2008 will be remembered as one of the toughest business environments in modern history. Many CFOs were forced to scramble to keep the business running as credit markets dried up while keeping up with the many other requirements of the job. So it should come as no surprise that turnover in the post hit record highs. The Wall Street Journal reported that in the first seven months of this year, 70 CFOs at Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies exited their jobs. But as difficult as 2008 has been, 2009 already has the earmarks of being even more challenging as finance chiefs bear the brunt of the global economic crisis.

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