TOP 100 CFOs IN INDIA

01. ALOK AGARWAL

Mr Alok Kumar Agarwal serves as Chief Financial Officer of Reliance. Mr. Alok Kumar Agarwal heads the Wholesale Group at the Company which includes the corporate and financial inclusion business. Mr. Alok Kumar Agarwal started his career in 1989 with Reliance Industries Ltd. as an Engineer. He later worked with ICICI Ltd. for 9 years in project finance department before shifting to ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited. Currently in Reliance, he focuses on global risk management projects besides handling finance related projects. Mr Agarwal has done his B.Tech in Electronic Enginering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and His MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. With a rich experience in the field, Mr Agarwal is definitely an extremely efficient officer and one of the best in the country.

02. SAMIR SEKSARIA

Mr Samir Seksaria, is the Chief financial officer of Tata Consultancy Services. He has an experience in the IT industry of nearly two decades and he has taken significant financial decisions in the company, TCS. Before this, he was in charge of the Business Finance function for TCS, where was responsible for the financial management of the company’s individual operating units and was also responsible for the corporate financial analytics and planning of the company.Samir began his career in TCS in the year 1999 and spent his initial years in consulting assignments involving regulatory compliance, M&A spin offs, amongst others. In his earlier responsibilities, he has played a key role in the Initial Public Offering of TCS in 2004 and subsequently in various other financial transformation journeys such as simplification, straight through processes, early closures, and improved cash management. Mr Seksaria is an NMIMS, Mumbai graduate and he also finished his Chartered Accountancy from ICAI, Mumbai. Samir takes pride in having learnt from premiere TCS leaders including N Chandrasekaran, Rajesh Gopinathan, V Ramakrishnan and S Mahalingam. Mr Seksaria is an extremely loving and caring family man. When not working, he often travels with his family.

03. RITESH TIWARI

Mr. Ritesh Tiwari is the Executive Director, Finance & IT, and Chief Financial Officer of Hindustan Unilever Limited. He is also the Chief Financial officer for Unilever, South Asia. Ritesh is a global finance leader with rich experience in leading diverse teams across the UK, India, and other Asian markets. He is a future-focused, high-energy, results-oriented business leader driven by his purpose ‘Reimagine possibilities and bring value with values. He finished his Chart Accountancy from ICAI, and thereafter joined HUL in the year 1999 as a management trainee. Sanjeev Mehta, the Chief managing director of HUL said that Tiwari’s purpose-driven leadership has taken HUL’s business to new heights. Some significant implications by Tiwari such as GST and GSK consumer healthcare have brought transformational changes in the company’s business, he added. For the past two decades, he has led teams both within and outside India at Unilever in the core finance sector and as a business partner to front-end sales, categories and supply chain. His most recent and commendable role has been in the UK as the Vice President, Finance, Global Performance Management for Unilever and CFO for Unilever International, where he is credited with bringing digital transformation, simplification and leading projects with high business impact. Despite the attack of the second wave of Covid, HUL reported profit growth of 12% and underlying growth of 9% in the first quarter of the Financial Year 2022.

04. NILANJAN ROY

Nilanjan Roy is currently the Chief Financial Officer. Before this, he was the Global Chief Financial Officer of Bharti Airtel Ltd. and was responsible for the financial operations across India and Africa. He has held different leadership positions at Bharti Airtel for the last thirteen years. Before this, he worked with Unilever for nearly 15 years in their global operations across India, Europe, and the US. Mr Roy is undoubtedly an established financial officer, who has extensive and rich global experience including shareholder value creation, ESG and corporate governance, business partnering, mergers and acquisitions, treasury and funding, investor relations, cost management, taxation, financial accounting and reporting. Nilanjan Roy is a student of Commerce from Delhi University, and he also is a chartered accountant. He has extensive and rich Global experience and has an amazing record in work. As the CFO at Infosys, Roy’s total compensation is approximately $53,600,000. There are only three executives in the company who get paid more than him.

05. SOUMEN RAY

Soumen Ray is the new CFO of Bharti Airtel. He is an extremely efficient Chartered Accountant with an experience of more than twenty three years in in financial planning, management accounting, factory commercial, treasury and corporate accounts. Before joining Bharti Airtel, he was the CFO of Bajaj Auto Ltd. He has been associated with the company since 2018, and has worked in the taxation, finance and treasury sectors. He has also worked for Viacom, Hindustan Unilever, ITC, Eveready Industries and Airtel etc where he has held senior positions. Gopal Vittal, the CEO of Bharti Airtel said that “He brings in the right mix of domain expertise, commercial acumen, strategy and business partnering,”

06. JAIMIN BHATT

Jaimin Bhatt is the Chief financial officer as well as the president of Kotak Mahindra Bank. He is the head of the Centre division as well as the Support Division at Kotak Mahindra Bank. His work involves finance, tax, strategy, secretarial, Internal Audit, Management Accounts, legal and compliance. Mr Bhatt joined Kotak Mahindra finance in the year 1995 in the proprietary investment section. 

