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CFO Incubator Breakfast with Alistair Bell, CFO for Graincorp

    Alistair Bell presented his outstanding career journey to the CFO chair, starting in the Big 4 and making his first move from the profession to be an ASX CFO at age 33.   Alistair is currently the CFO for Graincorp Limited, a complex global business of over 4000 employees that is always changing and…

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The Rise and Rise of the Deputy CFO

by Greg McKenzie The emergence of the role of Deputy CFO in recent years is a direct result of the ongoing evolution of the Chief Financial Officer’s role – the latter now being tasked with the broader demands of being a strategic business partner to the CEO and executive leadership team. As CFOs become “wedded…

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CFO Incubator Breakfast with Ian Bucknell, CFO for Drillsearch

  Ian Bucknell presented his fantastic career journey and the benefits of taking calculated career risks to our CFO Incubator group.   Having backed himself to go on a growth journey with Drill Search, he shared his experiences on working with the board in a rapidly changing business, the importance of bringing in support and…

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Baby Boomers- the untapped gold in the interim employment market

Here are some headline facts to take into account around Baby Boomers (born between 1946 & 1964) and the Australian workforce. Boomers make up 35% of the Australian Working Population 50% of Boomers don’t expect to retire until they are 66 or older One in Ten predict they will never retire There is a strange…

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The CFO Incubator Mentoring Breakfast with Brett Houldin, CFO for QSR Holdings

      In the CFO Incubator’s second mentoring session Brett Houldin, CFO & Executive Director for QSRH offered fantastic insights into his career journey and success.   It is fascinating to see someone who has achieved so much in such a short space of time, and being honest in sharing his approach and learning…

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Cultural Fitness Test: How to ensure your new recruit is fit to perform

If you’ve just invested time and money to get a contractor on board, chances are that you and the team are already under the pump.This makes it vitally important that the contractor is the right cultural fit so that they gel with the team and “hit the ground running”. In order to make sure you…

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