Define a long-term, strategic vision that balances financial and non-financial performance objectives with business strategy.
Enhance your ability to predict, measure and monitor financial and non-financial performance.
Strengthen your technical skills and financial expertise.
Analyse the latest trends and external forces shaping your business, to elevate your credibility as a trusted internal advisor and key decision-maker.
Build, lead, motivate and sustain high-performing teams to accelerate their impact.
Enhance your strategic communication skills to become more influential, leading internal and external stakeholder groups with greater success.
Generate actionable, strategic insights that improve the quality of decision-making across your organisation.
Identify, evaluate, communicate and drive the implementation of strategic choices that lead to sustainable value creation and organisational growth.
Lead change and transformation efforts that create lasting value for you and your organisation.
Transform culture across your organisation to be risk-aware and financially-aligned.
Right for you
This programme is designed for senior finance executives who are either new to a CFO role, or preparing themselves for a CFO assignment or similar strategic financial leadership position.
Attendees include:
Senior-level executives with strategic and financial responsibilities
Existing CFOs or those preparing to step into a CFO role
Executives from a wide range of industries, ranging from large organisations to start-ups.
10
10+
years of management experience required with strong financial acumen
Programme content
Become a more rounded finance leader
Build the skills and confidence to communicate financial acumen and collaborate across different functions.
Join a transformational learning journey where you will explore the themes critical to a modern CFO.
Online | Virtual Challenges: Explore a new business transformation solution, comprising several challenges to help you navigate the obstacles facing your organisation.
In person – London | Financial Strategy and Management for the CFO: Master the financial fundamentals that are central to the role of a CFO.
Online | AI for the CFO: The Business of AI: Discover how leveraging AI and analytics can impact your financial decision-making ability.
Online | CFO’s role in Strategic Innovation: Innovation through Design Thinking: Spark innovation and imbed it at the heart of your business.
In person – London | Strategic Thinking and Leadership: Learn to align financial and corporate strategy to inspire cross-function collaboration.
How you learn
A seven-month learning journey featuring two on-campus immersion modules of one week each and four multi-week virtual modules.
Experience virtual and in-person classes, guest lectures, live case studies and academic director check-in.
Do I need to attend the whole Executive Education programme
Yes. To optimise the learning experience for you and your cohort, you will be expected to attend all programme sessions including group work and coaching sessions. You'll also be expected to take part in peer-to-peer learning.
Can I complete the programme in my own time?
Yes. Learn across 6 weeks through a blend of live online and self-directed content.
Are there any formal exams?
There are no formal exams for our Short Live Online courses. However, you may be required to complete some pre-work before the programme starts. This could include tasks such as reading through resources or writing a short bio. You might also want to familiarise yourself with the learning platform and start connecting with other learners. Your Programme Manager will let you know exactly what’s required before the programme starts.
Our renowned faculty features subject-matter experts who are widely recognised as skilled educators, ground breaking researchers and award winning authors.
Henri Servaes
Richard Brealey Term Chair Professor of Corporate Governance and Professor of Finance
Professor Henri Servaes offers participants new approaches to adding shareholder value, number analysis and governance.
Recent Clients
PwC, Deutsche Bank, Anglo American and Chase Manhattan.
Experience
Professor Servaes is Chair of the Finance Faculty, Director of the Institute of Finance and Accounting and an award-winning author published in the world’s top finance journals.
Julian’s main area of expertise is in the strategy and management of large multinational corporations, specifically corporate entrepreneurship, innovation, change management and subsidiary headquarters relationships.
Recent Clients
Rio Tinto, ABN Amro, UBS, Tata Group, Exxon.
Experience
Professor Julian Birkinshaw is a Fellow of the British Academy, the Strategic Management Society, and the (US) Academy of Management. He has been awarded Honorary Doctorate degrees by the Stockholm School of Economics (2009) and Copenhagen Business School (2018), and is regularly ranked among the Thinkers50 list of the top global management thinkers.
His main area of expertise is in the strategy and organisation of large corporations, and specifically such issues as innovation, corporate entrepreneurship, strategic agility and headquarters-subsidiary relationships.
Professor Birkinshaw is the author of 15 books, including Fast/Forward, Becoming a Better Boss, Reinventing Management and Giant Steps in Management, and more than 90 articles in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Harvard Business Review and Sloan Management Review.
Professor Birkinshaw speaks at business conferences in the UK, Europe, North America and Australia. He is regularly quoted in international media outlets, including CNN, the BBC, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Businessweek and The Times.
Michael Davies is a globally recognised thought leader in technology, innovation and leadership. Founder and Chairman of Massachusetts-based strategy consulting house Endeavour Partners, Michael has worked with the world’s leading digital and mobile businesses to develop growth strategies.
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Yiorgos Mylonadis
Adjunct Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Yiorgos’ research focuses on understanding how organisations and individuals identify new challenges and develop innovative ways of addressing them while overcoming resistance to change. He has examined these issues in the context of ecological sustainability, venture communities and business ecosystems.
Recent Clients
Zurich Financial Services, IBM, Lufthansa.
Experience
Yiorgos has taught and consulted for a wide range of companies worldwide, in sectors from banking to travel, and was Faculty Lead of the Global Business Consortium 2006-2012.
Costas’ research focuses on strategic management, corporate entrepreneurship, corporate strategy and restructuring. His practical yet challenging ideas have radically redefined many global organisations’ approach to strategy development.
Recent Clients
Unilever, Pirelli, Avon, Polygram, Mercury Asset Management, Nestlé, LVMH and Sara Lee.
Experience
Costas is the author of a number of best-selling books, including All the Right Moves: A Guide to Crafting Breakthrough Strategy
London Business School is collaborating with Emeritus (part of the Eruditus Group) to deliver this programme. Emeritus handles the application and the registration process and will answer any questions you have about the programme and whether it’s right for you. This partnership harnesses Emeritus’ expertise and cutting-edge learning technology, further enabling our world-class programmes and thought leaders to offer an engaging and collaborative digital and hybrid learning format with truly global reach.
As the programme is conducted in English, a good working knowledge of the language is essential. If English is not your first language, we may require evidence of your proficiency.
All notification of cancellations or withdrawals from the programme must be sent in writing to Emweitus. 80% can be obtained up to 30 days before the programme start date and 20% is non-refundable. Due to the costs incurred for programme preparation and administration, any cancellations or requests for transfers or deferrals received 30 days or less from the programme start, or once the programme has commenced, are ineligible for any refund. In the occurrence of a force majeure event deemed to be disruptive to the delivery of the programme, some elements of the programme may be postponed. In such cases, once the programme has commenced, we will not be able to provide refunds.
Fees
The fee for the programme is £26,500. This includes coffee breaks, lunches, some dinners and programme materials. Accommodation, travel and visa costs are not included.
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