India's Best CFOs shows life of Chief Financial Officer is difficult yet exciting
Your cover story, India's Best CFOs (Business Today, April 29) shows
that the life of a Chief Financial Officer is difficult yet exciting,
especially in trying economic conditions like the present.
Vital role
Your cover story, India's Best CFOs (Business Today, April 29) shows that the life of a Chief Financial Officer is difficult yet exciting, especially in trying economic conditions like the present. The days of CFOs as number-crunching senior accountants are over. Today, most CEOs see CFOs as people who can help them manage the business, complement their skills and offer leadership. CFOs should not only know what their companies are up to, but also need to understand broader sustainability issues and trends, and anticipate what investors and other stakeholders want. In short, the CFO is the real leader facing the ultimate challenge of cost management.
Soumit Biswas, Delhi
Future Imperfect
Uninor (Dance of the Damned, April 29) is an unusual player, unlike other telecom players in India. Despite being given the death sentence by the Supreme Court, it has recorded the second-highest net new subscriber additions recently. Subscribers, mainly in small metros and towns, are attracted by the low tariffs offered by Uninor. But as the June 2 deadline - by which the Supreme Court wants its licence cancelled - nears, I wonder what the company can do to stay on in this country. Recent protests by Uninor employees have added to the problem. How will the government justify Uninor's closure if so many people lose their jobs?
Jagadish Kumar, Ghaziabad
Wake Up!
Three hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin coined the phrase "early to bed, early to rise; keeps a man healthy, wealthy and wise". Research has confirmed that early birds (Advantage, Morning Persons, April 29) are generally slimmer, healthier and more active than night owls. Waking up early reduces stress. Besides, morning exercises help develop stamina. One should know that health is wealth.
Bithi Dutta, Pondicherry
Your cover story, India's Best CFOs (Business Today, April 29) shows that the life of a Chief Financial Officer is difficult yet exciting, especially in trying economic conditions like the present. The days of CFOs as number-crunching senior accountants are over. Today, most CEOs see CFOs as people who can help them manage the business, complement their skills and offer leadership. CFOs should not only know what their companies are up to, but also need to understand broader sustainability issues and trends, and anticipate what investors and other stakeholders want. In short, the CFO is the real leader facing the ultimate challenge of cost management.
Soumit Biswas, Delhi
Future Imperfect
Uninor (Dance of the Damned, April 29) is an unusual player, unlike other telecom players in India. Despite being given the death sentence by the Supreme Court, it has recorded the second-highest net new subscriber additions recently. Subscribers, mainly in small metros and towns, are attracted by the low tariffs offered by Uninor. But as the June 2 deadline - by which the Supreme Court wants its licence cancelled - nears, I wonder what the company can do to stay on in this country. Recent protests by Uninor employees have added to the problem. How will the government justify Uninor's closure if so many people lose their jobs?
Jagadish Kumar, Ghaziabad
Wake Up!
Three hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin coined the phrase "early to bed, early to rise; keeps a man healthy, wealthy and wise". Research has confirmed that early birds (Advantage, Morning Persons, April 29) are generally slimmer, healthier and more active than night owls. Waking up early reduces stress. Besides, morning exercises help develop stamina. One should know that health is wealth.
Bithi Dutta, Pondicherry
