Ajay Aggarwal is President and Chief Financial Officer at Cyient, handling corporate finance, M&A, corporate venturing, procurement, facilities, financial planning, risk management, fundraising, business Finance, corporate restructuring, international taxation, among other areas. Having celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2016, Cyient is an acknowledged leader in engineering design services, design-led manufacturing, networks and operations, data transformation, and analytics, with over 15,000 people employed across 38 locations globally. Mr Aggarwal has over 33 years of international experience spanning financial management and commercial management at large multi-location, multi-product organisations. Prior to Cyient, he was Chief Corporate Controller with Tata Chemicals. Before that, he was associated in various capacities at leadership positions with reputed organisations such as Reliance Industries, Kirby Building Systems, PT Polysindo, and JK Synthetics. In his earlier stints, Mr Aggarwal was extensively involved in funding, banking, strategic planning, business modelling, MIS, ERP implementation, capital budgeting, corporate finance, M&A and restructuring.

He is currently on the Board of Cyient DLM (previously Rangsons Electronics). He is also an active member on various CFO forums, and has contributed immensely to the Finance community in the capacity of speaker and panellist. Additionally, Mr Aggarwal is a guest faculty/speaker at various educational institutes, including the ISB and the IITs. In 2018, he was recognised as one of the best CFOs in Asia under the sell-side category for investor relations in the Technology/ IT Services and Software category. In the same year, he received a ‘CFO of the Year’ award, alongside a team award for ‘Excellence in FP&A’ at a CFO Leadership Summit organised by Kamikaze Events. In 2017, he received a Golden Peacock Award for Risk Management for developing a robust risk management process based on industry and proven best practices. Mr Aggarwal is an FCS and FICWA, and holds an engineering degree from BITS – Pilani. Based out of Hyderabad, he has also completed Euromoney’s corporate finance programme, and INSEAD’s Advanced Management Program.

R Venkatesan ('Venkat') co-founded OPC in 2005 with a vision to be the most innovative and preferred partner for operating leases in India. Venkat, who serves as the firm's Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, established OPC as a leader in structured leases, and a market leader for over 13 years in the equipment renting segment in India. He has over 25 years of professional experience in the corporate Finance, business planning, budgeting, controllership, taxation, commercial, compliance, systems and controls functions, in India, Africa and South East Asia. As MD, he is responsible for OPC's overall management, business growth, and strategic initiatives. Prior to OPC, Venkat was Director Finance at Dell Computers India, and part of the Leadership team of Dell Asia Pacific, responsible for business planning, controllership, reporting, taxation and compliance. He also served as the Finance Director of NCR Corporation in a senior leadership role. Venkat is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant. His vast leadership experience in business and Finance roles in MNCs has helped establish an enabling environment for exponential business growth and expansion.

Vikrant Gandhi was born and brought up in Mumbai in a Gujarati business family. He, his wife and son live with his parents in Mumbai. His wife is a CA and ICWA, and has opted to be a home-maker and mentor to their son, who recently completed the 10th standard at school. Mr Gandhi holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce, as well as professional qualifications as a CA and ICWA, which he completed the mid-1990s. Currently the CFO of ICICI Home Finance, he previously headed the Financial Reporting team at ICICI Bank for over 9 years. With over 22 years of work experience, he has also worked as Group CFO for the Navnit Group in its automobiles business, and at Kewal Kiran Clothing. Mr Gandhi plays cricket and loves watching sports. He also loves Hindi film music – mainly from the 1960s and 1970s – and is an avid reader of fiction.

Vimal Ladha currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at PSIPL. A Finance professional with over two decades of experience spanning the entire gamut of Finance, he has held several leadership positions in financial decision-making. Mr Ladha has made significant contributions towards making PSIPL one of the fastest-growing IFMS (Integrated Facility Management Services) companies in India. PSIPL is one of India’s largest indigenous companies in the IFMS segment, and represents a differentiated approach to facilities management. It is part of the renowned Kalpataru Group, which has a turnover of around Rs 100 billion, and has a strong presence in more than 40 countries. Mr Ladha is a fervent runner and has participated in over 15 marathons, including an ultra-marathon. He now targets running marathons in 20 different Indian cities, and also wishes to complete the world’s top 6 marathons.

Vineet Garg, a Chartered Accountant by profession, has 24 years of work experience, including 17 years in telecom (Reliance and Tata), 4 years in cable (Media Distribution) and broadband (Hathway), and currently, with Saregama, in IP and content company. His experience spans various levels and functions, including the non-finance functions. Mr Garg has independently delivered various, highly successful projects, handling mergers, demergers, investor relations, and funding, including transformation initiatives.

Based in Mumbai, Alok Bajpai is the Global CFO for Netmagic, which is owned by Japan’s NTT. With over 25 years of rich experience in India, Africa and North America, across various leadership roles, Mr Bajpai’s career has had many key milestones. Besides Finance, his key focus areas have been strategy and M&A. A Chartered Accountant from India and a CPA from the US , he also holds a management degree from the UK.

Amit Agarwal is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Neuland Laboratories. Mr Agarwal has over 20 years of demonstrated experience across diverse industries, from healthcare (Fortis Healthcare) and chemicals, to sugar (DCM Shriram), paper (BILT) and now pharmaceuticals. He has worked at start-ups like Fortis healthcare, in mature and large companies like DCM Shriram and Ballarpur Industries, and now at a company that seeks to accelerate its growth. Mr Agarwal is skilled in business partnerships, strategy, investor relations, fund raising (equity and debt), M&A, financial planning and analysis, and financial accounting. He holds professional certification from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. A hands-on person, Mr Agarwal has a passion for business partnership for growth; fund raising; ensuring adequate processes and controls; and team-building. His long stint at each organisation has enabled him to work in different business cycles. This has been a great learning experience, given that it has been a key responsibility for him to be the face of the organisation for investors/lenders for a big part of his career.

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Anand Venkateswaran is Vice President, Finance and Member, Board of Directors for Target India, a fully-owned subsidiary of Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT). Target is a Minneapolis based discount retailer with more than $72 billion in annual revenue, which serves guests (customers) at over 1,800 retail stores across the U.S. Anand joined Target India in 2010 and has been leading the Finance team, managing overall responsibilities for strategy and operations. In this role, he is responsible for leading the Finance and Retail Operations team that supports global Finance and additionally, heads the CFO/Controllership function for Target India.

Anand comes with over 20 years of diverse experience in corporate banking, business strategy and finance controllership. Anand is a management accountant (CMA) from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Certified Information Systems Auditor [CISA – non-practicing] from ISACA, and has passed the Certified Public Accountancy (CPA) examination from the Maine State Board of Accountancy. He also holds a B.Com. (Hons) from the University of Delhi.

As CFO of the DDB Mudra Group, Anurag Bansal oversees the Finance, legal and commercial and information technology functions of all Group entities, in addition to heading its financial integration with the Omnicom Group. He is also a trustee of the Mudra Foundation for Communications Research and Education. With over two decades of experience, Mr Bansal has been instrumental in starting key business initiatives and forging business alliances and joint ventures. He is valued for his expertise in interpreting corporate vision and strategy, translating objectives into actionable plans, and providing decisive leadership to cross-functional and multi-regional teams. Mr Bansal holds a master’s degree in business administration, with a specialisation in finance.

A Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), Ashish also holds a professional degree in Company Law. He has been with Jacobs for 12 years. A VP and Controller for India and the Middle East till very recently Ashish now Heads Global Business Services. Ashish has a flair for Automation and was instrumental in initiating Robotic Process Automation for the India Accounting functions. He connects well with the Operations and is more of a Business partner to them. He is an integral part of the Finance think-tank and his initiatives have benefitted multiple lines of businesses. Ashish has the knack of identifying talent and providing them with opportunity in various roles. He is a mentor to the various leaders and closely associated with the activities of the Networks.

Vinit Teredesai is the CFO of KPIT Technologies. Mr Teredesai has 24 years of professional experience in IT and the manufacturing sector. His areas of strength include managing global Finance functions, corporate restructuring, domestic and international taxation, treasury and ERP implementation. Before joining KPIT, he was associated with HSBC, where he was Director and CFO for its technology centres in India, Brazil, China, Malaysia, Poland and Canada. Prior to HSBC, Mr Teredesai worked with companies like SunGard (now FIS), Cognizant, Bajaj Auto and ABB. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Cost & Works Accountant and Certified Public Accountant (USA), he has also completed the General Management Program at MIT Sloan School of Business, focusing on strategy, innovation and technology. Mr Teredesai has strong operational experience working with HR, IT, administration and the business in the areas of C&B, capacity planning, procurement and risk management. In 2012, he received a Finance Leadership Award from the Institute of Public Enterprises. Mr Teredesai enjoys watching and playing squash, loves reading and traveling, and drives his professional career with excellent support from his better half, Rashmi, and his two lovely daughters.

