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  <title>How 3M’s Corporate Controller Leads Finance at Hyperspeed</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, &lt;strong&gt;Teri Reinseth, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer at 3M&lt;/strong&gt; 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.&lt;/p&gt;

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

&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, <strong>Teri Reinseth, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer at 3M</strong> 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.</p>

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

<p>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.</p><p>Special Guest: Teri Reinseth.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, <strong>Teri Reinseth, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer at 3M</strong> 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.</p>

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

<p>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.</p><p>Special Guest: Teri Reinseth.</p>]]>
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  <title>Catherine Hoovel: AI, Empathetic Leadership, and Designing a Purpose-Driven Next Chapter</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;In this special Icons edition of the FEI Podcast, Heather Cole interviews &lt;strong&gt;Catherine Hoovel, former SVP, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller of McDonald’s Corporation&lt;/strong&gt;. 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. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This episode is part of FEI’s special Icons series promoting the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;2026 ICONS: Leaders in Finance&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; event on &lt;strong&gt;March 25, 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA&lt;/strong&gt;. Learn more and register here:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026&lt;/a&gt; Special Guest: Catherine Hoovel.&lt;/p&gt;
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<p>This episode is part of FEI’s special Icons series promoting the <strong><em>2026 ICONS: Leaders in Finance</em></strong> event on <strong>March 25, 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA</strong>. Learn more and register here:<br>
<a href="https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026" rel="nofollow">https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026</a></p><p>Special Guest: Catherine Hoovel.</p>]]>
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<p>This episode is part of FEI’s special Icons series promoting the <strong><em>2026 ICONS: Leaders in Finance</em></strong> event on <strong>March 25, 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA</strong>. Learn more and register here:<br>
<a href="https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026" rel="nofollow">https://www.financialexecutives.org/icons2026</a></p><p>Special Guest: Catherine Hoovel.</p>]]>
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