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New breed of CFOs sit at strategy table

No longer just ‘bookkeepers,' finance pros are modeling scenarios, spotting trends "Money talks, to be honest." The observation, by Nuclear Energy Institute Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Phyllis Rich, makes up in truth what it lacks in originality—and helps explain the evolving role of CFOs in the association sector. "The biggest shift is that the days of CFOs being turnstiles, if you will, or compliance officers who say, ‘You can have $2, but (another person) can't have $2,' have gone by the wayside," she told CEO Update. Rich always has been a key part of the $58 million-revenue NEI's leadership team. She was involved in the association's formation… Read More