Mr Vivekanand is Director Finance in ONGC Videsh, a Government of India company operating in the international oil and gas sector. The company currently has 41 projects in 20 countries. Mr Vivekanand is a Fellow member of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He also holds a master’s degree in commerce, an MBA in Finance, and a post-graduate diploma in treasury and forex management. Mr Vivekanand has over 34 years of experience as a Finance and accounting professional in the upstream oil and gas industry. He joined ONGC in 1984 and has worked in the areas of treasury, taxation, risk management, accounting, business development, overseas projects, and marketing. He has also worked to strengthen the company’s business processes and systems through a systematic approach. This includes improvement in internal financial controls, risk assessment and risk ranking of projects, and the hedging of foreign exchange exposures, among other things. ONGC Videsh has received international awards in the areas of Finance and risk handled by him. Mr Vivekanand has played a key role in raising nearly USD 7 billion in funds over the last 3-4 years, including borrowings in Japanese Yen, which opened a new currency window for the company’s future borrowing requirements. He has also been instrumental in an optimisation drive in several company projects, and played a key role in ONGC’s recent acquisition of HPCL.

Viraf Bodhanwala is Director- Treasury, Business Finance, and Operations at OPC. He has over 18 years of experience as a Finance professional, with vast experience in Treasury, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Budgeting and MIS. He is currently responsible for the raising funds for the business to enable high growth, and for the Legal and Operations functions at OPC. Previously, Mr Bodhanwala worked as CFO at TVS Infrastructure, where he was responsible for the Finance, commercial, legal and secretarial, accounting, and projects functions. He has also worked in senior positions at companies like Glenmark, Novartis and Jet Airways. Mr Bodhanwala is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant.

Yatish Doshi is the Director of the Finance, facilities and legal functions at Capita India. He is also responsible for the management of various client operations within the Finance stream. With over 24 years of experience, Mr Doshi has worked across diverse industries, for organisations such as Prudential Process Management Services, Tracmail, Netpilgrim, IDML, and Nicholas Piramal. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant, and Company Secretary.

Babita Chopra is a professional with 30 years of rich experience enhancing financial, accounting and controlling processes to facilitate growth in reputed organisations in the automotive sector. A keen planner and strategic implementer with expertise in building companies up from the germination stage, her key skills include establishing start-ups, new systems development, strategic planning and forecasting, profitability enhancement, project management and controlling, risk mitigation, and compliance management. She has successfully turned around her company, which went from being loss-making to profitable thanks to the application of appropriate financial and management strategies. Ms Chopra has a track record of successfully managing the day-to-day operations of two companies in India, and has been a Board member for the past 8 years. She excels in proactively identifying and resolving problems. Ms Chopra holds an MBA (Finance), and is an ISB (compliance management) alumni. She began her career in 1989 as a Management Trainee at Escorts. Ms Chopra won an award for Cost Control in 2014, and in 2012, was awarded the Udyog Rattan Excellence Award by the Institute of Economic Studies.

Balasubramanya Ramaswamy (Balu) is Head – Finance at FMR India, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, which is a leading provider of investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, benefits outsourcing and other financial products and services to more than 25 million individuals, institutions and financial intermediaries. He was promoted to the post of CFO/Head - Finance in June 2015, and is responsible for all of FMR India’s finance planning and decision support efforts, as well as the India tax and accounting, payroll, and treasury functions. Balu has worked at Fidelity Investments for the last 14 years in various leadership roles in the areas of finance and strategy, most recently as Controller for Global Business Services (GBS). He is currently a member of the India Executive Management Team. A Chartered Accountant and Cost and Management Accountant, he holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Bangalore University. Balu loves music and enjoys sports, yoga and fitness-related activities. He is passionate about driving change in his community on a variety of aspects spanning sustainability practices such as waste management, and promoting awareness on the hazards of using plastic. He also serves his residential community as an active member of the Residents’ Welfare Association. Balu is an avid speaker and a seasoned Toastmaster as well.

Born and brought up in Mumbai, Bhalchandra Ramrao Kadam is an MBA and a law school graduate with over 20 years of MNC experience. He worked for 7 years with Owens Corning, and for 6 years as CFO of Tushaco Pumps, which was later acquired by Colfax Corporation (now Circor International, an NYSC-listed US MNC). Since 2011, Mr Kadam has served as CFO and Compliance Officer at Schueco India, a German conglomerate with premium-brand aluminum windows, doors and façade systems.

Bhaskar Rao is the Chief Financial Officer at Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which runs the Kempegowda International Airport, India’s 3rd largest, which handles close to 32.5 million passengers per annum. With close to 30 years of experience, Mr Rao has previously worked with the Dubai-based Rashideen Group, which has revenues exceeding USD 3 billion, and operations across the Middle East, West Asia and North Africa in FMCG distribution, manufacturing and real estate development. Prior to that, he worked with the GMR Group in India as CFO in the Corporate Finance function, as well as sector CFO – Energy for over 5 years. An experienced Finance professional, Chartered Accountant (ICAI, India) and Certified Public Accountant (Delaware, USA), he has over the course of his career managed the Finance function for very large organisations. Mr Rao has in-depth knowledge of fund raising (both equity and debt), financial reporting, accounting and analysis, M&A, working capital management, risk management, managing start-up operations, corporate governance, and organisation and team building. He was the Founder and CEO of Smart Retail, and grew the company from its first store in 2005 to a 50-store chain with a turnover of USD 20 million. Mr Rao was an all-India rank-holder in his CA final examinations, clearing both the inter and the final in his first attempt. In 2013, CFO India magazine recognised him in its CFO Roll of Honour in the ‘Winning Edge’ category for Raising Capital/Fund Management among companies with revenues above Rs 10 billion.

Bimal Khandelwal currently serves as CFO at the Singapore Technology Telemedia Global Data Center in Mumbai, a joint venture of STT Communications and Tata Communications. He heads the Finance function, reporting to the CEO and the Board. His responsibilities include the corporate Finance and treasury, business Finance, business planning, procurement, treasury, taxation, controllership and assurance, billing and collection, and legal and secretarial functions. Mr Khandelwal has built up a team of more than 80 people, completing the transition from Tata Communication’s shared services set-up to an independent, in-house Finance function, including the successful implementation of its ERP system in just 8 months. A strategic business leader with over 24 years of financial leadership experience, his work has spanned the entire gamut of Finance and operations, across the services (IT, telecom, insurance, and financial services) and manufacturing (paper and oil and gas) sectors. Previously, Mr Khandelwal worked as the CFO of Ballarpur Industries (March-July 2017); Business Finance Controller – Wireless Business & ILD/NLD Business at Reliance Communications (2013-2017); in various positions, most recently as Business Financial Controller, at Aircel (2008-2013); as Vice President – Finance, Accounts and Planning at Birla Sun Life Insurance Company (2007-2008); Financial Controller at Tata Tele Services (2006-2007); at Idea Cellular (1997-2006); and at Olympia Capital (1994-1997). He began his career in 1994 as a Management Trainee at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals. Mr Khandelwal holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Rajasthan, and is a Cost Accountant (ICWAI) and Chartered Accountant (ICAI).

Brijesh Modi is a Chartered Accountant and has completed a General Management Programme from IIM – Calcutta. Mr Modi joined Thomas Cook in 2017 as its Chief Financial Officer, and is responsible for the company’s financial, accounting, and commercial functions. In a career spanning over 19 years, Mr Modi, having worked across industries such as automobile, travel and financial services, has gained diverse experience in strategy, commercial, controlling, risk management, governance, business planning and accounting. He previously worked with SOTC (the Kuoni Group) as CFO, and prior to that with Tata Motors, managing business planning. Mr Modi strongly believes in teamwork, and displays exceptional skill in executing complex tasks, involving people from different functions.

Burzin Dubash currently serves as Partner in the Risk Advisory Practice at Deloitte India. A risk management expert with over two decades of experience, his core expertise lies in in delivering high impact internal audits, assisting companies with business process and controls transformation, risk analytics and enterprise risk management. His experience spans managing global engagements across sectors, including technology, telecom, consumer, hospitality and donor organisations. Prior to joining Deloitte, Mr Dubash served as Executive Director and Senior Partner in a boutique risk-consulting firm, where he was part of the founding team with joint ownership for leading and managing the strategic direction of the firm. He spent his initial 12 years at two of the then Big 5 accounting firms, where he specialised in financial audits, US GAAP and IFRS reviews and M&A transaction-support projects. By qualification, Mr Dubash is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is also a Fulbright Fellow, having completed the Fulbright-Nehru-CII Fellowship Programme at the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. Mr Dubash currently serves on the Central Board of Councillors of the Institute of Internal Auditors, India.

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Chandrashekhar Gaonkar has worked with D-Link India as its CFO since May 2008, and also served as CFO in the firm’s previous avatar, Smartlink Networks, where we worked between 1995 and 2007. Mr Gaonkar holds a bachelor of science degree from Sathey College, Mumbai, and is a certified Chartered Accountant. He completed his articleship with RM Ajgaonkar & Co, working there until 1987 in the areas of internal and statutory audit, before starting his own practice. In 1989, Mr Gaonkar decided to leave private practice, moving to Dubai to work with the Al-Fajer Group until 1994. He joined Smartlink Networks in 1995 as Manger Finance, and became its CFO in 1999. During this time, he helped fuel the company’s growth, from a turnover of Rs 3.8 crores in 1995 to Rs 185 crores in 2000. In 2001, D-Link – the first networking company to be listed in India – completed a successful IPO, raising Rs 42 crores in difficult market conditions. It went on to become a market leader, with manufacturing facilities in Goa, an R&D centre in Bengaluru, and a corporate office in Mumbai. When in 2008, D-Link’s initial promoter decided to sell his 26% stake to D-Link Corporation Taiwan, the company was demerged into two separate listed entities: D-Link India and Smartlink Networks. In its new avatar, D-Link has seen stupendous growth, touching revenues of Rs 698 crores in 2016-17. In 2015, Mr Gaonkar won CFO India’s ‘CFO 100’ award under the Risk Management category, and in 2017, he won a CFO Leadership award at the 6th Indira Brand Slam Awards.

