More CFOs are CPAs.

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According to a recent study, 45 percent of CFOs from large companies are CPAs, up from 29 percent in 2003.

Between 2003 and 2004, the proportion of finance chiefs who held a CPA increased by half. This change reflects how anxious boards are to have someone in the company with a firm grasp of accounting rules.

Of the 45 percent of CFOs who are CPAs, only 7.7 percent are women, up from 5 percent a few years ago. This...

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