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On September 20, GitLab appointed James Shen as interim Chief Financial Officer and Simon Mundy as Chief Accounting Officer, succeeding Brian Robins, who has departed. Robins will move to Snowflake to serve as CFO. The company is also advancing its AI strategy and has announced executive compensation adjustments.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday that the central bank should place greater emphasis on solidifying the labor market rather than focusing solely on price stability, while also noting the dual risks of rising unemployment and higher inflation. Powell stated that tariffs, the highest since 1933, have pushed inflation up by about 0.4 percentage points, while average monthly job gains since June have been only 29,000. He acknowledged that "two-sided risks mean there is no risk-free path" and called for policy to shift from "fixating on inflation" to "a more balanced approach."
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently proposed a rule to reform the H-1B visa lottery selection process, attempting to restore policy adjustments introduced during the first Trump administration. Under this rule, DHS would weight registrations based on the equivalent salary level that employers offer to visa beneficiaries. The rule establishes a four-tier salary ladder, placing higher-paid applications in higher tiers and giving them more chances in the lottery compared to lower-paid applications.
CNX Resources announced on Monday that President and CFO Alan Shepard will take over as CEO effective January 1, 2026, with current CEO Nick Deiuliis retiring at the end of the year. Shepard was appointed on September 17, and the company has not yet named a new CFO. Data shows that the proportion of CFOs transitioning to CEO roles has risen in 2025.
Accel Entertainment has appointed Brett Summerer as Chief Financial Officer, effective Monday. Summerer, who previously held executive roles at Kraft Heinz, General Motors, and Verano, will take full responsibility for financial operations and play a key role in strategic planning, business development, and mergers and acquisitions. The company also disclosed his compensation package and recent financing activities.
A report released by West Monroe on Monday shows that enterprise software spending is accelerating as generative and agentic AI features are integrated into enterprise software. The survey covered 310 procurement, IT, and finance executives from companies with annual revenues of at least $100 million. Over 90% of respondents expect AI adoption to increase technology budgets, and nearly half of enterprises see license and subscription cost increases for renewals and new contracts exceeding the industry average of 10%.
Oreoluwa Onabowale, FP&A lead at GE Vernova, shares: accurate forecasts may not necessarily change decisions, but influence built through translation, timing, and diplomacy can truly drive business outcomes.
A survey by cybersecurity firm VikingCloud found that nearly half (48%) of cybersecurity leaders did not report "major" cybersecurity incidents to senior management or the board over the past year, mainly due to fears of punitive responses from leadership and the board (40%) and financial or reputational harm from public disclosure or regulatory consequences (44%). Experts note that companies should tailor incident response plans and cultivate a safe reporting culture.
In most companies, the finance department is often seen as a natural "gatekeeper," habitually saying "no" to requests that lack sufficient assurance. As CFO of Agiloft, a contract management software company, Angel Lange is trying to rewrite this narrative. She proposes a work philosophy centered on "help me find a way to say yes," advocating that finance teams should deeply understand business goals and balance cost control with supporting growth through creative modeling and collaboration. The article uses examples such as sales expansion, product investment, and M&A integration to illustrate how this "affirmative-first" mindset helps companies remain agile in high-growth environments, and suggests that financial leaders can gradually shift from "gatekeeper" to "enabler" by recruiting better employees and empowering teams to participate in strategic discussions.
In the CFO Dive podcast, KPMG Director Kelly Owens and Workday Senior Director Jim Gahagan discuss the value of a unified ERP platform, drawing on KPMG's 2025 banking survey to analyze how real-time data insights help CFOs optimize regulatory data management, reduce audit risk, and enhance operational efficiency.