“The ability to not worry about whether bankers’ feelings are hurt.”
~ Vanessa Wittman, CFO of Marsh & McLennan Cos., on what skills got her through a tight credit market.
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NFL CFO Sick of Working for a Shrewd, Egotistical Organization; Returning to Goldman Sachs
Two years working for Roger Goodell must have been pure hell, compared to reporting to Lloyd.
Chief Financial Officer Anthony Noto is leaving the NFL after two years to return to Goldman Sachs.
Tony will be slumming it in IBD as the co-head of the Global Media Group. The NFL is cool with it though; they understand that not everyone is cut out for the big leagues. The good news is they’ve still got a Team Jehovah alum heading up the Finance Department:
The league said Monday that Eric Grubman will oversee the finance group at least until the end of collective bargaining negotiations with the NFL Players Association. Grubman is executive vice president of business operations and led the league’s finance operations when he joined the NFL in 2004.
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Wendy’s/Arby’s CFO: Killing Cows and Pigs Isn’t as Profitable as It Used to Be
This is especially troublesome for the House that Dave Thomas partially built because eating more produce isn’t an option for most Americans.
Higher costs for commodities like beef and bacon will take a bite out of margins at Wendy’s/Arby’s Group (WEN.N) in the second half of 2010, an executive for the No. 3 U.S. fast-food chain said on Tuesday.
“Beef and bacon are two commodities that have been troublesome to us in this current environment,” Steve Hare, Wendy’s/Arby’s chief financial officer, said at an investor conference.
Beef, bacon to bite margins at Wendy’s/Arby’s: CFO [Reuters]