CFO Studio Magazine with Craig Steeneck, CFO, Pinnacle Foods

CONTENTS FEATURES Continued on page 4 ® 3rd Quarter 2015, Vol. 5, No. 3 8 Cover Story: In the Pressure Cooker A successful IPO, an unsolicited takeover offer, and a $163million windfall yielded a very memorable year for Pinnacle Foods’ CFO By Julie Barker 12 In the Top Spot For MonoSol Rx’s Keith Kendall, a strong financial background and executive leadership skills were the ideal combination for stepping up to CEO By Martin Daks 14 Q&A: Reengineering Accounting A chat with Luke McKinnon, chief financial officer of Louis Berger Group Interview by Andrew Zezas 16 Business & Money Matters of interest to the CFOs we’re talking with daily 3rd QUARTER 2015 WWW.CFOSTUDIO.COM 3 CFO STUDIO EVENTS 18 A Day of Innovation From the 9 a.m. keynote speech to the CFO Innovation Awards presented at a dinner on MetLife Stadium’s 50-yard line, the first- ever CFO Innovation Conference yielded fantastic opportunities to learn from and honor top performers in finance 22 Retail Success Strategies Challenges and opportunities of selling in an Internet-connected world. A report on a panel discussion at the 2015 CFO Innovation Conference 23 Managing Business and Legal Risks Why might you need an in-house General Counsel? A report on a panel discussion at the 2015 CFO Innovation Conference 24 Machine-to-Machine Technology The brave new world of the Internet of Things A report on a panel discussion at the 2015 CFO Innovation Conference 25 Corporate Governance and the CFO A discussion of the good, the bad, and the ugly in dealing with corporate governance 29 Premier Customer Care as a Competitive Edge CFOs have an important role in improving the customer experience 8 TRUST...A CFO! LEARN MORE AT WWW.CFOSTUDIO.COM