Clare Scherrer, Chief Financial Officer at Smiths Group: How I Became a FTSE 100 Chief Financial Officer Global Boss

My Duvet Flip by Jack Parsons

Jack Parsons

Business, Careers

4.2 • 5 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

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*Episode Guest*

Meet Clare Scherrer, Chief Financial Officer at Smiths Group plc. Clare has extensive experience working with and advising a broad range of industrial companies around the globe. She has particularly relevant experience in the sectors in which Smiths has strong positions, including energy, safety & security and aerospace. She holds a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Clare joined Smiths from Goldman Sachs where she spent more than 25 years, and was a Partner for more than a decade, and most recently Co-Head of the Global Industrials business. Prior to joining Smiths, Clare had been a close adviser to the Group for a number of years. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Clare was a consultant at McKinsey & Company.

*Episode Timestamps*

00:00 Opening Doors: The Importance of Curiosity and Application

02:12 Career Beginnings: Lessons from First Jobs

08:40 Navigating Opportunities: Keeping Doors Open

12:30 The Art of Showing Up and Speaking Up

14:40 Finding Balance: Challenge vs. Overwhelm

18:25 Handling Disappointment: Learning from Setbacks

20:42 The Role of a CFO: Protecting and Propelling

26:31 Starting a Career in Finance: Finding Your Path

32:40 Money Management: Tips for Young People

37:55 Daily Motivation: Pouring a Cup of Ambition

*Episode Partner*

easyJet streamlines affordable travel for all, with every role crucial in connecting millions via Europe's top airline network. With an innovative culture, easyJet empowers you to shape travel's future.

Transcript

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0:00.0	One has to have an open mind.
0:01.7	Open doors, don't close doors.
0:03.5	Be curious.
0:04.6	Apply for a lot of things.
0:06.3	How do you open the doors in the first place?
0:09.5	If there are five things that you could be applying for,
0:11.9	apply for all five.
0:13.0	You don't know what you're gonna get
0:14.1	and what you're not gonna get.
0:14.9	Life is a mix of serendipity and planning.
0:17.6	There isn't a perfect job.
0:19.1	What I think people should be looking for for their first job to be challenged and to be stretched.
0:24.6	People are happiest, I think, is a general matter when they're learning.
0:27.6	Absolutely.
0:28.6	Hi, I'm Claire Cher, the Chief Financial Officer of Smith's Group, with about 15,000 employees worldwide. And this is my duvet flip.
0:39.3	What is your advice to anyone looking after their personal finances?
0:43.3	Live below your means.
0:44.3	You need to put money away for a rainy day and we live in the UK Jack.
0:48.3	It rains a lot.
0:50.3	Meaning that other little piece that you're setting aside is for fun things that you want to do so that you can go on a vacation that you want.
0:58.0	I hear you loud and clear.
0:59.0	In your career there will be moments when you don't get something that you strived very hard for,
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