07. SHOBINDER DUGGAL

Mr Shobinder Duggal is the Director of Finance and Control and the CFO of Nestle, India. He has a working experience of nearly 35 years with Nestle, both in India and Switzerland. Before becoming the CFO and a board member of Nestle in 2004, he handled various corporate responsibilities such as VP corporate control, heading the internal audit, consolidation & Reporting to the Group and for India entity  handling important assignments at the Nestle group headquarters in Switzerland, Assisting on Investor Relations; Insurance; Controlling; Costing; Overseeing the Treasury function; Payroll; Fixed Assets Management; Operational & Financial audits. Between May 2004 and February 2020, he was the CFO of the South Asian region of Nestle and has also handled various IS and IT responsibilities. Mr Duggal is the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and also member of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee of Nestlé India Limited. Besides, he is also on the Board of Nestlé Lanka PLC since January 2014. He is a student of Economics from St Stephen’s College, University of Delhi and a student of ICAI, Mumbai. He also attended a programme for Executive Development from IMD Lausanne, Switzerland. Other than that, he has also been a part of several international courses from Nestle training Centre, Lausanne and Switzerland and London Business School, UK. He really is one of the best we have in the industry.

08.  C.S MURALIDHARAN

Mr C.S Muralidharan is the chief financial officer of Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries pvt ltd. Mr Muralidharan is well-known for his excellent service in providing operational and financial leadership. After finishing his higher secondary in Commerce at DTEA Secondary School, he graduated from ICAI. He also attended an executive development program from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Mr Muralidharan expertises in Global Compliance, Capital restructuring and merging and acquisitions. After remaining the country head of the company named Allergan in Mumbai for nearly nine years, he joined Teva Pharmaceuticals where he remained the Group chief financial officer for a year. After that, he joined Sun Pharma in the year 2017, and is still the group chief financial officer there. 

09. PARAG PAREKH

Mr Parag Parekh is the Chief Financial officer of Adani gas. He has been responsible for Business Development, Strategy, Bidding, Project Finance, Corporate Finance,Public & Private Equity, IPO, Investor Relations, Head of Roads Business, Operations to interim Chief Executive Officer over the years. He did his Bachelors in commerce from University of Mumbai and then went on to pursue his MBA from MET League of Colleges, Mumbai. Mr Parekh is extremely skilled at handling project finance, infrastructure and restructuring. Before joining Adani Gas, he remained the group head of finance at GMR Group, Mumbai. He has been the chief financial officer at Adani Gas since 2019.

10. MANISH SAXENA

Mr Manish Saxena is the current CFO of Adani Group’s India Mining Business. He is a highly qualified Chartered accountant having an experience of close to thirty years. He has attended various leadership and focused training programs in the fields Risk Management, Coaching, Analytical Skills, Train the Trainer on ISO 9000 Certification and Economic Value Add. Business World and YES Bank had recognized him with the “Most Promising CFO” award in 2016. He has an experience in the manufacturing and service sector in various large companies in India like ICI India Limited, Bharti Airtel, Ballarpur Industries Limited, Reliance Communications and even abroad.He is an extremely skilled professional with a perfect balance of strategic and operational skills. He has come across various types of crisis in his professional journey that is really inspirational and quite commendable.

11. Koushik Chatterjee

Mr Koushik chatterjee is the Chief financial Officer, executive officer and Board member at Tata Steel. His skills include application and of effective business strategies, business development and planning. He has volunteer at various esteemed places such as International Integrated Reporting Council, International Accounting Standard Board and TCFD. 

12. Ramakant Baheti

Ramakant Baheti is the Chief Financial officer of Avenue Supermarts. He is a graduate from ICAI-Institute of Chartered Accountants in India. His skills include management, team management, forecasting, budgets, management, budgets, strategic planning, financial analysis and retail. He has been the CFO of Avenue Supermarts since 2000.

13. S.Srinivasan 

S.Srinivasan has been the CFO of Bajaj Finserv since September 2011. His tasks include overseeing the insurance business, having interactions with management on strategic and government issues, annual operating plans and long-range planning, insurance operation result reviews, managing Bajaj Allianz Financial Distributors Limited operations, maintaining investor relations and being a member of the Investment Committee and Risk Committee. 

14. Mathew George

Medi Assist’s CFO is Mathew George. He has received various honours, including the CFO of the Year Award from the UBS Forums in 2022, the Business Partner Award in 2017 and the CEO Car Club Award from HCL in 2014. He appreciates working with varied teams since it leads to improved systems and better performance from the team. His multitasking skills, operational knowledge for offering solutions, ability to seize new chances, and ability to achieve win-win outcomes are some of his excellent traits that we can discuss. He was most inspirational when given the chance to lead with few resources, working with others to manage difficult tasks, delivering goals and meeting deadlines while revelling in the sense of shared success.

15. Biren Shah

Biren Shah is the CFO of Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. Before this, he worked with Manjushree Technopack Limited (an Advent International PE portfolio company) as CFO and was also responsible for M&A. He is a strategic and innovative finance leader with a solid track record of delivering results in world-class organizations such as Tata Chemicals, Johnson & Johnson and Aurobindo Pharma for over 20 years, including global stints in the USA and Europe. 

16. Prakash Bisht

Prakash Bisht is the President and CFO of Jubilant Ingrevia Limited. He is Experienced Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated history of results across industries : Tyres, Chemical, Pharmaceuticals, Quick service restaurant (QSR). Skilled in Planning, Treasury, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Governance and Compliance, Controlling and,Financial Accounting.

