From Turnarounds to AI Transformation: CFO Mark Dendle on Leading Change with Purpose

FEI Staff | 09/14/2026

Mark Dendle, CFO and Member of FEI Dallas, has spent his career leading financial transformations across public companies, private equity-backed businesses, and family-owned enterprises – growing organizations through dozens of acquisitions, systems overhauls, and, most recently, AI adoption. On a recent episode of the FEI Podcast, Dendle shared the frameworks that guide his approach to change, from a prioritization method he calls the ABC list to why financial leaders can no longer afford to sit on the sidelines when it comes to artificial intelligence.