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Monday, May 18, 2026

KnowBe4 Strengthens Finance Function with Yuneeb Khan Appointment

KnowBe4 has appointed Yuneeb Khan as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Bob Reich, who will retire and remain as an advisor through the first quarter of 2026 to support the transition. Khan will report directly to CEO Bryan Palma and lead the company’s worldwide finance organization. The appointment comes as KnowBe4 continues to expand its human and agentic AI risk management platform...

Atlassian Names James Chuong CFO to Steer Next Growth Phase

Atlassian Corporation has appointed James Chuong as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, he will oversee the company’s Finance and Legal functions, bringing more than two decades of experience across technology and investment banking. Chuong most recently served as CFO of LinkedIn, where he led financial operations during a period of significant scale, supporting growth to more than one billion members and $18 billion in revenue...

EY Launches Sustainable Operating Blueprint to Help Companies Embed ESG Into...

EY has launched a Sustainable Operating Blueprint designed to help organizations move sustainability out of standalone reporting functions and into core strategy and execution. The framework is structured to guide companies from setting ambition to implementing change across the enterprise, with a focus on embedding environmental and social considerations into governance, capital allocation, risk management, and operational decision-making...

General Motors Appoints Claudia Gast as Deputy CFO and Strategy Lead

General Motors has announced that Claudia Gast will join the company on March 1, 2026, as Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development, and Technology Partnerships. In this role, Gast will report to Chair and Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra on strategy matters and to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson on corporate development and technology partnerships. GM said the appointment reflects its focus on strengthening financial discipline while advancing long-term strategic priorities through partnerships and targeted investments...

FTI Survey Shows CFO Confidence with Risks Ahead

FTI Consulting’s 2026 Global CFO Survey reveals that finance leaders anticipate solid revenue growth over the next year, even as they acknowledge ongoing economic and operational risks. The survey of 700 CFOs worldwide shows that 85% expect revenue growth of at least 10% in the next 12 months, up sharply from 72% in the prior year. Inflation, geopolitical conflict, and cybersecurity are cited by the majority of respondents as significant risks to enterprise performance...

Circle Foundation Backs UN Digital Finance Platform to Improve Aid Delivery...

Circle Foundation, the philanthropic initiative backed by fintech company Circle Internet Group’s 1% equity commitment and the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has announced its first international grant to support the United Nations’ Digital Hub of Treasury Solutions (DHoTS). Created in 2021 by UNHCR, DHoTS is a shared financial platform intended to streamline monetary transfers across the UN system and reduce dependence on legacy payment rails that can be slow and costly...

Tracy Farr Steps into CFO Role to Guide Lazard’s Financial Strategy

Lazard has named Tracy Farr as its new Chief Financial Officer, placing a long-serving senior executive in charge of the firm’s financial and strategic planning functions. Farr brings more than 20 years of experience, including over a decade at Lazard, where he most recently served as a Managing Director in the Capital Structure Advisory group and worked closely with senior leadership on corporate development and strategy. His background spans complex mergers and acquisitions, financing structures, and valuation work across public and private companies...

Uber Taps Finance Chief Balaji Krishnamurthy to Support Growing Autonomous Strategy

Uber has appointed Balaji Krishnamurthy as its new Chief Financial Officer. Krishnamurthy, who has spent more than six years at Uber in strategic finance and investor relations, replaces Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah, who is leaving after three years in the role. During the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call, Krishnamurthy said Uber plans to deploy capital into autonomous software partners, take equity stakes in vehicle makers, and support infrastructure providers through long-term supply and offtake agreements...

Meta and NextEra Expand Large-Scale Clean Energy Projects Across the U.S.

NextEra Energy Resources and Meta have signed clean energy agreements totalling about 2.5 gigawatts across 13 project sites in the U.S. These contracts include 11 power purchase agreements and two energy storage agreements that will support Meta’s aim to operate on 100% clean energy. Most of the capacity, up to 2.1 gigawatts, will come from nine solar projects across Texas, the Southwest Power Pool region, and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator market...

Paramount Selects Dennis Cinelli to Lead Company’s Finance Operations

Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, has appointed Dennis K. Cinelli as Chief Financial Officer. Cinelli joins the company’s executive leadership team and has resigned from his position on the Board of Directors as part of the transition. He succeeds Andrew C. Warren, who has served as EVP and Interim Chief Financial Officer since June 2025. In his new role, Cinelli will oversee Paramount’s core financial functions, including accounting, tax, and investor relations. Warren will continue to support the company as a strategic advisor following the conclusion of his interim tenure...

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Hertz Appoints Scott M. Haralson as Chief Financial Officer

Hertz Global Holdings, a prominent global rental car company, has announced the appointment of Scott M. Haralson as Chief Financial Officer. "His deep expertise in financial management and leveraging the capital markets to drive business transformation will be invaluable to Hertz as we rotate our fleet, deliver operational excellence, build greater cost discipline and undertake other key initiatives to improve our financial performance", stated Hertz CEO Gil West...

Navan Appoints Amy Butte as Chief Financial Officer

Navan, the comprehensive super app simplifying travel and expense management, announced the appointment of Amy Butte as Chief Financial Officer effective June, 2024. Butte, who joined Navan's Board of Directors in April 2024, has resigned from her role as Audit Committee Chair to assume this executive position...