You completely missed my point. An accountant may be dealing with finances but they are a very different role from that of a CFO. In general you also don’t pu

You completely missed my point. An accountant may be dealing with finances but they are a very different role from that of a CFO. In general you also don’t put an accountant “in charge”, period, just as you don’t put a sysadmin “in charge”. It doesn’t make sense. It’s also untrue that financial people “inevitably” optimise for short term gains. Of all people they’re often the ones best placed to optimise for long term. But they don’t necessarily understand the heart of the business, so they shouldn’t be in charge either if it’s the case.