Leveraging Your Experience with Guy Melamed, CFO & COO at Varonis, and Ben Murray, Founder of The SaaS CFO

40m · Leaders of Modern Finance · 19 Oct 15:08

In today’s conversation, Guy Melamed, CFO and COO at Varonis, shares with host Ben Murray, Founder of The SaaS CFO, the challenges of holding disparate responsibilities, and the strategies he has for managing those responsibilities.

Guy’s background has included military service and a stint as a professional athlete. His whirlwind of a career taught him a few important principles of management:

Interdepartmental communication is foundational to success.
Diverse experiences help make a well-rounded leader.
There’s always something new to learn.
A good CFO is involved in operations.

As Guy’s journey shows, all experiences, no matter how diverse, are valuable in teaching financial leaders something new.

Guy Melamed
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Varonis
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Ben Murray
The SaaS CFO
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