In this episode of CFO Weekly, Ignacio “Nacho” Redondo, former Senior Vice President of Finance at Nextpower, formerly Nextracker, joins Megan Weis to explore what it truly takes to prepare an organization for an IPO - from building rigorous financial processes and internal controls to developing the operational discipline required to operate as a public company. Nacho brings more than twenty-five years of finance leadership experience spanning accounting, financial planning, investor relations, and compliance, and previously served as CFO of Nextracker during a critical phase of growth and public market readiness.

With an unconventional path that began in engineering and wound through private equity, utility companies, and global manufacturing, Nacho shares how a process-first mindset, implemented years before any IPO was on the horizon, ultimately positioned Nextracker for a successful public market debut. Currently serving as Senior Vice President of Finance at Nextpower, Nacho offers a grounded, practitioner’s perspective on the discipline, systems, and storytelling capabilities finance leaders need to scale companies from startup to public stage.