Thursday, 10 February 2022 While the role of the chief technology officer has long been considered critical to business, organisations are starting to recognise a different CTO: The chief transformation officer. Henriette Rothschild recently shared her insights with Velvet-Belle Templeman from Digital Nation about the emergence of the chief transformation officer. In contrast to linear, task-focused change management roles, the chief transformation offer has emerged as a role encompassing work across multiple functions including marketing, CX, HR, digital and finance. “In my role as CTO of a global media company, the role provided additional capacity and capability to the executive team. It worked with other executives to drive a complex program of transformation across multiple disciplines including digital, commercial, finance and people." "The work incorporated significant financial and commercial analysis and insights, some leadership coaching and, importantly, hands-on implementation support,” said Rothschild. “When done right, the CTO is a very hands-on role that gets things done in the short term, while bringing a depth of experience and future orientation to the executive table.” Read the full article as featured in Digital Nation here. Licensed by Copyright Agency. You must not copy this work without permission. Subscribe