17. Meghal Sheth 

Meghal Sheth is the the CFO of Mars Wrigley for India Business. He is an All India ranker Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and have done MBA (Finance) from S.P Jain Institute of Management & Research.He has 22 years of professional experience , having worked 14 years with Hindustan Unilever/Unilever and last 8 years with Mars Inc. At a broad level, He has spent 60% of his time in local roles and 40% of his time in Regional/Global roles across Unilever and Mars Inc across different cities of India, Singapore and Australia. He has international experience of working across different countries, cultures, time zones and working knowledge of FMCG categories.

18. Puneet Sharma

Puneet Sharma is the Chief Financial officer of Axis bank. He has more than two decades of experience in banks, financial sector and consulting. In his previous stint, he was with Tata Capital Limited for 12 years, as a senior management functionary interacting extensively with the Board. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Tata Capital Limited and Tata Capital Financial Services Limited since 2014 and was accountable for financial control, financial planning, procurement and taxation. Prior to that, at Citibank N.A. his roles covered structured cash solutions, treasury operations, risk monitoring and reporting on fixed income securities. He started his career at Bharat S Raut & Co. and has also worked as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group working with clients in financial services across many topics encompassing strategy, transformation and process improvement. 

19.Deepak Maheshwari Adani Ports and SEZ limited 

Currently, Deepak Maheshwari holds the position of Chief Financial Officer of Adani Ports Special Economic Zone Ltd. and Chief Financial Officer of Essar Energy Ltd. He is also on the board of Essar Oil (UK) Ltd. He previously was the CFO of Reliance power Ltd. He received an MBA from Xavier Labour relations Institute India and an MBA from London Business School.

20. Niraj Shah-HDFC Life 

Niraj Shah is the CEO of HDFC life. Prior to this, he was the CFO at HDFC Life from february 2019. He was the chief financial officer and director of PNB Metlife India Insurance for nearly three years. Prior to this, he was the Senior Vice president at ICICI Prudential Life insurance Company Limited. He was also a manager at BNP Paribas Investment Banking. He studied his batchelor’s at H.R College of commerce, Bombay and he also graduated from ICAI. He did a PGDBM from IIM, Bangalore. 

21. Anil rander-Larson and Toubro Infotech 

Anil Rander is the Chief Financial Officer of Larson and Toubro Infotech. He is an established and experienced finance professional having experiences in the fields of business strategy, corporate accounting, development of financial accounting system, fiscal management, financial reporting, risk management, business transfer, taxation and more. He has held managerial positions at various prestigious companies such as tech Mahindra business services, Hutchison max telecom and Alpic finance. He is a graduate from ICAI, Institute of cost Accountants in India, and also Institute of Company Secretaries in India. 

22. Ajay Goel-Vedanta 

Ajay Goel is the CFO of Vedanta. He did his Bachelors of Commerce from St xavier’s College after which he enrolled himself in the Institute of Company secretaries in India. Then he graduated from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India. Prior to being the CFO at Vedanta, he was the Executive VP at Diageo. He has also remained the CFO and VP of a company called GE. Also, he has been the lead finance manager at Coca Cola. His skills include- financial analysis, business strategy, managerial finance, financial audits, financial modeling, strategic financial planning, working capital management, financial reporting and internal controls. 

23.  Sushil Agarwal-Aditya Birla Group 

Mr. Sushil Agarwal is currently the Group Chief Financial Officer. He serves as a Director on the Board of several Group companies including Aditya Birla Capital Ltd. and Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. and is also a member of the Business Review Council of the Group.He has remained with the Group for nearly 30 years and has a distinction of working closely with the former Chairman Late Mr. Aditya Vikram Birla and current Chairman Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla. He has highly contributed in many Restructurings and Mergers and Acquisitions of the Group with his widely acknowledged financial acumen and analytical skills.

24. Sandeep Kumar Gupta-Indian Oil Corporation

Mr Sandeep Kumar Gupta is the CFO of Indian Oil Corporation. He has remained the CFO of the company since 2019. Prior to this, he was the Chief Risk Officer of the company and the Chief Risk Officer. He is also the Chairman of IOC Middle East FZE. He is a graduate from ICAI. he did his Batchelor’s from christ Churche College, Kanpur and schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya in Bokaro Steel city. 

25. SANDEEP MODI

Sandeep Modi is the Chief Financial Officer at Hindustan Zinc Ltd. He has over 17+ years of experience across business areas of reporting, treasury, credit rating, taxation, business planning & forecasting, internal audit & assurance, and risk management, among others, including over ten years in leadership roles.

26. Mukesh Surana

Mukesh Surana (CFO of Granules India Ltd) is a Chartered Accountant by qualification & is a seasoned finance professional with over two decades o f global experience in the field of finance, accounts, FP&A and Taxation. He has a rich experience in the areas of business strategy, transformation, risk management, projects, mergers & acquisitions, investor relations, legal, secratarial, commercial, procurment & IT. In the past he has worked with reputed organizations including Garware Technical Fibers, Kalpataru Power Trasmission, Asian Paints and SRF.

27. Manoj Bhat-Mahindra and Mahindra ltd

Manoj Bhat, is the current Chief financial officer of Mahindra and Mahindra ltd which nearly has 260K employees altogether. Mahindra is a company that specializes in vehicle manufacturing. Prior to this, Manoj was the Board member of Volva car centre, uddevalla. Manoj is an IIM Mumbai graduate. He did his Engineering and technology from Pune University. Before becoming the CFO at Tech Mahindra, he was Deputy CFO for five years. Before that, he was the Head, M@A, Corporate Planning from the year 2013. He is an extremely efficient person, and undoubtedly one of the best CFOs.

