255. PE Backed: How to survive and succeed as a CFO in Private Equity with Omar Choucair

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Send us your thoughts 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 Explore other CFO 4.0 Podcast episodes here .