith has announced he will be leaving his post as CFO at high street and online entertainment retailer GAME Digital after two years on the board.

McDonalds UK CFO gets bump up to national MD

February 13, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

Paul Pomroy has taken over as managing director of McDonald’s UK, having first joined the business in 1996 as a real estate analyst.

The FD who left EY in favour of the startup world and P2P lending

February 9, 2015

By Zen Terrelonge

Matt Powell is the financial director at Lending Works, but prior to joining the P2P lending startup, he was working at global audit firm EY (formerly Ernst & Young) and on the road to becoming a partner, so some would call him “crazy” for leaving.

IT and financial service sectors lead UK job market growth

February 9, 2015

By Zen Terrelonge

The UK’s professional recruitment firms have 29 per cent more vacancies to advertise year-on-year, according to data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), and IT and financial sectors are driving job opportunities.

“Growth in the UK economy is now filtering into financial services”

February 2, 2015

By David Craik

Business lending is set to grow for the first time in six years in 2015 as credit-crunch hit banks finally “find their feet” in the recovering economy.

Big data thinking for FDs

January 28, 2015

By Nick Williams

Experienced high-growth technology company finance head Nick Williams examines the interception between FDs and the growing trend of big data.

Meet those controlling the finances at SwiftKey, easyGym and JoJo Maman Bb

January 26, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

Designed to bring together the entrepreneurial finance directors at fast-growth British companies, Real FD Live will see contributions from a wide range of sectors and backgrounds.

The “financial entrepreneur” with Lotus Cars, Wayra and Brightpearl on his CV

January 19, 2015

By Hunter Ruthven

Fresh from taking up a position as interim CFO at MyJobMatcher.com, Chris Chapman looks back at his career for Real FD and explains the various growth strategies he’s been part of.

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