Guys, I was wondering if you could offer any advice for my situation.

I am an engineering graduate with the ambition of going right to the top (EVP/CEO) and thus, was considering the CFA to help equip myself with understanding of financial aspects of businesses, something I find myself lacking as an engineering grad.

Ideally, the best option would be a finance based MBA but I would like to put that off until I gain more experience. Since the CFA requires 4 years of professional experience, is there a more suitable qualification for my needs, should I just put it off until I can take the MBA, or should I take the CFA just for the knowledge with the understanding that I will never be able to be fully chartered?

I would rather continuously upgrade my knowledge. Of course, if I find that I cant handle the additional workload, I would prioritize the job first but ideally, I would prefer if there was a professional certification I could work towards until I gain the experience to do my MBA