Dinesh Thapar is currently Vice President – Finance at Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL). Based at HUL’s head office in Mumbai, he is the Finance leader for the company’s largest division, the Rs 170 billion beauty and personal care business, and Head of the Business Finance team in India. In this role, he also partners and drives category strategy and performance management for Unilever’s beauty and personal care business in the South Asia cluster. Mr Thapar is on the Board of HUL’s group companies and is a member of the Division and Functional Leadership teams. Prior to taking on his current role, he was General Manager and Head of Treasury, M&A and Investor Relations. In a career spanning almost two decades with Unilever in India, and a stint in the United States, Mr Thapar has held a variety of leadership roles covering the areas of corporate Finance, business Finance and supply chain operations. A Chartered Accountant and Cost and Management Accountant, he also holds a diploma in International Financial Reporting Standards from ACCA.

Deviyan Shah is a Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years of experience spanning across the Big 4 firms and multiple industries. He has been associated with Capita India for more than 11 years, and currently leads the Finance and legal function, covering financial reporting, taxation, treasury, payroll and compliances. Mr Shah is also a Director on the Boards of Capita Group companies in India. At Capita, he has been instrumental in M&A, corporate restructuring, integration of new businesses, the setting-up of group financial reporting and management accounting teams, and the implementation of SAP FICO, HR and payroll systems. Prior to this, Mr Shah was involved in consulting, advisory, risk management, internal audit, and statutory audit with the Big 4 firms in India and the Middle East, and managed the internal audit function at large corporates.

Farokh Balsara leads the Consumer Products & Health Services practice for Ernst & Young in India. In addition, he is the Program Leader for the Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) Awards. Mr Balsara has 32 years of rich experience advising companies across a wide variety of sectors, in areas including risk, assurance, regulatory and transactions advisory. He has assisted several large Indian companies in identifying risks and developing controls to mitigate business risks, as well as in improving the efficiency of key business processes. He has also been involved in transaction support services, market reviews, feasibility studies, reviews of marketing and advertising spends, and in developing entry strategies for multinational companies seeking to enter India.

In his current role as Chief Financial officer at Radhakrishna Foodland, Girish Deshpande holds responsibility for establishing a financial control environment across the company, and setting up the systems and processes for managing the next level of growth. Mr Deshpande has over 22 years of experience incubating start-up companies and collaborating with owners-entrepreneurs to scale up their organisations. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant with rich experience in the fields of strategic planning, risk management, and corporate governance.

In 2002, Gopal Balachandran joined ICICI Lombard, India’s number one private general insurance company, and the first general insurance company in India to be ISO 9001:2000 certified. (ICICI Lombard is a joint venture between ICICI Bank and Canada-based Fairfax Financial Holdings.) Mr Balachandran is a certified Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and CPA (AICPA, USA). He spent the first two years of his post-CA career working in ICICI Bank’s corporate accounts and taxation department. At ICICI Lombard, he was initially responsible for accounting in the personal lines division. Currently, he heads the Finance and accounts (including financial and management reporting, re-insurance accounting, taxation, and secretarial and investor relations), risk management, investments (mid- and back-office) and internal control and loss-minimisation functions. Mr Balachandran played a pivotal role in the IPO of ICICI Lombard, which became the first general insurance company to be listed in India. Under his watch, it was also the first organisation in India to be awarded ISO 31000 certification for risk management; it has won awards for the quality of its annual reports; and it has received an iAAA rating from ICRA for 6 consecutive years. In 2005-06 and 2011-12, ICICI Lombard won ICAI’s Gold Shield and Plaque awards, respectively, for having the ‘Best Presented Accounts’. Mr Balachandran has also won ICAI’s ‘CA CFO in the Insurance Sector’ for 2014, and was a ‘CFO 100’ awardee in 2013 and 2014. His ability to drive change and connect with people, right from the first meeting, is what makes him a leader people always look up to.

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Maneesh Goel is the Chief Financial Officer of PayU India. He has over 20 years of extensive and diverse experience in both the financial and the entrepreneurial domain. Mr Goel’s deep understanding and financial acumen have enabled him to successfully lead various enterprises to greater heights. He has effectively synergised capabilities across large operations and teams to significantly improve cost and operational efficiencies. Prior to joining PayU, Mr Goes had a rewarding stint as Founder and CEO at Den Snapdeal TV Shop, where he successfully built a TV-commerce business. He was instrumental in scaling the business, growing it from strength to strength, and leading it to break even. In just 3 years, his commitment and resilience helped the company rise to a top-3 rank. In previous appointments, Mr Goel served as CFO of Getit Infoservices (Askme.com), and headed Finance at Times Internet. In both these roles, he drove strategic initiatives that brought profitability and growth to the business. He was also actively involved in strategic planning, performance management, working capital, and fund management, along with M&A, and establishing automated financial and business system. In the early years of his career, he spent close to 7 years working with MNCs such as Honeywell and Dell, and contributed to the rapid growth of these companies in India. Mr Goel is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost and Works Accountant.

Jagannath Sabat, Chief Financial officer at OPC, established and has led the F&A team Since 2010. At OPC, he is responsible for Corporate Strategy, Financial Planning and Reporting, Treasury Management, Controllership, Secretarial, Taxation, Compliance, HR and IT. Mr Sabat has over 18 years of rich cross-functional experience in managing a wide gamut of financial and commercial functions across diverse industries. Prior to OPC, he worked at Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Moser Baer, and Euronet, where he was responsible for various functions under the corporate Finance, planning and analysis, audit, commercial, supply chain management and compliance verticals. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Mr Sabat completed a management programme at IIM - Lucknow, and holds a certification in IFRS.

Joy Basu joined Times Internet in July 2012, and has over 25 years of experience in organisations including the Tata Group, Sterlite Technologies, the RPG Group, and Rediff.com. Mr Basu has a rich background in the management of public companies, and wide experience in corporate governance, business turnarounds, capital raising, investor relations, operational and risk management, and M&A. A Chartered Accountant and British Chevening Scholar, he studied management at the Manchester Business School, where he attended a Senior Executive Programme. Mr Basu was awarded IMA India's CFO of the Year award in 2006 in the ‘Excellence in Finance in an SME’ category.

Joydeep Nag is Head of Finance of TE Connectivity (formerly Tyco Electronics) for South Asia and Middle East and Israel.He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and is a Masters in Business Administration. He is also a graduate of GE’s Experienced Finance Leadership Programe (EFLP) with extensive leadership training at Cambridge university, UK and Institute of Management (IMD) in Laussane, Switzerland.

Joydeep started his career in Dunlop India Ltd and subsequently worked with reputed companies like Indian Aluminum and GE. He was Regional Chief Financial officer of GE Health Care for South Asia leading sustainable growth , reverse innovation , strategy and growth. He joined TE connectivity in 2013 , where he also looks after IT & Business development & Acquisitions , besides Finance.He has been an executive Committee Member of the American Chamber of Commerce and loves teaching and reading.

Jayshree Karia, Senior Vice President, Business Development for the Northern region at OPC, heads bank-led originations and has been part of extended Leadership Team. Ms Karia is responsible for driving the business in the North region, and has successful growth it through innovative operating lease solutions. A Chartered Accountant, she has over 16 years of experience in diverse functions. Prior to her current business development role, starting in 2008, Mr Karia headed OPC's business Finance function, where was responsible for treasury, corporate Finance, and risk management. Before that, she worked at Wizarth Advisors (a boutique investment banking firm); Calypso Technologies (which creates banking software for credit derivatives); at EDS (now HP), as a financial, pricing and risk analyst; and at CD Equisearch, where she was responsible for various functions under the Finance, banking, risk management, pricing/pre-sales, audit, commercial/legal and compliance verticals.

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Kamal Kumar Sharma is a Chartered Accountant with over 27 years of experience in the areas of Finance, commercial and accounting, in both the industrial and the services sector. Previously, Mr Sharma worked with HFCL Infotel as Head – Finance/Commercial. Prior to that, he worked with The Supreme Industries, Consolidated Steels & Alloys, and Usha Service and Consultants.

Kaushik Sarkar has over two decades of experience in the fields of Finance and business operations. His professional expertise includes business partnering, driving operational efficiency and automation, financial planning and analysis, instituting internal controls and systems, strategy and acquisitions, relationship and change management, treasury, tax and compliance. Prior to this, most recently, Mr Sarkar was a Senior Director and Head of Finance and Operations for Adobe Systems India, responsible for growing the Indian operations and driving profitability. Before that, he spent 8 years as Senior Director Finance for Oracle in India and the US. At Oracle, he was instrumental in partnering, in setting up a Finance shared services centre, and leading the global cloud computing business on to a profitable growth trajectory. Earlier, he acquired wide ranging leadership experience in the course of 8 years with Siemens in India and Germany.

