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Rachael
Methal
CFO
Synergy Pet Group
Rachael Methal is a transformational CFO and enterprise strategist with more than 20 years of experience leading financial growth, operational transformation, and value creation across technology, SaaS, telecom, and information services sectors. She has supported organizations ranging from emerging growth companies to global enterprises exceeding $5B in revenue. Known for building high-performing finance organizations, Rachael aligns strategy, capital, and execution to drive sustainable enterprise value. She has led M&A strategy and integration, scaled global finance functions, and partnered with CEOs, Boards, and investors to guide organizations through complex transitions and high-growth phases. Rachael is recognized for her people-centered leadership style, developing resilient, adaptable finance teams grounded in clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement.
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07 May 2026 12:50 - 13:50
Moderated roundtable discussions
Multiple discussions will run in parallel, each focused on a challenge CFOs are actively navigating right now. Choose the table most relevant to you and join a candid, peer-led conversation with CFOs facing the same pressure and trade-offs. Come prepared to challenge assumptions, compare approaches, and share what is actually working in your organisation. A snapshot of this year’s roundtable themes: 1. Courage, candor, and accountability: The culture CFOs must build (but rarely talk about).with Rachael Methal, Synergy Pet Group 2. The unexpected security leader: Why CFOs hold the keys with Myoung Kang, Knox Systems 3. The AI workflows actually saving finance teams time with Campfire Connect with peers carrying the same accountability, benchmark decisions candidly, and leave with perspectives you can apply immediately in your own organisation.
07 May 2026 11:35 - 11:50
Speed networking session: Connect with CFOs navigating similar decisions
This 15-minute session is designed to help you quickly connect with CFOs and senior finance leaders facing similar pressures, priorities, and decisions. Guided by a set of curated prompts, you’ll move around the room to meet peers navigating challenges such as leading through volatility, implementing AI, and reshaping the finance operating model, creating immediate relevance in every conversation. It’s a focused way to build high-quality connections beyond your existing network, exchange perspectives with leaders tackling different challenges, and leave with relationships you’ll continue to draw on well after the summit.
07 May 2026 15:50 - 16:40
The four CFO archetypes: Discover your style, strengths and strategic edge
In this hands-on, end-of-day interactive experience, you’ll dive into the four core CFO archetypes, identify your dominant working style, and explore how it shapes the way you lead, influence and make decisions. You’ll move through two breakout rounds: - First, connecting with peers who share your archetype to compare strengths and patterns - Then joining a mixed group of contrasting archetypes to uncover collaboration gaps, challenge assumptions and learn from perspectives radically different from your own. The four CFO archetypes: 1. The Strategic CFO (AKA The CEO’s Strategic Partner): A future-focused business architect who blends financial rigor with enterprise strategy, helping shape markets, models and long-term direction. 2. The Transformation CFO (AKA The Change Agent): A reinvention-driven leader who modernizes systems, processes and structures while managing the people side of change to deliver sustainable evolution. 3. The Digital CFO (AKA The Tech-Forward Pioneer): A technology-enabled strategist who uses automation, AI and real-time data to accelerate insights, improve decisions and transform how finance operates. 4. The Operational CFO (AKA The Process Optimizer): A hands-on efficiency expert who relentlessly improves processes, strengthens controls and enhances daily operational performance across the business.