CFO 4.0 - The Future of Finance 255. PE Backed: How to survive and succeed as a CFO in Private Equity with Omar Choucair
Dec 16, 2025
43:40
In this episode, Hannah Munro sits down with Omar Choucair, CFO at Trintech, for a forthright look at life inside private equity. Omar offers a clear view of what the role truly demands and why it isn’t for the faint hearted. He discusses the expanded remit of today’s CFO, the operational intensity of PE-backed firms and the importance of pace, people and process when value creation is the end goal.
The conversation covers
- The sharp contrasts between public company and private equity expectations
- What a PE-ready finance team looks like and why curiosity, stamina and tight-knit business partnerships matter more than ever
- How to build trust across the business and move finance from scorekeeper to genuine strategic partner
- The realities of scaling fast the role of technology, automation and a modern ERP in enabling profitable growth
- What new and aspiring PE CFOs need to know from managing the CEO relationship to anticipating board demands
Links mentioned
- Omar's Linkedin
- Learn more about Trintech
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