Fortune 500 companies are promoting CFOs internally, as finance chiefs seek to prepare for CEO roles
Good morning. The first half of 2025 brought some unexpected shifts in the ranks of Fortune 500 CFOs. “The CFO market is still quite hot,” said Kirby Perkins, managing director at executive search firm Crist Kolder Associates. However, there’s a dramatic swing toward internal promotions for CFOs, with external hiring of finance chiefs down almost