HR Digest

MAY 14, 2022

On May 11, Moderna announced that its Chief Financial officer will be leaving the company after spending just one day in office. Moderna’s decision raises questions about its employment verifications and whether the company did its due diligence.

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CFO Chief Financial Officer Due Diligence Biotechnology 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

What receives far less attention is that, more and more in our increasingly complex, volatile, and fully-globalized business world, the effectiveness of such action depends on a powerful partnership between the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the General Counsel (GC). Compliance.

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CFO Chief Financial Officer Compliance Due Diligence 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

Brown conducted the due diligence required of a director candidate. He had earlier served as chief financial officer of two publicly-traded companies—Discovery Communications and American Tower Corporation—and would bring additional financial experience on capital allocation.

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Hostile Takeover Chief Financial Officer Due Diligence Charan 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. search engine company Inktomi in 2002.

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Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 9