28. Akshant Goyal

Akshant Goyal is the current Chief financial officer of Zomato. He finished his Bachelors in engineering from Delhi College of Engineering and finished his MBA from IIM Bangalore. He has remained with Zomato for nearly five years and in a short span of time has become the CFO. Prior to this, he has remained the Vice President of Kotak Investment Banking between 2007 and 2015. In October 2015, he launched his Fintech startup. His skills include investment banking, corporate finance, valuation, private equity, business development, business strategy and more. He is an extremely talented personality. 

29. Amit Grover

Company name: Avaya India

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/agrover999/

India Head and Director Global Finance Shared Services for Avaya India. Amit has a proven track record of Global Business Services and is highly skilled in financial data analysis to take business actions for increasing the profitability. These business actions transform the business processes. Amit has a strategic mindset, strong leadership qualities and outstanding decision-making abilities. Amit maintains a balanced approach while working towards business growth and keeping financial controls in place at the same time. Amit believes that integrity and ethical behavior are paramount for a finance professional. He adheres to legal and ethical standards, maintains confidentiality and ensures compliance with financial regulations & reporting requirements. Amit follows the approach of continuous learning to stay updated with latest trends, technologies, and regulations. Amit is a top finance professional who is focused on delivering tangible results to achieve desired business outcomes. Amit is self-driven person who takes full accountability for his actions and strives for excellence in all his dealings and interactions.

30. Sameer Shah

Sameer Shah is the current CFO of Godrej. He has been leading the largest MNCs and FMCG companies for nearly two decades. Since 205, he has been leading multiple business growth initiatives, external stakeholder management and ensuring best in class finance and accounting practices all over. He has been a part of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India, for five years between 1997 and 2002. His skills include analytics, people management and communications. He has worked with Pepsico as the finance executive between February 2001 and 2002. After this, he worked with India Mills between 2003 and 2006 as the Finance Manager. 

31. Sanjiv Soni

Mr Sanjiv Soni is the director of finance at Coal India, currently. Mr Soni has been working for Coal India throughout his career, holding various designations at various locations. He did his Bachelors in Commerce from St Xavier’s College, Kolkata in 1985 and then went onto ICAI. He graduated from there in 1987. He also pursued his diploma in management from IGNOU. Shri Soni joined CMPDI on 27.05.1986. Before joining as Director (Finance) of Eastern Coalfields Limited, he worked as General Manager, IAD at WCL HQ, Nagpur. During his professional career, Shri Soni worked in different capacities at CMPDI. He was in charge of the finance function for the UNDP/GEF/GOI- Coal Bed Methane Recovery & Utilization project implemented jointly by CMPDI/BCCL/GOI/UNDP. Shri Soni, while head of the Internal Audit Deptt., at WCL, took various initiatives towards building-up robust internal controls.

32.Venkataraman N 

Mr Venkataraman is the current CFO and executive director of Britannia. He was declared for the post in 2016. Before this, he was the director of finance in the company for nearly nine years. He has also worked for Eicher motors limited, being the general manager of finance there, for nearly five years. He has worked for Royal Enfield motors as well where he has been the general manager of finance for six years. He has also worked for Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for eight years and seven months. His skills include ERP, corporate finance, joint ventures, SAP, Change management, and business strategy. 

33. Daniel Spindler 

Mr Spindler is the current CFO of Siemens. He has been the CFO of the company for three years now, starting from September 2019. Before this, he was the CFO of Siemens Pte Singapore between 2018 and 2019. He was also in charge of corporate finance in the company. He has also worked as a financial consultant at AUDI AG between December 2007 and April 2009. He has amazing skills, some of which include management, finance, analysis, accounting and process improvement. He is a strong believer in causes regarding animal welfare, art and culture, environment, health etc. 

34. Madhur Deora

The very talented Mr Madhur Deora, is the current president and group CFO of Paytm. He was the president of the company for one year and three months. He was also the CFO and SVP of this company between 2016 and 2019. He has also been the managing director, investment banking at Citi, for seventeen years from 1993 and 2016. He did his schooling from Campion school of Mumbai, and did his BSC in Economics from Wharton school. His skills involve private equity, capital markets, investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance and investment. 

35. Rajani Kesari 

Rajani Kesari is the current CFO of Ambuja Cements. She has a rich experience in this field, having global experience. Prior to Ambuja Cements, she was a part of Thermax where she was a Board member. She worked in the company for nearly four years. Before this, she was the CFO of ACC limited. She has held esteemed positions at various other renowned companies. Rajani did her Bachelor’s in B.com from Osmania University. Between 1991 and 1995, he was a part of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India. She also holds a degree from American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  

36. Kaleeswaran A 

Kaleeswaran A is the global CFO of Eicher Motors. He has a rich experience of 17+ years where he has mainly worked in the field of FMCG, retail and automotive industries, both in India and abroad. He mostly specialises in sectors such as long-term business planning, operational excellence, risk management, fundraising, stakeholder management, and more. He has worked with Future Group, India for four years and has remained the CFO and Vice President there. He has worked at Mondelez for six years holding various esteemed positions there. Between June 2005 and 2010, he remained the director of Finance in Aditya Birla Group. He’s also an ICAI graduate. Kaleeswaran is one of the youngest talents in the country. 

