CFO Transitions is one of our core specializations. In 2017, we analysed trends in CFO Transitions by analysing 200 such transitions, focusing on the individuals who made the transition. For this 2020 edition, we have changed the focus to firms and expanded our search to include all private companies in BS1000, totalling to 850+ companies in this study. It is our pleasure to share the insights on the changing trends.

Nearly 44% of the 200 large companies that we analysed from BS1000 have a separate strategy function. Larger the firm, the more likely that there is a strategy function.

Having a separate strategy function can be impactful, but when is it useful and productive to invest in a separate strategy function?

In this first part of a two-part series, we explore how you should approach this issue.