Kedar Upadhye has been with Cipla, a leading Indian pharmaceutical firm, as Global Chief Finance Officer and a member of the Management Council, overseeing USD 2.4 billion in revenues and about USD 7.5 billion in market capitalisation, for over two years. He is a qualified Cost Accountant, and holds an MBA from IIM – Bangalore. With deep knowledge of various accounting norms, transfer pricing, treasury and cash management, he has sponsored various game-changing initiatives at Cipla. Recently, he was honoured for Cost Excellence at IMA’s Eleventh India CFO Awards. Prior to Cipla, Mr Upadhye worked with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories as Vice President, Global Generics Finance and Head of Investor Relations, where he was responsible for driving business performance and growth. Prior to that, starting in 2004, he worked with DRL in various capacities, and before that, he worked with Pepsi and Thermax. Over the course of his 17-year career, Mr Upadhye has advocated for people development, win-win scenario creation, and striking the right balance for finance professionals between ‘last man standing’ and ‘value accelerator’.

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B. Lakshmi Narayanan (‘Narayan’) is Director Finance – India and Thailand at Cosma International, a division of Magna Automotive India, where he responsible for all financial aspects related to Cosma’s operations in the India-Thailand region. He has worked with Cosma for over 4 years, and has a total of 20 years of experience, including 3 years of international experience while working in Singapore. During his career at Cosma, Narayan has been involved in financial management, budgeting and forecasting, and financial reporting for India and Thailand. He is responsible for treasury, legal, tax, business reviews (including driving cost-improvement projects) strategy and M&A, setting up business processes, and driving improvements in internal controls. Narayan is a Chartered Accountant and holds a post-graduate degree in commerce.

A fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, George Korah has been in practice for over 30 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from St Xaviers College, Kolkata, and completed his Chartered Accountancy with SR Batliboi & Co, an affiliate of EY. Mr Korah is a qualified information system auditor and was a rank-holder in the IS examinations conducted by ICAI. He is also a member of The Institute of Internal Auditors, and serves as an Independent Director on the Board of The South Indian Bank. He has conducted several management programmes in the areas of Finance and taxation for leading organisations like Tata Tea, BPCL, Cochin Shipyard, HDFC, Malayala Manorama, Hindustan Newsprint and Tata Coffee. Mr Korah has also conducted technical sessions for various bodies, including ICAI, the Cochin Stock Exchange, and several management organisations, and is a financial consultant to several businesses, including IT companies. He has also been a district-level trainer for Rotary, and has conducted several training workshops for the Presidents of Rotary Clubs.

Manish Kapur is a Chartered Accountant, and a Partner with the Global International Corporate & M&A Tax practice of BSR & Co LLP in India. He has over 25 years of experience in international and domestic tax, and in M&A. Earlier, Mr Kapur worked with KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Arthur Andersen, Coopers & Lybrand, Motorola and Ambit RSM. He advises some of the leading multinational and domestic companies in India on international tax and M&A.

Manoj Naik has over 27 years of experience, including more than 21 in financial services, at GE Capital, Fullerton Securities and Cigna TTK. His financial-services career has spanned various treasury and Finance roles in India, Taiwan and Europe, and has included banking, non-banking, insurance and broking platforms, on both the commercial and the retail end. Mr Naik is a Certified Leadership Coach. He earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from VJTI, Mumbai and an MBA (Finance) from the Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore.

Manoj Tulsian currently serves as Wholetime Director and Chief Financial Officer at JMC Projects India, which is part of the Kalpataru Group. He earlier worked in various industries, including in the commodities, automobiles, and retail sectors, and he has over two decades of diverse experience in areas including strategy, business turnarounds, finance, taxation, and M&A. Mr Tulsian is a qualified Chartered and Cost Accountant, as well as a Company Secretary.

Mayur Gandhi has been Schenker India’s CFO since 1998. Mr Gandhi holds a bachelor’s of commerce degree from Mumbai University and is an ACA from ICAI, specialising in Finance, costing, taxation and operation research and analysis. He has also completed an International Leadership Program from Ashridge Business School, UK; has participated in several seminars; is a certified coach; and holds certifications in management accounting and internal audit processes from AJ Shah and Company. Mr Gandhi has 29 years of work experience, of which 25 have been in the fields of international forwarding, logistics, supply chain and transport, in key managerial positions in the areas of organisational management, compliance, Finance, business strategy, risk management, controlling, taxation and legal. He joined Schenker India as a Management Consultant in 1996, and was promoted to CFO in 1998. In addition to heading Finance, his current responsibilities include resource management; working with the leadership team on all important decisions; managing all major investments (including M&A, and the setting up of new branch locations/offices and warehouses); working on business proposals with customers, vendors and the wider Schenker network; steering the organisation from a risk management perspective; heading the general administration, facility management and procurement function; and teaming with HR, IT and sales to set up organisation-wide systems. Between 1996 and 2004, Mr Gandhi helped establish the Schenker organisation in India as a 50:50 joint venture company, later demerging the JV and converting it into a 100% subsidiary in 2002. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2004. Previously, Mr Gandhi worked as Manager Finance at Natvar Parikh Industries (Schenker’s erstwhile agent in India) for four years (1992-1996). Before that, as part of his apprenticeship requirements, he served as an Articled Clerk and Audit Executive for 3 years, handling audits for several large organisations, including Lee and Muirhead, and Lemuir Air Express (now part of DHL in India).

Meghnad Mitra is currently the CFO for the Agricultural Sector within Mahindra & Mahindra. He has 30 years of experience with large multinationals in India, mostly in the FMCG sector. He has previously worked with Union Carbide, ICI, PepsiCo India (as CFO) and Mother dairy (as CFO and Director). Mr Mitra has been part of leadership teams, developing functional and business strategy over the years.

MV Pavan is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Bangalore University. He has served as Vice President, Finance and Procurement at Praxair India since July 2018. Prior to this, he was Finance Director at Praxair Middle East in the UAE (2013-2018); held various roles at Praxair India (2005-2012); worked at KPMG’s risk advisory business in Bangalore (2003-2004); and at Sharp & Tannan’s audit and transaction services division in Bangalore and Mumbai (1997-2003). His key responsibilities at Praxair include controllership; providing assistance in formulating financial and economic strategy, and supporting tactical business initiatives; and attending Board Meetings as a Director for its Middle East JVs to oversee and improve their financial performance, shape key initiatives, share best practices, and influence dividend decisions. Mr Pavan is married to Rashmi, and they have been blessed with a son, Pranav Kashyap, who is 8 years old.

N Subramanian joined Entertainment Network India Ltd (ENIL) in 2006, and is the company’s Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer. In addition to ENIL, he serves on the Boards of several companies in the Times of India Group. Prior to joining ENIL, he was the Chief Financial Officer of SBI Life Insurance Company. Mr Subramanian has close to 30 years of experience, spanning strategy, managing early-stage businesses and turnaround situations, capital and debt markets, M&A, private equity and restructuring, commercial functions, accounting, taxation and legal affairs. He has also previously held senior management positions in the ICICI Group and Dresdner Kleinworth Capital. During the early part of his professional career, he handled a variety of roles in Brooke Bond Lipton (an HUL Company). Mr Subramanian holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and a Company Secretary. He is also an Alumnus of Harvard Business School. Mr Subramanian has served on committees/sub committees constituted by SEBI, RBI, IRDA and the Ministry of Finance. He has also received several awards and recognitions in his long professional career, and has a deep understanding of consumer markets and financial markets.

N Shekhar currently works as the Chief Financial Officer of Times Innovative Media, a Times Group company. He also sits as member on the Board of TIM Delhi Airport Advertising, a subsidiary that operates the marketing rights of the Delhi Airport. Mr Shekhar joined the Times Group in May 2008, and has 29 years of experience in Finance, management and strategy. Prior to Times, he worked with Alghanim Industries, the Bharti Group, Coca-Cola, Times Watches, Sundaram Fasteners and Tata Motors. Mr Shekhar is an alumnus of Harvard Business School, apart from being a qualified Chartered Accountant and an MBA (Marketing & Finance) from FMS, Delhi.

Nagesh Bailur is the Chief Financial Officer for the India Region at LM Wind Power Blades, a GE Renewables Energy business. Mr Bailur leads the firm’s financial operations, which include two manufacturing plants and a technology centre. Currently in his 12th year with the conglomerate, in his last role, he was the CFO for the John F Welch Technology Center, Bangalore, where he was responsible for managing and overseeing financial activities to support the company’s technology efforts in India. Prior to GE, Mr Bailur worked with the Hewlett-Packard Company in India and Singapore, and with the ANZ Banking Group in Bangalore. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Bangalore University, and is a Chartered Accountant.

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Narayanaswamy Krishnan is a highly results-driven financial management and controls executive, with 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, and international work exposure to Asia, Europe and Canada. He has demonstrated excellence in advising business and operations, driving growth and enhancing profitability through improved efficiency. Mr Krishnan comes with a strong ability to influence change management across functions, implement processes and controls and steer restructurings, M&As and integrations. He possesses solid leadership and interpersonal skills that help build rapport with staff and management, and solid experience performing in a multi-cultural/international environment. Currently, Mr Krishnan manages the Healthcare, Life Science and Performance Material business in India for German MNC Merck, with a turnover of over Rs 2,000 crores.

