83. CFO Stories: The Future Focused CFO - James Owen

In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro chats with James Owen, who was the Global Chief Financial Officer at Kantar, about the Future Focused CFO,  and how to build a transformational mindset within your finance team.
  • James’ journey to becoming Global CFO of Kantar Profiles & his work with CIMA/AICPA
  • How has the CFO role changed and how will the CFO role change over the next few years?
  • How far away are we from where we need to be within the CFO role?
  • What is holding CFOs back from stepping into that role?
  • How to build a transformational mindset within your finance team
  • What are the challenges with managing a global team?
  • What key things do you need in place to be a successful CFO?
  • Understanding cultural differences within a finance team
  • Critical changes finance leaders need to make for the future
  • What James is doing to set his team up for success both now and in the future
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