821: When Leaders Want More | Michael Sumruld, CFO, Parker Wellbore
Michael Sumruld recalls that after investing 10 of his finance career–building years in oil field services giant Baker Hughes, he found a deep fog settling on the career path before him. Unlike the case with BH engineers—who could always be confident of being able to place a foot on the next rung of an ever-present career ladder—the climb upward for finance executives was becoming less and less visible.
Or at least such was the case for any of BH’s finance rank-and-file who aspired to advance beyond the ranks of middle management.
Rather than land a more senior finance position at another…
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