| | SPETEMBER 20244Global companies are increasingly in pursuit of top Indian talent to fill their leadership seats. One of the latest appointments includes Nilesh Zaveri as Senior VP, CFO & COO, APAC of Warner Bros. Discovery. Tech giant Apple recently named insider Kevan Parekh as its chief financial officer, replacing company veteran Luca Maestri. The corporate realm in India is expected to reflect this global trend.However, financial officers in the country will meet with further challenges in terms of churning the best out of this favorable ecosystem. They are in dire need of team members who are not only skilled in accounting, auditing, and compliance but also understand data visualization, are flexible thinkers, possess good communication skills, and, most importantly, have a lot of business sense. According to a recent Ernst & Young report, 22 percent of global CFOs prioritize transforming how finance talent is recruited, retained, and developed.In addition to the traditional challenges of managing job costs and financial planning, CFOs are now facing the imperative to harness fragmented and unstructured data while embracing technological advancements and digital transformation. According to the latest EY report, 23 percent of CFOs intend to prioritize enhancing their big data and analytics capabilities to revolutionize forecasting, risk management, and the identification of value drivers. This annual special issue of CEO Insights Asia offers an in-depth exploration of the financial expertise landscape in Indonesia. We welcome your insights and feedback.Sujith VasudevanManaging Editoreditor@ceoinsightsindia.comIt's a Great Time to Be a Financial Leader from India EditorialVol 05 · Issue 06 - 9 ·SEPTEMBER, 2024 Publisher Alok ChaturvediSenior Designer Girisha M Visualiser Madhusmita SahooNoidaRohan S Jaspreet K Niteesh Pandey advertise@ceoinsightsindia.comEditorial queries editor@ceoinsightsindia.comAdvertising ManagersNilesh Singh To subscribeVisit https://www.ceoinsightsindia.com/subscribe/ or send emailto subscription@ceoinsightsindia.comMagazine Price is Rs. 150 per issuePublisher Alok ChaturvediPrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of InfoConnect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., and Printed at Executive Prints - 113/7, Ground floor, Old madras road, Halasuru, Bangalore - 560008 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2024 Info Connect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.GM - Sales & Marketing Amrit SinghCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Editorial Roshan Akthar Keerthana Kantharaj Roopalatha H Nalini Brahmanapalli Managing Editor Sujith Vasudevan
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