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Do you think finance departments are the best place to train future CEOs? Provide two actual examples of CFOs of publicly-traded companies who became CEOs of publicly-traded companies within the past 5 years. Do these individuals have the CPA and/or CFA designations?

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The expert determines whether CFOs really make good CEOs. Publicly-traded companies within the past five years are determined.

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I don't think they are. CEOs need to acquire more than just dollars and cents training. (While as we have seen in recent years with financial improprieties this is very, very important), CEOS need to be trained in deal ...

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