This Year’s CFO Revolving Door

Quick quiz: Which C-suite position has the least job security? This year, at least, the answer would have to be chief financial officer, arguably the No. 2 executive at most big public companies. In tech and media in 2023, we’ve seen CFO departures (or CFOs taking a different position internally) at Alphabet, Uber, Tesla, Disney, Stripe, Airbnb, Digital Currency Group, Pinterest, Rent the Runway, Allbirds, BuzzFeed, Everlane and, on Thursday, Spotify. And I’m sure I’ve missed a few.

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