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In this episode of CFO Weekly, Megan Weis speaks with Ben Chrnelich, President and Chief Financial Officer at Symphony, about cybersecurity, record management, and monitoring issues stemming from remote work. We discuss how Symphony has put measures into place to accommodate remote working whilst still protecting from cyber security breaches, reasons for the recent explosion of cyber threats, and why CFOs need to maintain constant awareness of the potential threats their organization is facing at any given time.Ben has spent his career focused on enabling trading organizations to utilize technology that drives efficiency and productivity. Having spent the last two decades in several financial and management leadership roles at organizations such as Charles Schwab, Lehman Brothers, and the New York Stock Exchange, Ben now works at Symphony, a capital markets platform focused on market infrastructure collaboration workflows and provides a community capability to all professionals working in financial services and capital markets. He is also the current Co-Owner of Real Central NJ Soccer.In this episode, we discuss the following topics:The new cybersecurity challenges faced by financial services companies amidst the shift to remote workingReasons for the recent explosion in cyber threatsAdvice to CFOs to protect their organizations from cybersecurity breachesLearn more about Ben:Ben Chrnelich on LinkedInSymphony on LinkedInEpisode resources:Personiv's WebsitePersoniv on LinkedInPersoniv on FacebookPersoniv on TwitterIf you enjoyed this episode, then please either:Follow, rate, and review on Apple PodcastsFollow on SpotifyInstructions on how to follow, rate, and review CFO-Weekly are here.CFO Weekly is hand crafted by our friends over at: fame.soPrevious guests include: Jack McCullough of The CFO Leadership Council, Sarah Spoja of Tipalti, Ken ''Mr. Biz'' Wentworth of Mr. Biz Solutions, Bryan Lapidus of Association for Financial Professionals, Jeremey Foster of Talroo, Ian Schnoor of Financial Modeling Institute, John Cappadona of School of Rock, Chris Caprio of Focus Technology and Amy Myrland of Capitol Bank. Check out our three most downloaded episodes:Strategic Planning and Forecasting for the Future w/ John CappadonaMastering Financial Modeling for Top Business Decisions w/ Ian SchnoorLearning the Best Practices of an M&amp;A Finance Process w/ Liz Hosman and Mark MillerIf you are interested in joining CFO Weekly as a guest, please complete this form: fame.so/cfo-guest

In this episode of CFO Weekly, Megan Weis speaks with Ben Chrnelich, President and Chief Financial Officer at Symphony, about cybersecurity, record management, and monitoring issues stemming from remote work. We discuss how Symphony has put measures into place to accommodate remote working whilst still protecting from cyber security breaches, reasons for the recent explosion of cyber threats, and why CFOs need to maintain constant awareness of the potential threats their organization is facing at any given time. Ben has spent his career focused on enabling trading organizations to utilize technology that drives efficiency and productivity. Having spent the last two decades in several financial and management leadership roles at organizations such as Charles Schwab, Lehman Brothers, and the New York Stock Exchange, Ben now works at Symphony, a capital markets platform focused on market infrastructure collaboration workflows and provides a community capability to all professionals working in financial services and capital markets. He is also the current Co-Owner of Real Central NJ Soccer. In this episode, we discuss the following topics: <ul><li>The new cybersecurity challenges faced by financial services companies amidst the shift to remote working</li><li>Reasons for the recent explosion in cyber threats</li><li>Advice to CFOs to protect their organizations from cybersecurity breaches</li></ul>Learn more about Ben: <ul><li>Ben Chrnelich on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/benchrnelich/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li><li>Symphony on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/2708824/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base%3BLQQKShy%2FTyGTI3XjbIoTxQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li></ul>Episode resources: <ul><li>Personiv's <a href="https://www.personiv.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li>Personiv on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/personiv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li><li>Personiv on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/personiv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li><li>Personiv on <a href="https://twitter.com/personiv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter </a> </li></ul>If you enjoyed this episode, then please either: <ul><li>Follow, rate, and review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cfo-weekly/id1511978445" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></li><li>Follow on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5yamIjjjmzomIe8fl5tmTr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a></li></ul>Instructions on how to follow, rate, and review CFO-Weekly are <a href="https://www.fame.so/follow-rate-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.CFO Weekly is hand crafted by our friends over at: <a href="https://www.fame.so/?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=bcast&amp;utm_campaign=masters-of-community-with-david-spinks?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=bcast&amp;utm_campaign=confessions-of-a-b2b-marketer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fame.so</a> Previous guests include: Jack McCullough of The CFO Leadership Council, Sarah Spoja of Tipalti, Ken ''Mr. Biz'' Wentworth of Mr. Biz Solutions, Bryan Lapidus of Association for Financial Professionals, Jeremey Foster of Talroo, Ian Schnoor of Financial Modeling Institute, John Cappadona of School of Rock, Chris Caprio of Focus Technology and Amy Myrland of Capitol Bank.  Check out our three most downloaded episodes: <ul><li><a href="https://podcasts.bcast.fm/e/5nzy2vl8-strategic-planning-and-forecasting-for-the-future-w-john-cappadona" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strategic Planning and Forecasting for the Future w/ John Cappadona</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.bcast.fm/e/m84kyryn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastering Financial Modeling for Top Business Decisions w/ Ian Schnoor</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.bcast.fm/e/v851r158-learning-the-best-practices-of-an-m-a-finance-process-with-liz-hosman-and-mark-miller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learning the Best Practices of an M&amp;A Finance Process w/ Liz Hosman and Mark Miller</a></li></ul>If you are interested in joining CFO Weekly as a guest, please complete this form: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScP2qqnpr7GoTcTC2G1Z5jWVC0srl11AzGhnRMMnjI-zlTK-A/viewform" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fame.so/cfo-guest</a>

