The modern CFO wears many hats — including strategic partner, technology advocate and value creation specialist.

This ongoing expansion of the CFO role impacts how companies approach CFO recruitment and hiring decisions.

At Townsend Search Group, we work with many businesses, including private equity portfolio companies, to help them identify, recruit, and hire CFOs that make a transformative impact.

In this article published by CFO.com, Managing Director Dan Ellis discusses three important trends that continue to shape the recruiting and hiring of finance leaders within private equity-owned, middle-market companies. Learn why the CFO of today — and the future — is much more than a number cruncher.