37. Vinit Teredesai

Vinit Teredesai is the current CFO of Mindtree. He is a seasoned professional with 27 years of experience. He has experience in financial planning, treasury, corporate finance, accounting, auditing, international and domestic taxation, building & scaling shared services, corporate restructuring, M & A, compliance, capacity building and administration. He is also an ICAI graduate. He also holds a degree from CPA. He holds a degree of management from MIT. He has worked for companies such as Cognizant, KPIT, HSBC and SunGuard. 

38.Rajesh Srivastava

Rajesh Srivastava is the current CFO of MothersonSumi Infotech and design Ltd. He has 30+ years of experience of working in big MNCs including IT and ITes. He is also an ICAI graduate from New Delhi. His skills include mergers and acquisitions, management, team management, strategic planning, business strategy, corporate finance, accounting, negotiation, financial analysis, supply chain management, auditing, supply chain management, team building. Prior to this, he worked for Samvardhana Motherson group and Balda motherson solution. He’s an extremely talented professional. 

39. Rahul Jain

Rahul Jain is the CFO of SRF Limited. Previously, he was the VP- Corporate Controller & Treasurer. He finished his schooling from Manav Sthali school. His skills include team management, corporate finance, financial analysis, financial modeling, business development, management information systems (MIS), etc. He had also worked for Jubilant Life Sciences for ten years. He is a man of handwork who has shaped his own path.

40. CHINTAN THAKKAR

CHINTAN THAKKAR is the CFO of Info Edge. His experiences over the last two decades in Finance, Consulting and Operations have been diverse and multi dimensional. It has a grounding of entrepreneurship and a finesse of professional management with an all round exposure to operational excellence and strategic thinking. On one hand it presented an opportunity to learn the nuances of mid-size and family owned enterprises. On the other, to navigate a US based multinational organization in India through its lifecycle of Start Up to Take Off to Peak.

41. Gopal Balachandran

Gopal Balachandran joined ICICI Lombard in 2002, India’s number one private general insurance company and the first general insurance company in India to be ISO 9001:2000 certified. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited is a joint venture between ICICI Bank Ltd. and Canada based Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. Gopal Balachandran completed his Chartered accountancy (CA) course in Year 1998 and Company Secretary (CS) course in year 1999. After completing his CA course, Gopal Balachandran worked with ICICI Bank in the Corporate Accounts and Taxation department for 2 years.

42. Krishnakumar Lakshmanan

Mr. L. Krishnakumar is the Executive Director and Group CFO of Tata Consumer Products. He started his career as a management consultant with A. F. Ferguson and Co. in India and the Middle East. He subsequently worked with Larsen and Toubro Ltd. across multiple functions as General Manager, Finance where he gained exposure to the fields of engineering, information technology, shipping and more. In 2000, Krishnakumar joined Tata Group in the hotels business as Vice President – Finance and was appointed Senior Vice President – Finance of the erstwhile Tata Tea in India in 2004. During his tenure he has handled different roles for the Company in India and the UK. Krishnakumar is a Director on the Board of NourishCo Beverages, Tata Starbucks and several of the Company’s overseas subsidiaries in addition to Infiniti Retail. He has also been a member of finance forums of CII and Bombay Chamber.
Krishnakumar is qualified in Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accountancy and Company Secretarial. 

43. Pawan Agrawal

Pawan Agrawal is the CFO of Azure Power. Over 20 years of experience. Worked as Chief Investment Officer, Global Head – Renewable Energy, Credit Rating Analyst. Expertise in Corporate/Project/Structured Finance, Business Development/Relationship Management, Portfolio Monitoring/Risk Management, Financial Analysis/Credit Rating.

44. Lavanya Chandrashekar

Lavanya Chandrashekar is the CFO of Diageo. Strong track record of delivering outstanding results. Global experience spanning Asia, North America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.

45. RAVI SHEKHAR MITRA

Mr Mitra joined Gland Pharma as CFO in 2019. He is a Qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with Associate Membership of the respective institutes. He has over 20 years’ experience in leading Financial Management, FP&A, Strategic Planning, Investor Relations in Pharmaceutical and other industries.

46. Anjani Tiwari

Anjani Tiwari is the CFO of BCPL.

47. Vikas Srivastava

Vikas Srivastava is the CFO of Muthoot Housing Finance Co. Ltd. A Chartered Accountant with experience in Finance of around 20 years mainly into Treasury related activities – Fund Raising, Liquidity Management etc. Presently working with a Housing Finance Company.

48. Rajeev Gupta

Rajeev Gupta is the CFO of L&T Technology Services Limited. Commercially focused ambitious finance executive, with 24 years of post qualification experience, poised to deliver results. Rich experience in building business from start up to scale and adept mix of technical, operations and leadership skills acquired globally (United States of America, Asia Pacific and India.

49. Shanti Dugar

Shanti Dugar has been working with Aditya Birla Group of companies for last ~31 years in India, Thailand and Australia. His experience varies in corporate finance, cost & management accounting, mergers & acquisitions, MIS, insurance & risk management, investors relations, logistics and commercial contracts negotiations.His other areas of competence are equity research and portfolio management.