Navin Agarwal assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer at Dream11 in March 2016. Mr Agarwal is a Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with over 25 years of experience working with companies such as the Zee Group, Reliance Big Entertainment, and Prime Focus. Mr Agarwal loves to travel and listen to music.

Neeraj Jain currently serves as Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Johnson & Johnson Medical India. Mr Jain has held various other leadership positions in Finance, business and supply chain roles at Johnson & Johnson, and at Unilever, in India, South Asia, and the Asia Pacific region. In his early career, he worked at AF Fergusons in the area of management consulting. With over 30 years of experience in Finance, supply chain, strategy, M&A, business restructuring, and finance talent development, he is a rank holder Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary.

Known for her solution-focused mindset, Neha Tyagi works with Indian corporates and multinationals to identify successful working capital strategies that uniquely accommodate their business objectives. She is well versed in bringing together cross-functional stakeholders to achieve common ground, and deliver strong business results. Prior to C2FO, Ms Tyagi worked in corporate banking in both credit and risk and relationship management roles at Kotak, HSBC and State Bank of India. While pursuing her MBA at Cambridge University, she worked in partnership with Citibank and ING Bank to create B2B digital innovation strategies in payments, trade, treasury and real estate. Ms Tyagi earned her undergraduate degree in Finance from Delhi University and a master’s degree in banking and finance from the National Institute of Bank Management. She holds an MBA with specialisation in digital transformation from the University of Cambridge – Judge Business School.

Nikhil Chandarana is a Chartered Accountant with over 18 years of rich work experience, in India and abroad. Mr Chandarana is also a certified CWA, CS, CPA and ISA, and has worked both as a CFO and in strategy and M&A roles. He currently serves as the CFO of Tata Starbucks, a JV between Tata Global Beverages and Starbucks, which operates over 130 stores in India. In addition to leading the Finance function, Mr Chandarana leads the legal and compliance and IT teams. Prior to Starbucks, he worked for Tata Global Beverages, Woolworths, Voltas and Ernst and Young.

Ankit helps global organizations understand when and how to best leverage software solutions that deliver bottom-line improvement. He looks to transform the corporate treasury function into a strategic finance organization, enabling it to be the organization’s key driver for success. Ankit holds a Business Law degree from Delhi University and an MBA in Marketing from Bharati Vidyapeeth.

Nitu Samra is the Finance Director and a Board member at LeasePlan India. Besides driving the Finance function, she also spearheads the company’s strategic agenda and business transformation initiatives. With over 18 years of experience in her domain, Ms Samra has worked across different realms of the service industry, ranging from transformation and strategy, financial accounting, and controlling and consolidation, to management reporting, accounting and control systems and change management. While working at start-ups for nearly 8 years, she set up Finance teams and processes, and excelled in ERP implementation. Most recently, Ms Samra played an instrumental role at India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation, successfully executing the first mortgage guarantee transaction in India, starting from obtaining an RBI license, to pricing models and strengthening financial discipline of the accounting operations and financial reporting. She holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Delhi University and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 2000.

Parag Kapasi, co-founder of OPC, has been associated with the company as its Executive Director since 2007. He has been instrumental in forging strategic partnerships over the years, and in making OPC India's leading equipment renting company. His business acumen, combined with his vision, leadership skills, strong customer focus and structured solutions, has positioned OPC with a clear competitive edge, resulting in many large customer acquisitions. Mr Kapsi also established the asset life cycle management domain, which yielded significant growth in the operating leases business. He has over 20 years of experience in business development and strategic account management in the B2B segment, and in the BFSI sector in India. Mr Kapasi began his career in a business development role at Xerox India, and prior to OPC, he was the Head of Business Development for Euronet India.

Phoolchand Mishra is Finance Director and Board Member at Sidel India Private Limited with 20 years’ experience in the financial, managing the financial strategy, tax, treasury, business development and Controlling of a company.

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As a founding member of C2FO in India, Pradeep Gode oversees business development, strategic partnerships and customer success in the region. He brings to the team 20 years of experience in technology, financial services and investing across the United States, Europe and India. Prior to C2FO, he oversaw investment activities in India for Black River, the global PE firm. Mr Gode holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, and earned his bachelor’s degree from IIT – Bombay. He resides in Mumbai with his wife and son, and enjoys practicing Iyengar yoga.

Currently, Prameesh Barlota works as CFO for India and the Middle East at Samsonite, also overseeing its legal and IT functions. Mr Barlota is a Chartered Accountant and an MBA with 20 years of strong and stable corporate finance experience in both multinational and promoter-led Indian companies that are world-class, market leaders in their sectors. He has worked for a wide range of companies in terms of both size (including multi-billion dollar firms) and industry, including oil and gas, FMCG, retail, IT, and multi-category businesses. His past associations have included firms like Reliance Industries, Atos Origin and Mattel Toys.

Pramod Menon is a Member of the Board and Group Chief Financial Officer for the RPG Group. He has over two decades of experience across M&A, structured finance, corporate finance, treasury management, risk management and investor relations. Prior to joining the RPG group in 2017, Mr Menon had an over-two-decade-long stint with another large conglomerate, the JSW Group, where he started his professional career. At JSW, he lead some notable structured finance transactions, and the successful IPO and listing of JSW Energy; ensured financial closure for power projects aggregating to nearly 3 GW; and consummated one of the largest acquisitions in the Indian power sector, worth over Rs 9,000 crores. Mr Menon is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and a graduate of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. He unwinds by running marathons and indulging in books and articles – a blend of philosophy and management.

Puneet Malhotra is the Network Chief Financial Officer for the French bank Societe Generale’s Global Solution centres in India and Romania. He is a Chartered Accountant with over 22 years of experience in diverse areas within Finance, across various geographies and industries including banking and financial services, global shared services, manufacturing and telecommunications. Before joining Societe Generale, Mr Malhotra worked with The Royal Bank of Scotland for 14 years in diverse areas, including 4 years in Singapore in a strategic Asia-Pacific role as CFO, and subsequently as CFO for India operations and Chair of Global Finance Services. Prior to that, he worked in Finance leadership positions in organisations like Xerox and Airtel. Mr Malhotra also worked with EY for 3 years, where he did his Chartered Accountancy articleship training.

R Laxman is a Board Member and Group President – Finance at Minda Corporation. His areas of responsibility include strategic Finance, M&A, compliance and information technology. Prior to his current assignment, Mr Laxman was a Partner at Kotak Private Equity for eight years, and before that, an M&A specialist at Kotak Investment Bank for ten years. He completed his MBA (Finance) from the SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, and is a Cost and Works Accountant.

Rajeev Pandiya currently serves as CFO of Ashirvad Pipes, a joint venture of Poddar Brothers with the Aliaxis Group, Belgium. Mr Pandiya did his articleship at Price Waterhouse in Calcutta and his industrial training at Reckitt & Colman. He then worked at Arthur Andersen in Delhi, Ernst & Young in Muscat, and Schlumberger in Abu Dhabi, Yemen and Dubai. Mr Pandiya was Chief Accountant for the Middle East at British Petroleum and then joined Black & Decker as Financial Controller and Operations Manager for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia in 2000. He then moved to Hong Kong as Head – Finance for the firm’s global sourcing operations in 2005. In 2008, Mr Pandiya moved to India as Director – Finance for Black & Decker India. In 2012, he was appointed Director – Integration and Business Development for global emerging markets for Black & Decker. A qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant, Mr Pandiya assumed the role of CFO of Ashirvad Pipes in March 2016.

Rajiv Kapahi is a seasoned and well-respected business and management leader with over 28 years of rich cross-functional, cross-industry experience across sectors, including many MNC environments. He joined Boston Scientific in 2011 as its CFO, and was entrusted with the additional responsibilities of IT, operations, SCM and sales and distribution. Additionally, in 2015, he was made a Founder Director of Boston Scientific Technology & Engineering Services, advising and supporting BSC’s R&D initiatives in the APAC region. In recognition of his leadership, contributions and game-changing inputs, Mr Kapahi and his teams have been continually awarded many of Boston Scientific’s annual Asia Pacific awards. Further, he won CFO India’s 8th Annual ‘CFO100’ 2018 Roll of Honour award for Cost Control & Management. Mr Kapahi is a Governing Council member of NATHEALTH (an Apex body of Indian healthcare) and a Life Member of the Delhi Management Association. He speaks regulary on on topics of professional and current interest at various meetings and forums.

Rajan Shah is Senior Vice President and Head Asset of Life Cycle Management at OPC, and has been part of the firm's extended leadership team. Mr Shah heads business development for key customers/large accounts in the Western region, and is responsible for business strategy and planning for all for all Contract Life Cycles. A leader with strong sales and Business understanding. He has an exceptional track record of contributing to the company's P&L growth. Mr Shah holds a bachelor's degree in engineer from PREC, Loni and an MBA from SIOM, Pune. He has over 17 years of experience in deal making, strategy, negotiations, and contract closures.

In a career spanning 15 years across leadership positions, Ram Kewalramani has gained invaluable insight and expertise in the domains of investment banking, marketing, Finance and operations. As an acknowledged veteran of the employee transportation industry, he brings valuable industry insights, experience and connections to further the vision behind CredAble.

