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At times, it must seem to Vijay Kumar that his 12-year tenure as a CFO has been spent not at one company, but three. This must be a sense that most C-suite members at Sify Technologies likely experience in light of the company\u2019s appetite for continuous reinvention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listen to the Interview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/stage.sifytechnologies.com\/europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/493_Kumar_CFOTL.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>\u201cI have one primary agenda for the next 12 months: to ensure that the organization has enough support available across all of the functions to enable scale. I want to ensure that every part of the organization is in a position to enable scale and monetize market opportunities,\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;explains Vijay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At times, it must seem to Vijay Kumar that his 12-year tenure as a CFO has been spent not at one company, but three. This must be a sense that most C-suite members at Sify Technologies likely experience in light of the company\u2019s appetite for continuous reinvention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in 2007, when Kumar arrived at the information and communications technology company, Sify was widely known as a consumer business\u2013and one perhaps without the will or resources to attract business customers. As CFO, Kumar was part of a management team tasked with changing that perception both inside and outside of Sify\u2019s existing world. 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This is an approach that Kumar believes will empower Sify to open a new chapter of growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfothoughtleader.com\/cfopodcasts\/493-vijay-kumar-cfo-sify-technologies\/\">https:\/\/www.cfothoughtleader.com\/cfopodcasts\/493-vijay-kumar-cfo-sify-technologies\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have one primary agenda for the next 12 months: to ensure that the organization has enough support available across all of the functions to enable scale. I want to ensure that every part of the organization is in a position to enable scale and monetize market opportunities, explains Vijay. At times, it must seem to Vijay Kumar that his 12-year tenure as a CFO has been spent not at one company, but three. This must be a sense that most C-suite members at Sify Technologies likely experience in light of the company\u2019s appetite for continuous reinvention. 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