50. Anand Vora 

Anand Vora is the current CFO of United Phosphorus. He is a global finance executive with a broad and deep background in strategic finance & operational finance across manufacturing and services sectors. His main experiences spanning across India, Europe, and the Americas include CFO/Regional Controller roles in India & Latam with leading Indian & Global MNCs in pharma, chemical, and agricultural commodities sectors. His global CFO role in a listed Indian company in the remote services business. His key responsibilities include-  corporate development, M&A and global implementation, enterprise business transformation/restructuring, Fundraising – Equity, Debt, and Structured Finance instruments, both domestic and international. He is an ICAI graduate and also a student of NMIMS Mumbai. Prior to working with United Phosphorus, he was the CFO of Bunge India for three years. He has also worked with companies such as GTMT Global solutions, Ranbaxy Brazil, Loctite India, etc. 

52. Nalin Negi

Chief financial officer (CFO) Nalin Negi, who was brought in from SBI Cards in August, will be the interim CEO. Prior to joining BharatPe, he had served as CFO of SBI Cards for over 10 years, leading the credit card giant towards its IPO in March 2020.

53. Ravi Kejriwal

Ravi Kejriwal is the current CFO at Future Retail Limited. He was a student of ICAI and also NMIMS. His skills include team management, training, coaching, leadership development, strategic planning, management, performance management, leadership, and business strategy. He currently lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is a well-known name in the industry and is an inspiration for me. He has efficiently worked for all companies he has ever worked with.

54. Vidhya Srinivasan

Vidhya Srinivasan is the current CFO of eicher motors. She has over 17 years of post-qualification experience in the areas of Strategy, Business Planning, Commercial, Finance & Accounting Management. She was the executive director and CFO of Puma India for six years and eight months. She was the CFO of Sentiss Pharma Pvt Ltd for seven months. She has also worked with companies such as Glenmark pharmaceuticals, A.T Kearney, A.F Ferguson & Co. Her skills include business strategy, business planning, strategy, management, retail, competitive analysis, leadership, analytics, CRM, risk management, and more. She finished her B.com from the University of Madras and then finished her C.A from ICAI. She also finished Post Graduation from IIM, Ahmedabad.

55. Ved Goel

Ved Goel is a finance professional with more than 26 years of professional experience in different industries including Manufacturing, Mines, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Healthcare Services. As a Chartered Accountant, he has strong expertise in Financial & Strategic Planning and execution, Fund Raising, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Merger & Acquisition, Direct & Indirect Taxes, and various other areas related to finance. Ved Goel is currently working as Group CFO of Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd. He was instrumental in bringing the IPO of Dr. Lal PathLabs in 2015 and led many small and mid-size M&A including Suburban Diagnostics in Mumbai in 2021. He finished his LLB from ICAI between 1996-2001. 

56. Viral Shah

Viral Shah is the CFO of Adani Capital. Before becoming the CFO of the company, he was the head of finance and accounts for 4 years and 6 months. He was the consultant of ADM Capital for seven months. He was the partner of Kanu Doshi Associates CAs. He also provided tax and audit services to the company for two years. After finishing his Batchelor’s from Kishinchand Chellaram College of Arts and Commerce. He remained in ICAI between 1996 and 2000. He finished his Masters’s in Business Finance from the same institution in 2013.

57. Arpit Chug

Arpit Chug is the current CFO at Razorpay. He is responsible for the Finance, Credit Risk, and Legal function at Razorpay. Previously he led the finance function for all lines of business at American Express in India; Head of Treasury for the Asia Pacific, Japan, and Australia at Amex. He has worked with American Express for seventeen years as the CFO and with CLSA as Associate Investment banking for nearly two years. 

58. Jacob MS

Jacob MS is the current director & CFO at Colgate Palmolive Ltd. He lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He finished his Batchelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai. He also did a course on organization development at Stanford Graduate School of business executive education. He also was a part of ICAI for some time. He has multiple skills such as business strategy, financial analysis, FMCG, forecasting, and SAP. He has worked with Colgate Palmolive since 1995 and has held different positions in the film. Prior to this, he was a part of Glaxo.

59. Deepesh Baxi, Castrol India

Deepesh Baxi is a Finance and Strategy leader with two decades of industry and Big 4 experience in the UK and Asia. He has industry and domain knowledge of Oil and Energy, FMCG, Infrastructure, and Biotechnology. He has a track record to operate at the senior management level, providing input, challenges, and recommendations to executive team decision-making processes (including the Board/Audit Committee of the listed entity and in Global Headquarters). He has worked in Operational roles in country/markets, Regional office, Global office of a Business Unit, and Global Headquarters of the Downstream segment. Before joining Castrol, he had worked with BP for eight years. He is an IIM Ahmedabad graduate.

60. Nishant Saxena

Nishant Saxena is the cfo of Cipla Ltd. The CEO of international business heads one of the 4 geographies for Cipla and is directly responsible for a $0.4-$0.5bn P&L. Spanning across Latin America, Europe, North Africa, Asia and Australia, and 700 employees, this is one of the most profitable BU for Cipla. Proven record as business leader driving top and bottom line growth. Creating a compelling and strategic vision and then driving against it. Experience of leading large, multi cultural and multi geographic teams. M&A, Corporate Finance, Organization Building, Start-ups

61.  Piyoush Talus

Piyoush Talus is the CFO of Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd Experienced Divisional Chief Financial Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the Logistics and Transportation industry. Skilled in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Operations, and Logistics Management. Strong operations professional with a ICWA focused in Costing from Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India – ICWAI. 