How to Protect Sensitive Information in the Remote Work Era with Ben Chrnelich

When Ben Chrnelich tells us that the banking sector’s recent unrest is the third period of disruption that he’s “cycled through” during his finance career, we can’t help but wonder about the other two. Of course, they are hardly a secret. As did that of many of his CFO peers, Chrnelich’s early career appears to have weathered no shortage of economic hijinks, thanks to the dotcom bubble (2002) and Wall Street’s subprime mortgage crisis (2008). “The opportunity to be sort of at the epicenter of these events really allowed me to form my risk assessment as a CFO and be able to better assess where we are on any given business cycle,” comments Chrnelich, who was working for Lehman Brothers when the investment house collapsed in 2008. Unlike many of his Lehman colleagues, Chrnelich was able to find a silver lining in Wall Street’s economic turmoil—in his case, this took the form of employment as CFO of a technology business created by NYSE to serve Wall Street clients. Known as NYSE Technologies, the business was established to target revenue opportunities for a number of software technologies that NYSE had developed in-house, as well as a number that had been acquired by NYSE. “For me, it was an opportunity to transition into a CFO role with a company that had lots of capital already invested and the support of NYSE,” recalls Chrnelich, who served as CFO of the company for roughly 6 years. In February of 2020, Chrnelich was named CFO of Symphony, which offers secure messaging and other collaboration tools for bankers and those who work with them. Three years and a number of acquisitions later, Symphony has powered up its AI strategy as it pursues its goal of providing more actionable insights to portfolio managers.    Reports Chrnelich: “We know specifically what they need, and we’re getting more face time and consideration by buyers than ever before.” –Jack Sweeney

When Ben Chrnelich tells us that the banking sector’s recent unrest is the third period of disruption that he’s “cycled through” during his finance career, we can’t help but wonder about the other two. Of course, they are hardly a secret. As did that of many of his CFO peers, Chrnelich’s early career appears to have weathered no shortage of economic hijinks, thanks to the dotcom bubble (2002) and Wall Street’s subprime mortgage crisis (2008). “The opportunity to be sort of at the epicenter of these events really allowed me to form my risk assessment as a CFO and be able to better assess where we are on any given business cycle,” comments Chrnelich, who was working for Lehman Brothers when the investment house collapsed in 2008. Unlike many of his Lehman colleagues, Chrnelich was able to find a silver lining in Wall Street’s economic turmoil—in his case, this took the form of employment as CFO of a technology business created by NYSE to serve Wall Street clients. Known as NYSE Technologies, the business was established to target revenue opportunities for a number of software technologies that NYSE had developed in-house, as well as a number that had been acquired by NYSE. “For me, it was an opportunity to transition into a CFO role with a company that had lots of capital already invested and the support of NYSE,” recalls Chrnelich, who served as CFO of the company for roughly 6 years. In February of 2020, Chrnelich was named CFO of Symphony, which offers secure messaging and other collaboration tools for bankers and those who work with them. Three years and a number of acquisitions later, Symphony has powered up its AI strategy as it pursues its goal of providing more actionable insights to portfolio managers.    Reports Chrnelich: “We know specifically what they need, and we’re getting more face time and consideration by buyers than ever before.” –Jack Sweeney