US EditionOracle hires Schneider Electric's Maxson as CFO amid AI spending boom
Hilary Maxson joins from Schneider Electric as Oracle faces scrutiny over $50 billion in planned capital spending and rising debt.
- On Monday, Oracle Corporation appointed Hilary Maxson as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Maxson joins from Schneider Electric, where she served as group CFO at the French industrial conglomerate.
- Doug Kehring served as Principal Financial Officer for the past six months and will now return to focusing on go-to-market operations. The appointment reinstates a dedicated CFO role within Oracle's executive structure.
- Maxson, 48, will receive an annual base salary of $950,000 and a performance-based bonus target of $2.5 million. She spent 12 years at AES Corp before serving as group CFO at Schneider.
- Oracle shares have fallen about 25 per cent so far this year as investors scrutinize the company's heavy debt load. The firm has forecast $50 billion in capital expenditure for its fiscal year ending in May.
- Emarketer analyst Jacob Bourne noted that with AI investments under scrutiny, a traditional CFO title aligns Oracle with industry peers and provides stability for tracking capital deployment. The appointment reflects broader market focus on financial discipline.
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