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AppFolio, a technology firm focused on the real estate sector, has named Tim Eaton as its new Chief Financial Officer. Eaton’s appointment follows his role as Interim CFO since October 2024. Since joining AppFolio in 2020, he has held several leadership roles, including Chief of Staff to the CEO. Before AppFolio, Eaton gained experience at Visa, Google, and Goldman Sachs in financial and operational roles...

Air Charter Service (ACS), an aircraft charter specialist, has appointed Kerry Holder as its new Chief Financial Officer. She assumed the role on August 1, 2025, replacing Stewart Pitt, who served as CFO for 19 years and will now transition to a non-executive director role. Holder brings nearly three decades of financial experience, beginning her career at KPMG in 1997 and most recently serving as finance director at companies with similar operational scale and complexity...

The 2025 US Insurance Investments Market Report by S&P Global Market Intelligence highlights the increasing role of private markets in insurers' asset strategies. Once considered alternatives, these strategies have become essential to both life and property and casualty (P&C) insurers. The report analyzes asset allocations through Q1 2025, offering detailed insights across bonds, equities, mortgage loans, real estate equity, and other long-term investments...

Cryptocurrency is steadily gaining traction among North American CFOs, as reflected in recent developments and survey data. In March 2025, President Trump signed an executive order to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve and a U.S. digital asset stockpile. By June, the U.S. Senate had passed legislation regulating stablecoins. Despite initial corporate hesitation due to price volatility, only 1% of CFOs surveyed in the Q2 2025 “North American CFO Signals” survey said they had no plans to use cryptocurrency for business functions in the future...

CFOs are navigating increasingly volatile conditions as economic, geopolitical, and technological disruptions reshape traditional budgeting practices. To remain effective, budgets must directly support strategy, rely on granular data, and operate at a cadence that matches real-time business needs. This means reassessing probability-weighted scenarios frequently, identifying the most critical initiatives, and tailoring budget decisions to specific risks across business units, products, and markets...

Carrier Global Corporation, a provider of intelligent climate and energy solutions, has announced a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, a tree-planting nonprofit organization, to plant 5 million trees by 2030. The initiative, titled "For the Air We Breathe, For the World We Share," aims to promote sustainability by using nature-based solutions to improve air quality and help reduce energy use...

Allianz Commercial, the corporate insurance unit of Allianz Group, has announced the appointment of Hyeji Kang as Chief Financial Officer of Allianz Commercial and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), effective October 1, 2025, subject to regulatory approval. She will succeed Oskar Buchauer, who will step down after a 27-year tenure at Allianz...

Danaher Corporation, a life sciences and diagnostics company focused on advancing human health, has announced that Matthew Gugino will become Chief Financial Officer, effective February 28, 2026. Gugino currently serves as Group CFO of the Life Sciences Innovations Group and Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis. He will succeed Matthew McGrew, who has held the CFO position since 2019 and will continue as Executive Vice President during a gradual transition to retirement...

Blackstone Growth and affiliated funds have announced a majority growth investment in NetBrain Technologies, valuing the company at $750 million. NetBrain is a prominent provider of network automation and AI solutions, currently serving over one-third of Fortune 500 companies. The investment will support NetBrain’s plans to scale its AI-powered platform, expand internationally, and advance innovation in network operations...

Initial public offerings surged in the first half of 2025, despite significant market volatility and policy uncertainty, according to a recent EY report. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) fluctuated sharply between 14.8 and 52.3 during the period, five times the range seen in early 2024 amid concerns over U.S. trade policy and geopolitical tensions. EY stated, “Fueled by uncertain U.S. trade policy and ongoing geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, this heightened volatility is compelling companies to reimagine their exit strategies”...