How to Become a Chief Financial Officer? | Giri Giridhar, EVP, and CFO, Indian Hotels Company Ltd (Taj Group of Hotels)

Reporting relationships: The CEO generally reports to the company’s board of directors, while the CFO reports to the CEO. As the chief financial officer, the CFO puts together the annual budgets of the company, analyzes financial data, and tracks expenses and revenues. Giri Giridhar, EVP, and CFO, Indian Hotels Company Ltd (Taj Group of Hotels) talks to us about the key responsibilities of the CFO and shares his experience with us.

Giri Giridhar is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Indian Hotels Company Ltd. With an international career across India, Dubai, Singapore, and London, have built expertise in different sectors.

• Chairman of the Audit Committee at Ginger, Taj SATS (a JV between Taj and SATS of Singapore). Member of the audit committee at Piem Hotels, Orient Hotels
• Chairman of the NRC at Ginger.
• Chairman of the Board at Taj Lanka Hotels. Was also briefly Chairman of the Board at Orient Hotels in 2017.
• Was a member of the Board across all the three Merck entities in India.

If you’re interested in the future of leadership, the challenges of the CFOs, and how technology is changing finance, don’t miss this episode!