web02.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:24:59 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) FEI Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Chief Accounting Officer” https://feipodcast.fireside.fm/tags/chief%20accounting%20officer Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Financial Executives International presents the FEI Podcast: an audio digest focusing on the ideas and strategies in finance and accounting. en-us episodic Discussions and thought-provoking ideas from Financial Executives International Financial Executives International Financial Executives International presents the FEI Podcast: an audio digest focusing on the ideas and strategies in finance and accounting. no business, finance, accounting, strategey Financial Executives International info@financialexecutives.org How 3M’s Corporate Controller Leads Finance at Hyperspeed https://feipodcast.fireside.fm/180 1b16c180-7e62-4aaa-87fb-88204342bb51 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0400 Financial Executives International full Financial Executives International 3M SVP and Corporate Controller Teri Reinseth shares how finance leaders can reduce complexity, align across the enterprise, and deliver faster insights in an era of AI and digital transformation. 42:41 no In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Teri Reinseth, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer at 3M discusses how financial leaders can keep pace with rapid change by simplifying processes, strengthening cross-functional alignment, and enabling finance teams to move faster without sacrificing accuracy or compliance. She also shares insights on preparing finance organizations for AI, building influence across the business, and developing the next generation of financial leadership. This episode is part of FEI’s special series featuring speakers from the upcoming ICONS: Leaders in Finance event on March 25, 2026, at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. Special Guest: Teri Reinseth. finance leadership, financial leaders, corporate controller, chief accounting officer, finance transformation, AI in finance, financial leadership development, FEI podcast, FEI ICONS In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Teri Reinseth, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer at 3M discusses how financial leaders can keep pace with rapid change by simplifying processes, strengthening cross-functional alignment, and enabling finance teams to move faster without sacrificing accuracy or compliance.

She also shares insights on preparing finance organizations for AI, building influence across the business, and developing the next generation of financial leadership.

This episode is part of FEI’s special series featuring speakers from the upcoming ICONS: Leaders in Finance event on March 25, 2026, at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel.

Special Guest: Teri Reinseth.

]]> In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Teri Reinseth, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer at 3M discusses how financial leaders can keep pace with rapid change by simplifying processes, strengthening cross-functional alignment, and enabling finance teams to move faster without sacrificing accuracy or compliance.

She also shares insights on preparing finance organizations for AI, building influence across the business, and developing the next generation of financial leadership.

This episode is part of FEI’s special series featuring speakers from the upcoming ICONS: Leaders in Finance event on March 25, 2026, at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel.

Special Guest: Teri Reinseth.

]]> Catherine Hoovel: AI, Empathetic Leadership, and Designing a Purpose-Driven Next Chapter https://feipodcast.fireside.fm/178 980f5d62-a82f-4492-aa7b-624b4b18f58f Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500 Financial Executives International full Financial Executives International Former McDonald’s Chief Accounting Officer Catherine Hoovel discusses career strategy, AI’s impact on finance talent, empathetic leadership, and how senior-level financial leaders can intentionally design life after the C-suite. 38:56 no In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Heather Cole interviews Catherine Hoovel, former SVP, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller of McDonald’s Corporation. Hoovel shares insights from her nearly 30-year career, including how articulating long-term aspirations reshaped her leadership trajectory, why AI is redefining entry-level finance roles, and how financial leaders must rethink talent development in an automated world. She also provides a practical framework for retirement and transition planning – centered on continued growth, meaningful work, and paying it forward. This episode is part of FEI’s special Icons series promoting the 2026 ICONS: Leaders in Finance event on March 25, 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA. Learn more and register here: https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026 (https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026) Special Guest: Catherine Hoovel. Catherine Hoovel, FEI Icons Podcast, Financial Executives International, senior-level financial leaders, AI in finance, chief accounting officer, finance leadership, leadership development, finance talent strategy, retirement planning, women in finance In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Heather Cole interviews Catherine Hoovel, former SVP, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller of McDonald’s Corporation. Hoovel shares insights from her nearly 30-year career, including how articulating long-term aspirations reshaped her leadership trajectory, why AI is redefining entry-level finance roles, and how financial leaders must rethink talent development in an automated world. She also provides a practical framework for retirement and transition planning – centered on continued growth, meaningful work, and paying it forward.

This episode is part of FEI’s special Icons series promoting the 2026 ICONS: Leaders in Finance event on March 25, 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA. Learn more and register here:
https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026

Special Guest: Catherine Hoovel.

]]> In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Heather Cole interviews Catherine Hoovel, former SVP, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller of McDonald’s Corporation. Hoovel shares insights from her nearly 30-year career, including how articulating long-term aspirations reshaped her leadership trajectory, why AI is redefining entry-level finance roles, and how financial leaders must rethink talent development in an automated world. She also provides a practical framework for retirement and transition planning – centered on continued growth, meaningful work, and paying it forward.

This episode is part of FEI’s special Icons series promoting the 2026 ICONS: Leaders in Finance event on March 25, 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA. Learn more and register here:
https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026

Special Guest: Catherine Hoovel.

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