What CFOs Need to Know for 2025 with Jim Benson, CFO at Dynatrace
February 11, 2025
In this episode of CFO Weekly, Jim Benson, Chief Financial Officer at Dynatrace, joins Megan Weis to share insights about modernizing the finance function, developing succession strategies, and what CFOs should focus on as we enter 2025.
Jim brings over three decades of leadership experience in market-leading technology companies. Before joining Dynatrace, he served as Executive Vice President and CFO at Akamai Technologies and spent over 20 years in various leadership roles at Hewlett Packard.
In this episode, we discuss:
The evolution of the CFO role from traditional financial steward to strategic business partner
What are the critical components of modernizing finance functions
How CFOs can leverage data analytics and storytelling to drive better decision-making
CFO's expanding role in driving company-wide alignment and growth
In this episode of CFO Weekly, Jim Benson, Chief Financial Officer at Dynatrace, joins Megan Weis to share insights about modernizing the finance function, developing succession strategies, and what CFOs should focus on as we enter 2025.
Jim brings over three decades of leadership experience in market-leading technology companies. Before joining Dynatrace, he served as Executive Vice President and CFO at Akamai Technologies and spent over 20 years in various leadership roles at Hewlett Packard.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The evolution of the CFO role from traditional financial steward to strategic business partner
- What are the critical components of modernizing finance functions
- How CFOs can leverage data analytics and storytelling to drive better decision-making
- CFO's expanding role in driving company-wide alignment and growth
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