‘Being an IRO gave me a deep appreciation of how important it is to be a steward of value’ – Wave CFO on the transition from IR

Michaella Gallina has been CFO of Wave for four months. Alongside her position as financial chief, she is also VP of IR, ESG and productivity at Wave’s parent company, H&R Block, a position she has held for more than three and half years. Here, she talks about how her career in IR helped her to get a CFO position and shares tips with IR peers who may be looking to make the same move one day. What is your background and how did you get into IR? I took a different path to IR from most