83. CFO Stories: The Future Focused CFO - James Owen, Global CFO at Kantar

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In this episode of CFO 4.0, Hannah Munro chats with James Owen, Global Chief Financial Officer at Kantar, about the Future Focused CFO,  and how to build a transformational mindset within your finance team.

Also covered in this episode: 

• James’ journey to becoming Global CFO of Kantar Profiles & his work with CIMA/AICPA
• How has the CFO role changed and how will the CFO role change over the next few years?
• How far away are we from where we need to be within the CFO role? 
• What is holding CFOs back from stepping into that role?
• How to build a transformational mindset within your finance team
• What are the challenges with managing a global team?
• What key things do you need in place to be a successful CFO?
• Understanding cultural differences within a finance team
• Critical changes finance leaders need to make for the future
• What James is doing to set his team up for success both now and in the future

Links mentioned in this episode:
James' LinkedIn
Kantar
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