Ravi works with C2FO clients across various industries to structure and execute finance solutions that support their business objectives and benefit their balance sheets. He has successfully innovated new financing structures and treasury solutions for structured debt, project finance, cash management and trade finance. With each of these solutions, he balances client business, risk and financing requirements with the needs and considerations of multiple stakeholders. Ravi has an MBA(Finance) and a B.Com (Honours) degree.

A Chartered Accountant with 20 years of experience, Rohit Sawhney currently works with Elior India, a global leader in the corporate restaurant and catering business. Elior established its India operations in January 2017 after acquiring two entities. It caters to both premium and industrial clients. Prior to this, Mr Sawhney worked as CFO and was on the Board of Directors at Gate Gourmet, and before that, he was Vice President Finance at the Intercontinental Hotels Group. An experienced M&A professional, he has managed and led M&A and JVs at IHG, Gate and Elior. He also has strong experience in managing procurement and IT as additional responsibilities, and turning around unprofitable businesses is his forte. Setting up and managing a 500-person business shared service centre is an added responsibility.

Rohit Bahety currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at Sodexo India On-Site Service, a leading provider of services that impact the quality of life of clients and their employees in the corporate segment, energy and resources, patients and visitors in the healthcare segment, and students and faculty in the education segment. The organisation delivers more than 40 different food and facilities management solutions across over 1,200 sites, through 40,000 employees who touch the lives of 1 million consumers daily. Prior to taking over as CFO of Sodexo India, Mr Bahety worked as Finance Director at Sodexo UK for 3 years. He has over 13 years of experience in Finance, including 10 at Sodexo, and previously worked with Nicholas Piramal India. Mr Bahety is a Chartered Accountant by qualification and has an MBA (Finance and IT); he also has a certification in IFRS.

RR Aroonkumar, an FCA an ACWA, has worked as Chief Financial Officer at Express Infrastructure, the maiden real estate venture of the Express Newspapers group, for nearly 8 years. Earlier, he was CFO at PVP Ventures (which is engaged in urban infrastructure), and prior to that, at Reliance Communications. With over 25 years of experience in diverse sectors, including retail, real estate, and telecom, he provides leadership in the Finance, legal, systems, compliance, and taxation functions, and actively supports the Board in strategy and growth. An avid blogger and internet content purveyor, Mr Aroonkumar is a Charter Member of TiE Chennai and an Associate Member of RICS. He is also a Member of the Expert Committees of the Madras Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and of FICCI, and President Elect of the Rotary Club of Madras Besant Nagar

Rupesh Somani, an MBA (Finance and Marketing) from IIM–Calcutta, has over thirteen years of experience in the fields of Finance and investment banking. Mr Somani began his career as a Process Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he engaged with clients across the FMCG, shipping, publications, agri and KPO sectors. Thereon, he spent almost six years in investment advisory with Edelweiss and with The Chatterjee Group’s (TCG) hedge fund. Currently, he is a Director at h2o Advisory, a boutique advisory firm that manages structured trade finance and debt syndication (both domestic and international), and is also engaged in fund raising for Bangladeshi banks. Mr Somani adds value to client businesses by bringing in-depth industry insights to the table. His expertise lies in structuring transactions while keeping in mind the client’s trade and business requirements. He loves to play badminton and is often seen reading a book in his free time.

Sachinn Joshi works as Group Chief Financial Officer at L&T Finance Holdings. In his capacity as Group CFO, he is responsible for the Finance and accounts, FP&A, treasury and investor relations functions. He is part of the Group Executive Committee reporting to the Managing Director & CEO. Mr Joshi has more than 28 years of experience across the financial sector. Prior to L&T, he worked as the CFO of Aditya Birla Finance, where he was responsible for accounts, MIS, audit, tax, treasury, secretarial and statutory compliance, and administration. He has also previously worked as Executive Director at CFO at the Angel Group of Companies, where he was part of the core team responsible for all strategic business decisions. An earlier assignment included a 15-year stint with IL&FS Group, where he initially worked in the Resources division, and later worked at IL&FS Investsmart in the capacity of CFO, COO and Executive Director – Finance & Operations over a 12-year period. Mr Joshi is a qualified Chartered Accountant (FCA) and a Cost Accountant (FCWA). He also holds a post-graduate Law degree (LLB-Gen) and has completed a Business Leadership Programme from IIM – Calcutta.

Sachit Nayak has over 28 years of experience in managing centralised financial processes, internal controls, country controllership, SEZ strategy, transfer pricing, integration and transition support, project management, legal entity simplification, Finance transformation, and financial analysis and planning. Prior to joining Eaton, Mr Nayak held leadership roles in Finance with AT&T in the United States and Avaya in India, where his most recent role was to lead Avaya’s Global Finance Shared Service (GFSS) and Customer Order, Billing and Collection (COBC) Centre in Pune. In his current position, Mr Nayak is responsible for Eaton’s Corporate Finance function, in addition to managing its global financial services and systems in Pune.

Mr Sambasivan is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and Company Secretary, and holds a post-graduate degree from IIM–Ahmedabad. He has over 28 years of experience across the FMCG and services sectors, including over 15 years with Vodafone, in senior positions in Finance and operations. Mr Sambasivan has been with Tata Sky for nearly 5 years, and prior to that, he was with the Vodafone Group in the UK as Regional Financial Controller for Northern Europe. In his leisure time, he enjoys reading eclectically, and also pursues his interests playing chess, learning the piano, and running marathons.

Sandeep Taneja currently works as Finance Director with Gates India. He is a Chartered Accountant and an MBA and 20 years of experience in India and the US. Mr Taneja has previously worked with Whirlpool, E&Y, Corning, Ingersoll Rand and Gates, across different streams of Finance. His hobbies include traveling and photography.

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Sanjay Bahl is a senior Finance professional with 28 years of experience in global markets, leading high-performing Finance teams, and working extensively with Boards, regulatory authorities and stakeholders. Mr Bahl carries with him strong functional excellence, and has rich experience managing governance/stewardship issues and leading change initiatives. He has a proven track record of driving Finance transformation, and managing profitability, growth strategies, market entry strategies, building a high-performing Finance function, and driving value creation in organisations. As Group CFO, based in Mumbai, Mr Bahl currently leads the Finance function at the Raymond Group, which has a turnover of USD 1.3 billion. Previously, he has worked at global companies such as Unilever, Saint-Gobain, and the Landmark Group in Dubai.

Sanjeev Kumar Sharma currently serves as CFO of Brookfield Properties in India. Mr Sharma is a Chartered Accountant with over 21 years of experience. Before joining Brookfield in 2015, he worked with such renowned organisations as Apolo Tyres, JK Paper, ICICI Bank, Quippo Infrastructure (SREI Infrastructure Group), BPTP and Blackstone Group, and has strived to make the Finance function a business enabler across every organisation he has served with. Over the course of his career, he has been exposed to various aspects of Finance, including fund raising, M&A, business strategy, investors relations, reporting under IFRS/India/US GAAP, controllership, budgeting, taxation, and ERP implementation. Additionally, he has led business functions, including operations, leasing and marketing, customer relationships, procurement, inventory and vendor management.

Saumen Chakraborty is President and Chief Financial Officer of Dr. Reddy´s. He has over thirty three years of experience in both the strategic as well as various functional areas of management (CXO in 9 different roles over last 22 years) and has played a significant role in the evolution of Dr. Reddy´s as a global pharmaceutical company. In 2016, he was recognised as CFO of the Year by International Market Assessment (IMA). In 2014 he was declared "India´s Best CFO with Exemplary All Round Performance" in the "5th Annual Business Today – YES Bank BEST CFO Awards". He has also received multiple accolades for his performance in various other roles from multiple external agencies and employers including the Chairman’s Excellence Award from Dr. Reddy’s, and the Exceptional Contributor award from both C-DOT and CMC. In June 2017, Saumen was appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of ABP group and currently he is the chairman of their audit committee.

Saumen graduated in Physics from Visva-Bharati University and has a degree in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He was a University topper. His passion statement in life is to strive for excellence in everything with honesty, commitment, courage and character.

Sanyog Jain comes with over 22 years of industry experience, spearheading the entire gamut of operations in accounts and Finance, including banking, treasury, finalisation and consolidation of accounts, audits and taxation. He also has strong experience in general management, corporate governance, and project management, as well as deep knowledge of IT systems, including designing and implementing accounting, budgeting and control systems in an ERP environment. Since 2018, he has worked as Vice President – Finance and Accounts at DCM Shriram, which is engaged in the manufacture and marketing of chemicals, fertilisers, cement, sugar, seeds, crop-care products, and UPVC windows and doors. At DCM, Mr Jain is responsible for the accounting shared service centre, auditing, banking, treasury, investor relations, and control and compliance for the entire company and its subsidiaries, including all of its branches in India and abroad. From 2009 to 2017, as Vice President – Finance and Accounts, Mr Jain headed the A&F function at PI Industries, which manufactures and markets agri chemicals through a network of over 4,000 dealers and distributors; and undertakes the contract-based research and manufacturing (CRAMS) of fine chemicals for MNCs in their overseas markets. Earlier, from 2005 to 2008, he headed the Internal Audit function at Panacea Biotec, which manufactures pharmaceutical formulations and vaccines. Prior to that, he managed a 100+ person profit centre for Apex Information Services, a subsidiary of Apex Data Services USA. Mr Jain holds a bachelor’s of commerce degree from Delhi University, diplomas in system management (from NIIT) and business finance (ICFAI), and is a Chartered Accountant from ICAI.

Finance executive with 25 years experience in large Manufacturing, IT and Outsourcing companies BHEL, TCS, Accenture and CGI. Exposure to financial accounting, financial planning and decision support. As a member of Leadership team worked on several strategic projects including Real estate & Tax strategy, Cost Management, set up of several new delivery centers, worked on integration of one of the largest acquisitions in Accenture in India. Worked in Philippines on a strategic cross functional Project as the Finance SME.

Significant exposure to cross cultural work environment leading teams spread globally in China, Philippines, Europe, Argentina and US with stakeholders spread globally.Headed Finance at TCS between 1998-2004 for Bangalore region. Was in leadership positions in Accenture heading Finance for Geographic Services and BPS in India, APAC and later led the integration of Infrastructure Outsiurcing DC’s globally into BPS.Currently working as the SBU Controller for CGI with responsibility for APAC Delivery Centers.

In his current role as Director Finance at Avery Dennison, Saurabh Agarwal heads Finance for the company’s South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. (Avery Dennison is a Fortune 500 global manufacturer and distributor of pressure-sensitive adhesive materials, headquartered in Glendale, California.) Additionally, Mr Agarwal serves on the Board of Avery Dennison India. He has 16 years of rich experience, including overseas. Prior to joining Avery Dennison, he worked with Whirlpool Corporation, which he joined as a Management Trainee in 2002. At Whirlpool, he handled diverse responsibilities in multiple Finance and senior management positions in India and overseas, including as Chief Financial Officer of the Whirlpool Australia-New Zealand business based out of Melbourne. An avid reader and traveller, Mr Agarwal loves discovering different kinds of vegetarian cuisine.

Suhas Dixit is Whole Time Director and Chief Financial Officer at Savita Oil Technologies (formerly Savita Chemicals), a company engaged in the business of transformer oils, petroleum specialty oils, lubricating oils and wind power generation. Mr Dixit holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Bombay, and is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (CA) and The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICWA). He have over 36 years of experience in the fields of Finance and treasury, strategic planning, accounting, management accounting, direct and indirect tax, and IT. Since 1994, he has worked with Savita Oil Technologies. Prior to that, he worked with Searle India, Schlumberger Asia and Precision Fasteners.

Sundeep has over 16 years of experience in the field of Finance, Operations, Governance and Tax and Regulatory Compliance and has been in finance leadership role for more than a decade.Sundeep has joined ARRIS in 2013 and is headed the Finance function for all ARRIS entity in India. He has played diversified roles including setting up finance operations for India, decision support and advisory to business on new projects and current operations, setting up the governance function, integrations of the various acquisition etc. Prior to ARRIS, he was with Motorola Mobility India Private Limited as Finance Controller for India operations from 2010 to 2013 and with SAP Labs India Private Limited as Tax Lead from 2005 to 2010. Prior to this he was with Dalmia Consumer Care Private Limited as Finance executive. He has also practiced as independent Chartered accounted during 2000 to 2001 providing various accounting, auditing and tax advisory services to clients.Sundeep has graduated [B. Com (Hons.)] from Guwahati University in Accountancy in 1998 and has completed his Charter Accountancy in 2000 and PGDM from International Management Institute, New Delhi in 2003.

Rakesh Bhanushali is Financial Controller for Andrew Telecommunications. A Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and an ICWA Intermediate from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, he holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai University. Prior to this, Mr Bhanushali worked as Financial Controller for Philips India from 2000 to 2014; and as Financial Controller and CFO at TE Connectivity India and ADC Communications India from July 2014 to August 2015. He has been a Director and Financial Controller at Andrew Telecommunications since September 2015. Previously, Mr Bhanushali has also worked at Premier Transport and at the Nanavati Group of Companies.

Piyush Sharma has been Regional CFO-APAC and MEAP Region for Euronet since April 2014. 50 years old, he brings with him 26 years of rich experience at companies such as C-DOT, Apollo Tyres, Luxor Writing Instruments (a Gillette JV), DX Technologies, and Laserwords. Mr Sharma’s experience spans the Finance, legal and secretarial functions, and in his previous assignments, he has handled venture capital funding, cross-border M&As and integration. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Hansraj College, University of Delhi and is an Associate member of Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. He has also completed a post-graduate diploma in Internal Audit and Management Control Systems from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.

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Sandeep Jain is a qualified Chartered Accountant & ICWA (Intermediate) and possessing versatile post Qualification experience of more than 25 years in Engineering manufacturing Companies. Mr. Sandeep Jain is presently working with Premium Transmission Private Limited as CFO (www.premiumtransmission.com). He has worked with Mahindra CIE Automotive Limited (Stamping Division), Pune as CFO. Mr. Sandeep Jain earlier worked with various organizations M/s. Polymers Papers Ltd., SRG Info Tech India Ltd., JBM Group of Companies, Thai Summit Neel Auto Pvt. Ltd., Musashi Auto Parts India Pvt. Ltd. and Lumax Auto Technologies Limited. He is having rich experience in Finance & Accounts, Commercials and also handled implementation of Green Field Projects. He holds excellent relationship management skills & abilities in liaising with banks, Financial Institutions and Regulatory Authorities. He is very proficient in implementing systems/procedures with proven ability to achieve financial discipline and enhance the overall efficiency of the organization.

Sandeep is married to Poonam and daughter Surabhi is pursuing for CA Final from Institute of Chartered Accountant and son Shubham has completed B.Tech in Electronics & Communication from Manipal University and presently working with Z S Associates.

Apurva Gandhi, who belongs to the promoter Family of Mutual Industries, joined the business in 1996 as Executive Accountant. Currently, as Director and CFO, Mr Gandhi is responsible for business strategy, organisation development, and Finance. Within Finance, he supervises the controller, treasury, shareholder relations, accounting, tax, legal, audit and IT functions, helping further the company’s aggressive growth strategy and meet its clients and investors’ expectations. Throughout his 22-year career managing various aspects of the company’s operations and management functions, he has acquired relevant abilities and experiences that help structure businesses and teams in alignment with financial and business metrics that support its strategy. Mr Gandhi holds a master’s degree in commerce from Mumbai University. He resides in Mumbai with his family, including his mother, spouse, and two daughters.

Vinay Bansal is the Senior Advisor, Field Operations group at TPG Capital Asia. He works with the CFOs of TPG’s portfolio companies to strengthen and improve their financial processes. Prior to this, Mr Bansal worked with Wildcraft, where he was CFO and Chief Information Officer, and before that, he spent 10 years at GE, with leadership roles in audit, financial planning and operations, across South-East Asia, India, the US and the UK. His most recent role with GE was that of CFO for Supply Chain, South Asia. Mr Bansal started his career in audit with Kansal Singla & Associates in Chandigarh, before taking up a position as Sourcing Leader/Plant Finance Manager at Hindustan Unilever. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and accounting from Punjab University, Chandigarh, and is a qualified CA, CS and ICWAI, with additional certification in Six Sigma operations.

Vineet Kapur currently serves as Executive Director for CRH India. He has over 22 years of experience in India and abroad, spanning business finance, strategic planning, treasury, taxation and acquisitions, across various business streams, including consumer durables, automotive, building materials and services. Mr Kapur began his career with Deloitte & Touche, and prior to CRH India, worked at United Technologies, General Motors and Delphi Automotive. A fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he holds an Executive MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB). CRH is a leading global diversified building materials group with an annual turnover of USD 32 billion. It has operations in 32 countries, employing approximately 85,000 people at over 3,600 locations worldwide. In India, CRH has operations in cement manufacturing, and has a joint venture with one of the leading cement players in South India.

Shetul Thakrar joined TI India as an Chartered Accountant intern in 2008 in the tax function and subsequently got hired full time. After spending two years in a special projects role, he moved to financial planning where he spent three years as an analyst supporting key verticals and one year as a manager. He was then hired as the Finance Director in 2014 making him the youngest country Finance Director of TI. In 2018, he has been promoted as Finance and Operations Director. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and holds the CFA certification from the CFA institute. He is married to Shweta for over nine years and they have a six year old daughter and a three year old son.

Siddharth Manel has been Senior Vice President, Business Development with OPC since 2010, and has been part of its extended leadership team. He heads business development for the Western Region, and is responsible for business strategy, planning and key accounts management. A leader with strong sales skills, he has an exceptional track record of contributing to the business's growth in the region. Mr Manel is an MBA from SIES College of Management Studies, Mumbai, and has over 18 years of experience in Business Development and Strategic Partnerships. He comes with a strong Financial Services background, starting his career with at HDFC Bank, before moving to L&T Finance as a part of its Business Development Vertical.

