Today’s CFO needs to be a strategist and a tech specialist: Vijay Padmanabhan, CFO, UST

To successfully transform a business, today’s CFOs are expected to be well versed in technology while navigating an increasingly complex and fast-moving digital world. Vijay Padmanabhan, CFO, UST — a US-based company that provides digital technology and transformation services — talks to Sudhir Chowdhary about the changing role of the CFO, and why they must be more tech-savvy. Excerpts: