| | MARCH 20244 Women in Singapore are finally breaking the glass ceilings in the financial segment. Last year, Singapore Airlines named first female CFO, Jo-Ann Tan who became one of three women in Singapore Airline's 14-people strong leadership team. Currently serving as SVP of Marketing Planning, Jo-Ann Tan will take the top finance role at Singapore Airlines Group (SIA). However, the challenges ahead Jo-Ann are going to be immense, especially with the expanded responsibilities of today's CFOs, who are now instrumental in not only overseeing financial operations but also propelling organizational growth.In the current business landscape, CFOs are tasked with the dual mandate of fostering growth while ensuring profitability, in line with investor expectations. Their role extends beyond traditional financial stewardship to becoming catalysts for growth. Collaborating with leadership peers, they are reengineering workflows and harnessing technology to enhance cross-departmental synergy. Their strategic acumen is pivotal in devising business tactics that yield immediate and enduring benefits, reflected in the company's profit and loss statements. Digitalization is not a one-off project but a way of running a business. CFOs have to make sure they get real benefits and returns from investing in digital technology. Many of these technologies, some still in the early stages, are already making a big difference. The challenge for the automotive CFOs is to take the risk and embrace them. They also need team members who have not only accounting, auditing, and compliance skills but also data visualization, flexible thinking, good communication, and, most importantly, business acumen. In this yearly special issue, we delve deeper into the financial leadership of organizations. Do let us know your thoughts.Sujith VasudevanManaging Editoreditor@ceoinsightsasia.comEditorialBreaking Glass Ceilings Insights for Business LeadersVol 04 · Issue 21 - 3 · MARCH, 2024Publisher Alok ChaturvediManaging Editor Sujith Vasudevan Manager - DesignPrabhu Dutta A.R.N RayNoidaRohit Raghubanshi Akshay Shettyadvertise@ceoinsightsasia.comEditorial queries editor@ceoinsightsasia.comTo subscribeVisit www.ceoinsightsasia.com/subscribe/ or send emailto subscription@ceoinsightsasia.comMagazine Price is $50 per issuePublisher Alok ChaturvediPrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of InfoConnect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2024 InfoConnect 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.Designers Antony Arnold FSurbhi SumanVP - Sales & Marketing Amrit Kumar Singh Circulation Manager Magendran PerumalEditorialHima P.M. Keerthana Kantaraju Roshan Akthar Roopalatha H.
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