In this series of video interviews, the Financial Officers Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates looks at the evolution of the CFO, including the journey from the first CFO role, through the transition from CFO to CEO and then to the board. It examines what makes a successful CFO in private equity as well as other interesting and topical issues facing the CFOs of today.
In our first interview, Russell Reynolds Associates’ consultant Ben Jones talks with Julie Brown, Chief Operating & Financial Officer at Burberry plc and a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Roche. His conversation with Julie explores her experience as a listed company CFO through to becoming an audit chair on an external board.