63. Rajesh Gupta

Rajesh Gupta is the CFO of Havells India Ltd. Mr Rajesh Gupta’s stellar performance in terms of finance, best accounting practices, and fund mobilization over the years has won him this distinguished recognition through a robust, comprehensive and multi phased judging process, based on a combination of criteria

64. Jiten Chopra

Jiten Chopra is the CFO of Interglobe Aviation LtdChopra joined IndiGo in February 2020 as Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance. Prior to joining IndiGo, he had about 25 years of working experience at BSR & Co (KPMG) in Audit and Risk Management, Business Development, Operations and Transaction Services.

65. Nitin Parekh

Nitin Parekh is the CFO of Cadila Healthcare Ltd. A dynamic and result oriented professional having more than 3 decades of rich experience in Finance, IT and legal functions with large corporates. Currently working as Group CFO with Zydus Cadila Group.

66. Ashish Khandelwal

Ashish Khandelwal is the CFO of Indus Towers Ltd Ashish Khandelwal works as a Manager, Business To The & Chief Financial Officer at Indus Towers, which is a Cable & Satellite company with an estimated 2,140 employees; and founded in 2007. They are part of the Finance team within the Finance Department and their management level is C-Level. Ashish is currently based in Noida, India.

68. Niranjan Gupta

Niranjan Gupta is the CFO of Hero MotoCorp Ltd. He plays Senior leadership roles in finance and procurement , covering a wide range from start up businesses ( water purifier in HUL ) to large scale established categories ( Home & personal care ) , and covering both local and global responsibilities. Width of experience covers wide ranging finance roles ; P/L balance sheet management, acquisitions and disposals, setting up financially viable models for start ups, driving financial metrics/performance in business and controls & governance. Experience in procurement has given deep understanding of supply chain, and external market forces which influence business performance; a crucial element for a modern day CFO.

69. Krishnan Akhileswaran

Krishnan Akhileswaran is the CFO of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd. He is Passionate and self driven professional with all round experience in Finance and a strong business sense. Handled diverse areas in Finance ranging from Financial and strategic planning, budgeting, controlling, accounting, MIS, auditing, taxation, costing, pricing, M&As and Investor Relations.

70. Upma Goel

Upma Goel is CFO of Piramal Enterprises Ltd. She is Experienced CFO with a demonstrated history of working in the banking industry. Skilled in Business and Financial Planning, Capital restructuring, Management Information Systems (MIS), Regulatory compliances,Taxation,Financial Risk, and Risk Management. Strong finance professional with a Master’s Degree focused in Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

71. ANIL CHAUDHARY

Anil Chaudhary was formerly the Chairman and Managing Director of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and has been the Chairman of International Coal Ventures (ICVL) and mjunction services.

72.Ramesh Swaminathan

Ramesh Swaminathan is the CFO of Lupin Ltd. He is a Seasoned Management Professional across several industries and verticals. Expertise in creating value through M&A, Corporate Strategy, Turn around situations, Finance Transformation, Digital initiatives etc

73. Amitava Mukherjee

Amitava Mukherjee is the CFO of NMDC Ltd. He was awarded the ‘FE CFO of the Year Award’ by Financial Express for the year 2022 in the Large Industry – Manufacturing Category, at the recently held FE CFO Awards 2022.

74. Sunil Samdani

Sunil Samdani is the cfo of Bandhan Bank Ltd. Samdani spearheads the functions of Finance, Investor Relations and Business Intelligence. In his experience of over 23 years in financial services, he has handled multiple roles within the finance and strategy functions. 

75.Pradeep Jain

Pradeep Jain is the CFO of United Spirits Ltd. He is Result oriented general Finance professional with rich work experience in “Operational Business Finance”. Team player with high people connect and cross-functional peer regard, fast and data based decision maker. Internal & external customer focused approach towards issues instead of functional approach and effectively contribute towards overall business growth and organization capability development.

76. Nitesh Bhandari

Nitesh Bhandari is the CFO of Gujarat Gas Ltd. He is a Finance professional with more than 16 years experience in varied fields of Account finalisation, MIS, Budgets, planning/forecasting, Risk and Governance, Secreterial, tax, treasury, insurance, ERP implementation, Data steward, Fraud officer, investment appraisals with emphasis on business support. Responsibilities include Board and Executive committee.

77. Indranil Sen

 Indranil Sen is the CFO of Biocon Ltd

78. BASANT KUMAR BANSAL

BASANT KUMAR BANSAL is the CFO of Balkrishna Industries Ltd. A Chartered Accountant with more than 30 years of experience across different Industries as CFO including 16 years of long stint with a reputed Tire company Balkrishna Industries Limited as Director ( Finance). Currently Spearheading NBG CFO Services Private Limited as Managing Director to support clients in achieving growth and excellence in their business.

79. Sachin Ludhiyani

Sachin Ludhiyani is the CFO of Punjab National Bank. He is working as Team Member for Implementation of Ind AS, IGAAP Financial Reporting at Punjab National Bank.

