Ramamoorthy of Tesco reminisces how he built his career to be a strategic finance leader and why digital finance is an enabler

• Ramamoorthy Rajagopal is the Director of Finance at Tesco Bengaluru and Tesco Business Services. 
• In the past, he has served in GE, Reliance, Vodafone, and Axiata.
• As a Chartered Accountant and an MBA, he carries a strategic understanding of both business and technology.
• He spoke to The Finance Story about what makes him stay relevant and he reminisces on how he built his career to be a strategic finance leader. 

Can you give us a little background on how you started your professional journey and eventually built your career as a CFO? 

It’s an ambition for every finance professional to reach the helm of the finance function, and it was no different for me.

But my biggest motivation was always to play a larger role in the success of the organization I work for and to build something that outlasts my tenure.

I have always looked at taking up diverse challenges across different regions and industries throughout my career. If you look closely at my career progression, I started my career in manufacturing, then moved on to services, and then to IT in three different cities.