A chief finance officer is a potential candidate to hire or promote to the position of a chief executive officer. The officer’s leadership and management skills are vital in ensuring the success of a business. However, there are possible drawbacks to such a decision. The job descriptions are not the same for the two positions because while the function of the CEO is to give direction to the company, a CFO has more focused duty of dealing with financial issues (Hilger, Ansgar and Utz 20). Vodafone Limited, a publicly traded company, has its CEO for the Africa region, Continue reading...