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Fortune
Chris Morris

UNCOVERED: What makes a cfo a good ceo candidate - Caught on Camera

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It’s a good time to be a chief financial officer with designs on upward mobility.

During the first half of 2022, approximately 8.1% of 681 CFOs among both Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies were promoted to the role of CEO—an all-time high, according to executive search firm Crist Kolder Associates’ volatility report. A decade ago, that number was just 5.6%.

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