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July 25, 2012 By Samuel Dergel 11 Comments

5 Most Popular Names for CFOs (2012 Edition)

What do you call your CFO?

If your company hired or promoted a CFO in the past year in the United States, there is a good chance your CFO may have the following first name.

Men

    • Michael / Mike
    • John
    • David / Dave
    • Steve / Steven / Stephen
    • Mark / Marc

Women

    • Mary
    • Christine
    • Karen
    • Janet
    • Laurie

We have tabulated this information from the over 1,000 CFOs that moved in our CFO Moves Blog since we started in September 2011, till the end of June 2012. CFO Moves is prepared each week and published each Monday, so you can have one comprehensive source for CFO Moves across the USA. Our team at Stanton Chase tracks CFO Moves in our quest to be the most knowledgeable and up to date Executive Search firm focusing on the Chief Financial Officer.

Does this mean that you need one of these names to be a Successful CFO?

Absolutely not. However, consider that like many of the visual, non-visual, and cultural assessments made in a hiring process, it could have an impact, depending on whether a company wants to hire a traditional CFO or not. I see this as food for thought, not an opinion based on fact.

What do you think?

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Comments

  1. Rob Nance says

    July 25, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    Some year I would like to see names like Grover, Tree or Alexandra make the list. That would be nice.

    Reply
    • Samuel Dergel says

      July 25, 2012 at 11:55 AM

      Rob,

      There is nothing to say that these names weren’t hired, it’s just that they were not the most popular.

      But Rob was in the Top 10 🙂

      Samuel

      Reply
    • jmungar says

      July 25, 2012 at 2:30 PM

      Ha. Rob made a funny.

      If I ever want to get a job as a CFO I’m changing my name to David Mark Ungar. Mary Christine Ungar just doesn’t work for me.

      Loved the post.

      Reply
      • Samuel Dergel says

        July 25, 2012 at 2:36 PM

        Joel,

        You could change your name, but they wouldn’t know who you were anymore at the carwash.

        Thanks for the feedback,

        Samuel

        Reply
        • Rob Nance says

          July 25, 2012 at 2:39 PM

          Rob “Carwash Chain CFO” Nance…it’s got a nice ring to it.

          Reply
  2. suren says

    August 7, 2012 at 11:24 PM

    This is ridiculous! If hiring practices are based on name, HR policies should be reviewed carefully to identify barriers and opportunities for improvement. Working towards increased and enhanced workplace diversity is about having solid HR practices.

    Reply
    • Samuel Dergel says

      August 8, 2012 at 8:10 AM

      Suren,

      This blog was not about implying that hiring practices are based on a name. It was based on a survey of names of recently hired CFOs in the USA.

      The next blog “Why are 87% of CFOs male?” addresses the importance of diversity issues.

      Thanks for your input,

      Samuel

      Reply
      • Rob Nance says

        August 8, 2012 at 8:13 AM

        Suren,

        Comedy is not pretty.

        Reply

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