PodChats for FutureCIO: CTO as driver of digital transformation

Today, CTOs are the drivers of a company’s transformation strategy. They create new business models and digitise products—and they look after human resources and budget.As we begin the new year framed with the continuing disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, we revisit the CTO role from the perspective of a practitioner and ask what have we learned in 2020 and what can executives in similar roles expect in 2021?Mr Vicky Abhishek, a group chief technology officer for a global brand’s operation in the Asia Pacific region, shares his experiences, opinion and aspirations for 2021.