Author: Russ Banham

Founder Joseph Bruening set the tone from the top that the highest priority was customer care—and that's still the focus today. By Russ Banham Chief Executive magazine For the past…

Savvy acquisition strategy helps this one-time local freight hauler grow into a $5-billion-plus public company. By Russ Banham Chief Executive magazine The 100-year history of ArcBest is a veritable travelogue…

By Russ Banham Carrier management magazine In their 1999 paean to California, the Red Hot Chili Peppers sang that “Destruction leads to a very rough road, but it also breeds…

The same digital tools delivering transformative capabilities and greater efficiency often introduce—or magnify—risk. Here’s what board members need to know about spotting and addressing new vulnerabilities. By Russ Banham Corporate…

A guide for board directors on how to navigate this tricky terrain. By Russ Banham Corporate Board Member magazine Bill Dozier believes the “euphoria” surrounding the ESG movement is fading…

Tensions surface between investors looking for quick gains and policyholders expecting long-term solvency. By Russ Banham Leader's Edge magazine For the past dozen years, private equity and other investment firms…

Chief Executive magazine Last week we brought you Part I of StrategicCFO360 reporter Russ Banham’s recent interviews with Andrew Fastow, the chief financial officer at Enron during its 2001 collapse. Fastow is…

Against the backdrop of the FTX meltdown, Fastow talks with StrategicCFO360 about how finance chiefs can get lost in 'gray areas.' By Russ Banham StrategicCFO360 In the annals of CFO…

CFOs are excited about the automation of manual accounting and finance management processes—but even more jazzed about what lies ahead. By Russ Banham At the North American division of the…

Can a tort reform bill stop Florida’s much-needed insurance market from sinking? BY RUSS BANHAM And still they come. Despite the existential threat of living in a place considered the peak…