Top Five Stories of the Week on Finance Chief
Ethan Tandowsky has been appointed as the new CFO for ElevenLabs, joining the company after leaving fintech Adyen.
He says; “For my next chapter, I am very excited to join the team at ElevenLabs as CFO.”
ElevenLabs partners with BCG.
BCG: Boston Consulting Group is an American global management consulting firm that advises public and private sector organisations on corporate strategy, operation transformation, and technology. Founded in 1963, the business operates out of its primary corporate headquarters in Massachusetts, US. Christoph Schweizer leads the firm as Chief Executive Officer.
T-Mobile US appoints Jessica Uhl as Next CFO
T-Mobile US, Inc. has announced that Jessica Uhl will join the enterprise as CFO Designate, ultimately succeeding Peter Osvaldik as Chief Financial Officer in February 2027 as part of a long-term leadership succession plan.
The transition follows Peter’s previous one-year contract extension, which was structured to support the transition of the CEO.
Jessica, who previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Shell and most recently as President of GE Vernova, will join the telecom operator as CFO Designate in mid-September.
T-Mobile partners with Cisco Systems.
Cisco Systems: Cisco Systems is a global digital communications technology company that develops networking hardware, software and telecommunications equipment. It plays a crucial role in providing cloud-native core network gateways for telecommunications providers globally. The company was founded in 1984 by computer scientists Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner. It maintains its global corporate headquarters in San Jose, California. Chuck Robbins leads the enterprise, serving as Chief Executive Officer since July 2015.
Snowflake Reports on H2 of Fiscal 2027 with AI Push
Importantly, we delivered this accelerating growth while expanding operating margin. Balancing growth with discipline remains a top priority, and we are raising our full-year product revenue growth guidance to 36% year-over-year.”
Snowflake announce its financial results for the second half of Fiscal 2027, with another boost in revenue growth.
Due to a raise in profits, the company is expanding its full-year growth guidance.
Product growth for Snowflake was reflected in the results, as product revenue reached US$1.49bn, a 37-38% YoY growth.
CFO Brian Robins notes: “Q2 marks our third consecutive quarter of product revenue growth acceleration, driven by strength in both our core data platform and a meaningful step-up in AI revenue.”
Snowflake partners with Salesforce.
Salesforce: Salesforce Inc. is an American cloud-based software enterprise specialising in customer relationship management software and applications. It integrates directly with Snowflake to allow seamless, real-time data sharing across marketing and sales analytics. The company was co-founded in 1999 by CEO Marc Benioff. Salesforce maintains its global head office in California, US
Q&A: Rimini Street CFO Michael Perica on Digital Adaptation
- Ethan Tandowski was at Adyen for nine years
- Kraft Heinz has invested a total of US$700m in 2026 across marketing, sales, R&D, productivity and pricing
- Incoming CFO Jessica Uhl will take over as CFO in February 2027
- Snowflake is raising its full-year product revenue growth guidance to 36% YoY
- Michael Perica has been a CFO since 2008
Michael Perica, CFO of Rimini Street, speaks exclusively with Finance Chief about the ‘Chief No Officer’ and the role of AI and digital transformation.
The Chief No Officer; otherwise known as the Chief Financial Officer, is about adapting to change. Saying no to budget increase requests, office expansions and sometimes a change in workflow is a thing of the past. Michael Perica, CFO at Rimini Street, explains how the CFO role has changed; namely with the rise of digital transformation.
After years of running complex ERP systems, Michael’s expertise positioned him expertly for the CFO role at the business solutions company, currently specialising in Agentic AI ERP innovation.
His 12 years of experience in capital markets also provides unique expertise which he shares exclusively with Finance Chief in this Q&A.
Rimini Street Partners with ServiceNow.
ServiceNow: Headquartered in California, US, ServiceNow was founded in 2004 by Fred Luddy. Led by Chairman and CEO Bill McDermott, the company operates globally as a cloud computing giant, delivering digital workflow solutions that optimise enterprise productivity. ServiceNow aims to redefine modern business operations through continuous innovation, expanding its platform capabilities to integrate enterprise-grade AI and automated service management
Kraft Heinz Appoints Former Unilever Executive as New CFO
Lucy Hovey, incoming CFO of Kraft Heinz UK and Ireland, joins from 13 years at Unilever as CEO Steve Cahillane commits US$700m to revive the firm's brands
Kraft Heinz has appointed Lucy Hovey as its newest CFO to lead the firm’s UK and Ireland business.
Lucy succeeds former Kraft Heinz CFO Darren Vries, who is stepping down after more than eight years with the company.
Lucy brings more than 20 years of leadership and financial experience at companies throughout the consumer goods industry.
She joins Kraft Heinz after 13 years at Unilever, where she held several senior finance and leadership positions.
KraftHeinz partners with Taco Bell to manufacture and distribute its retail food line, expanding home kits into grocery stores.
CEO: Sean Tresvant | Headquarters: Irvine, California, US
Executives
Brian Robins
Chief Financial Officer
Ethan Tandowsky
Chief Financial Officer
Jessica Uhl
CFO Designate
Lucy Hovey
CFO of UK & Ireland
Michael L. Perica
Chief Financial Officer