80. Dinesh Kumar Batra

Dinesh Kumar Batra is the CFO of Bharat Electronics Ltd. As Chairman and Managing Director and Director (Finance) & CFO of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), the company’s market capitalization increased from Rs.24,000Cr to Rs.80,000 Cr. Consequently, BEL rose to 73rd position in Top 100 Listed Companies on BSE and No.56 in Top 100 Defence Companies according to Defense News. He has Won many awards for CFO Excellence and leading BEL TO become Star PSU in 2021 and An Iconic Brand of India in 2022.

Mr Soni is a well known CFO of Adani transmission Ltd. He has immense experience in the mining field. After finishing his graduation in Commerce from Annamalai University, he went onto finish his Chartered Accountancy from ICAI. He was the chief procurement officer at Vedanta for a while. He was also the CFO at Bharat Aluminium company limited. He was also the general manager at Vedanta Limited for two years. He was also the business controller at Sesa Goa limited. Some his skills include business management, business analytics, IT, financial reporting, team development and more. 

Sibaji Biswas

Sibaji Biswas is the current CFO of Syngene International. Prior to this, he was the finance director & board member at Vodafone Romania. He was a part of the organisation for nearly three years. He was also the executive VP at Vodafone between 2012 and 2017 and the VP of finance between 2008 and 2011. He was also the associated VP at Hutchison, India. After finishing his MBA from Calcutta University, he went onto pursue a management development program from IIM, Ahmedabad. He also studied at London School of Business and IIT, Kharagpur.

N Balakrishna

Company: Snowman Logistics Limited.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bala-krishna-61b4811a6/

Balakrishna N, the Chief Finance Officer of Snowman Logistics Limited, Holds a Splendid experience of over 12+ years in finance and accounts. Also a member of the Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants. In the Past worked with some of the leading companies like Deloitte, Pennar Industries Ltd and Etisalat Group in UAE, among others. His proven record of success in financial operations, management and possess extensive international experience as well. His background in Financial Management has provided him with financial and analytical skills necessary to succeed in this fast-paced and intense field.

Prateek Jain

Prateek Jain is the CFO of Nippon India mutual fund. He has been the cfo of the company for nine years now. Between 2007 & 2012, he was the CFO & head risk management. Between 2004 & 2007, he was the CFO of Howden India. 

Amit Tantia

Amit Tantia is the CFO at Performance material technologies. He has 20 years of post qualification experience holding roles of increasing responsibilities at one of the topmost companies in the country. He has rich experience in the fields of taxation, Treasury, working capital management, external stakeholder dealing, mergers corporate planning and more. Besides finance, he also has interest in IT, supply chain management, branch operations and more. He also has good knowledge of handling tax such as GST, SGST and more. He’s also great in analysing and interpreting data. He is also an ICAI graduate. 

Ian De Souza 

Ian De Souza is the current CFO of Bank of Baroda. He has more than 24+ years of experience in the Banking and BFSI domain with experience in strategy, cost optimization, productivity enhancement, financial controller ship & implementation of internal control frameworks. Before Bank of Baroda, he was the senior president of financial controls at Yes bank for six months and also the CFO of Magma housing finance. He has remained the CFO of companies such as Bajaj Finserv lending and India Mortgage guarantee corporation. He has rich experience across multiple companies such as HSBC, ABN Amro bank, development credit bank and more. After finishing his MSC in management sciences from Mumbai University, he went onto ICAI where he finished his cost and management accountancy. He also finished his CA accounts and tax, from ICAI. 

Ramkumar Ramaswamy

Ramkumar Ramaswamy is the current CFO of Jindal Steel & power. He was the CFO of Vedanta, prior to this. He has been a part of Shell for fourteen years. He has been the finance manager, regional director, business development manager and deputy controller of the company. Ramkumar was also the associated VP at Cadbury, India between the years 2004 and 2008. Prior to this, he was the commercial manager at Hindustan Unilever between 1997 and 2003. He’s also an ICAI graduate, batch of 96′. He’s multi skilled some of which include business strategy, team management, finance, business planning, management, SAP, strategy, corporate finance, financial analysis, accounting, leadership, auditing, supply chain, procurement, strategic planning and governance. 

Mr. Sanjay Dhoka

Mr.Sanjay Dhoka is the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) & Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Ambit Finvest. He has a rich experience in various cross-functional and leadership roles in the BFSI sector and has been associated with the Ambit group since 2010. Throughout his illustrative career,
spanning nearly 3 decades he has worked across a wide spectrum of businesses and industries ranging from NBFCs to Stock broking, and also across the Manufacturing and Mining industries.

Ashish Goenka 

Ashish Goenka is the current CFO of Jubilant foodoworks. Ashish has more than 19 years of experience in FMCG and telecom industry in the fields of finance, procurement, strategy and general management. Prior to Jubilant foodworks, he was the executive vice president cum group finance controller at Bharti Airtel. He was also a part of Hindustan Unilever for nearly thirteen and a half years. He was the general manager of finance, sales and customer department, strategy director and also the global finance head. After finishing his Batchelor’s in Commerce from St Xavier’s college, he went onto pursue his CA from ICAI. He also studied CS, company law from the institute of company secretaries in India. He finished his MBA in finance and international business from the Indian Institute of foreign trade in the year 2003.