Sundaram Sivaramakrishnan is a Finance and investment professional with about 30 years of experience. He was Partner and CFO at Baring Private Equity Partners India, which manages assets of about USD 1 billion. He has also served on the Boards and audit/compensation committees of several investee companies across various sectors. Prior to Baring India, Mr Sivaramakrishnan was CFO of a Silicon Valley-based start-up that grew into a successful mid-sized IT company. He successfully raised capital from several marquee investors, including Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank, and managed several private exits as well. Mr Sivaramakrishnan is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant, Company Secretary, Chartered Financial Analyst, and an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad

SR Ganeshan is a Chartered Accountant with 27 years of experience in the oil and gas sector. He joined the IBP Company in 1990, handling many core areas of Finance, including management accounting, inventory accounting, taxation, banking and audit, and worked at the firm’s manufacturing plants as well as its regional and head offices, including as Regional Finance Head. Subsequent to the merger of IBP with IOC, Mr Ganeshan has worked in IOC’s regional offices in Chennai, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and at the head office of its Marketing Division in Mumbai. During his tenure at IOC, he has also worked as State Finance Head, looking after both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and has played a vital role in developing business prospects for the state offices. His contributions helped these state offices bag positions in the MOU all-India ratings for two consecutive years.

Sridhar Ranganathan heads Global Finance at Jifflenow and is responsible for strategic reporting, business partnership, investor relations, tax, treasury and compliance. He has over 15 years of experience spanning services and technology companies, including Cognizant, JDA and Emulex, where he successfully established and/or drove the Finance, business analytics and strategy functions in senior leadership positions. He has mentored and led diverse global teams cutting across regions, cultures and languages. In his current role, Mr Ranganathan is also responsible for fundraising, driving revenue, investor relations, and maintaining an optimum capital structure. A Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant by profession, he has a strong penchant for coaching peers and team members Mr Ranganathan loves tennis and badminton, and enjoys cooking and travel.

G. Srinivasan popularly known as GS is a finance professional with 25 plus years of experience in varied fields such as Manufacturing, IT Services cutting across all domains of Finance such as Business Finance, Head of Accounting and controllership, Handling the Joint Ventures and Company formation, Business analytics, supporting new Geography , Indirect taxation, Legal and secretarial matters. GS also has huge experience in handling large contracts, operational rigor in all key processes including adoption of lean and six sigma methodology. With his experience in handling Domestic, Middle East and Global business of a large company, GS had exposure to risk frame work, compliance and enhanced business analytics.

Sugeeth Kumar, CFO of Carrier India, is a versatile Finance professional who collaborates with business to drive growth and to ensure the financial health of the organisation. He is a seasoned leader, adept at mentoring employees for effective personal and professional growth. Mr Kumar’s mantra for driving organizational goals is creating awareness, strong cross-functional partnering and process efficiency through simplification & automation. Aided by sharp financial and operational acumen, he excels at striking a balance between Finance’s fiduciary responsibility and its business enablement. Mr Kumar has over 20 years of multi-industry and multi-functional experience, including in advisory, controllership, strategic planning, M&A and business transformation. He started his professional journey with Deloitte, and has previously worked at GE Capital and Schlumberger.

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Swetang Vin is currently Corporate Vice President & Regional CFO - AMD heading finance for all regions including India, APJ, EMEA and Greater China. Prior to AMD, he served as Director – Finance at Dell International Services for four years for two sites in India and as Finance lead for EMEA and APJ S&P. Mr. Vin earlier worked at Tata Teleservices for four years as Head – Finance for three states in India. With 30 years of experience in Financial Management, audit and assurance, financial planning, and regional operations, he started his career at Xerox ModiCorp, where he worked for 14 years as Regional Controller.

Tanushree Bagrodia currently serves as CFO and VP-IT at NRB Bearings, where she leads a team of 40 empowered professionals that implement sustainable improvements and efficient digital solutions. Prior to NRB Bearings, Ms Bagrodia worked as a banker for a decade, and served with leading American, European and Indian banks in the UK and India. A Finance professional with wide-ranging global experience, her understanding of international business, investors and governance standards has helped her enable organisations to grow cost-effectively, both locally and internationally, and with robust control systems. A computer engineer and an INSEAD MBA graduate, she served as Co-Chairperson of IMC’s Corporate Governance Committee, and has been a key contributor at various forums, on such topics as risk management and the convergence of digitalisation and the Finance function. A champion of the youth and diversity agendas, Ms Bagrodia is a regular speaker at educational institutions and multinational corporations.

Srinivasa Raghavan has around 28 years of diversified business experience, including over 20 years as CFO in the IT, ITeS and manufacturing industries. Mr Raghavan has been a strong strategic business partner with global exposure, driving a strong controllership and compliance environment, supporting business leaders to drive and sustain a high culture of performance, with a key focus on business outcomes and results. He was CFO of Computer Sciences Corporation India, Logica (Global Operations) and General Electric (GE Lighting and GE Capital). He has also worked at several other companies, including Motorola. Mr Raghavan has made immense contributions by driving the growth agenda, business turnaround, efficiency and rationalisation, cost management, restructuring, M&A, and the institution of governance systems and processes to ensure compliance and controllership. A recipient of the CFO ‘League of Excellence’ Award by CFO 100, he is certified in Six Sigma (green belt). Mr Raghavan is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Cost and Works (Management) Accountant from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.

V Balakrishnan has been Senior Vice President, Business Development for the Southern region at OPC since 2011, and has been part of extended leadership team. Balki is responsible for successfully driving the business in the Southern region through innovative operating lease solutions. He is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and Company Secretary with over 26 years of experience in diverse functions. Prior to OPC, Mr Balakrishnan worked as VP Business Development at Veda Corporate Advisors (a boutique investment banking firm); as CFO at Randstad India; and as a Business Accountant at Ramco Systems, handling various functions under Finance, banking, risk management, pricing/pre-sales, audit, commercial and legal.

Venkataraman A currently serves as CFO at Grundfos India. He has 30 years of corporate experience, including 24 with leading MNCs as Head-Finance, covering the areas of corporate strategy, treasury, commercial, taxation, costing, legal, risk management, business partnering, IT, project evaluation and management, channel management, Greenfield projects, company secretarial, and corporate governance. He has also handled ERP implementation projects. Mr Venkataraman is a member of ISACA (USA), ICAI and ICSI. He is also a Council Member at the CII Tamil Nadu State Council (in 2016-17 and 2018-19), and its Convenor – Economic Affairs & Taxation (for the 2017-2019 period). A qualified Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and CISA (from ISACA, USA), Mr Venkataraman holds an MBA from Open University Business School, UK.

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Hemant Kumar Ruia is the CFO of Indus Towers. A Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst, he brings with him over 23 years of diverse experience in coveted organisations across diverse industries. Prior to joining Indus, Mr Ruia worked as CFO at Reliance Retail. He played a business partnering role across the firm’s various brands, including Reliance Fresh, Digital, Jewellery, Trends, Footwear, and Markets. Prior to Reliance Retail, he was CFO of Agro Tech Foods (a subsidiary of ConAgra Foods Inc.) for over 7 years. Mr Ruia began his career at Larsen & Toubro, later working with ICI India and Reckitt Benkiser India. He has extensive experience in business partnering, fund management, information systems, legal, secretarial and other aspects of leading the Finance function. Mr Ruia was a winner of the ‘Top 100 CFO Award’ for four consecutive years, from 2013 to 2016, and won the ‘CIO & Leader Business Impact Award’ for 2015.

A chartered accountant by profession, SG.Murali ( SGM ) had an excellent academic record. He was second in the University in the B.com Examination of Madras University and secured the All india first rank in CA inter examination held in November 1970 and All India third rank in the CA final examination held in May, 1972.. SGM besides heading the finance function for TVSM was the Group CFO for the Sundaram Clayton Group of Companies. In addition he took care of the Investor Relations for the group and is a key member of the strategic management team at TVSM . SGM is an expert in Enterprise Risk Management and took active part in driving cost reduction projects of the Company. SGM has been working in TVSM Since 2002. TVSM is one of the largest 2 and 3 wheeler manufacturer in India. The increase in market capitalization of TVSM is a testimony of the excellent contribution of SGM. TVSM emerged as a major share holder value crwator between 2008 and 2018.

SGM has currently taken over the role of Mentor and Advisor to the group. He is focused on long term initiatives , Talent management and Competency building. Prior to joining TVSM, SGM worked with Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) for 28 years. During his tenure at HLL he handled Corporate Accounts, Treasury, Taxation, Management Accounts, Internal audit, Investor Relations and supply chain,. He was also the Commercial Head of Beverages and Chemicals Profit Centre and was extensively involved in the various M & A activities of HLL. SGM was also the project leader for Y2K implementation at HLL during 1999. SGM plays an active role as a member of various committees of Bangalore Chamber of Commerce. He takes part as a guest speaker in various conferences organized by CII , Big four audit firms , Chambers of commerce and IMA., New Delhi.

Rakesh Bhanushali is Financial Controller for Andrew Telecommunications. A Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and an ICWA Intermediate from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, he holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai University. Prior to this, Mr Bhanushali worked as Financial Controller for Philips India from 2000 to 2014; and as Financial Controller and CFO at TE Connectivity India and ADC Communications India from July 2014 to August 2015. He has been a Director and Financial Controller at Andrew Telecommunications since September 2015. Previously, Mr Bhanushali has also worked at Premier Transport and at the Nanavati Group of Companies.