Speeches 2004
The importance of the Finance Function from a CEO perspective
14/06/2004
Rob Routs, Group Managing Director, Royal Dutch/Shell Group; CEO Oil Products and Chemicals
Rob Routs, Group Managing Director, Royal Dutch/Shell Group; CEO Oil Products and Chemicals
The Finance Function plays a crucial role in enabling the business to achieve competitive performance and make strategic progress, as well as in providing assurance about the state of the business to shareholders and regulators. It must provide the consistent financial information, risk management and controls that enable managers to drive performance improvement, evaluate investments, and meet external reporting obligations. The relationship between the CEO and CFO is crucial, particularly in challenging business performance and proposals, and in communicating effectively with the finance community.