This report presents the findings of our study of the 264 CFO transitions in the first half of 2022 at the Fortune 500 and notable companies as of July 22, 2022. Individuals included in this study obtained a new CFO position within the 2022 year at a Fortune 500 company or a company of note.
Using publicly available data, the 264 CFOs were coded with the following tags:
Note that internal promotions also included CFOs that obtained broader CFO roles in 2022 (e.g., divisional CFO to global CFO responsibilities). The term person of color is used to describe any person who is not white. Male and female were coded based on the pronouns used at time of announcement.
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