Akash Ohri is an experienced Finance professional with a proven record of establishing cross-functional partnership to deliver stellar results. His professional approach and hard work, coupled with personal credibility, influences outcomes, and creates new concepts in relation to people, resulting in improved performance. In his current role as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at CMI FPE, Mr Ohri is responsible for various operations in the Accounts and Finance department, including finance, financial planning and control, treasury, accounting operations, taxation, costing, and budgeting and forecasting. He is a member of the Operations Management Committee, and works closely with the Board. He also looks after finance and accounts for two of the Group’s Indian subsidiary companies. Mr Ohri has 22 years of varied professional experience. He is a Fellow Member of Institute of Cost Accountants of India, an Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountant - UK, a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) – UK, and also holds CPA-CFA (duel) from ICFAI, a PGDBA (Finance) from Symbiosis Institute of Distance Learning and a PGDCA (Computer Application) from Alpha Institute. Mr Ohri was awarded CFO of the Week by ETCFO (a division of The Economic Times), and is a member of Leader’s Excellence, Harvard Square, UK.

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.

Ankit Chaudhary helps global organisations 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 organisation, enabling it to be the organisation’s key driver for success. Mr Chaudhary holds a business law degree from Delhi University and an MBA (marketing) from Bharati Vidyapeeth.

Anoop Dhanda has been Chief Finance Officer at Orient Craft since 1992. With over 37 years of experience in such diverse industries as cement, metallurgy, electronics, chemicals, and textiles, Mr Dhanda holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from St Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He has served as a co-opted member of the Central Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Mr Anup Mishra
Chief Business Controller

Apurva Gandhi, belonging to the Promoter Family of Mutual Industries Ltd, joined in 1996 as an executive accountant. Currently, as Director and CFO he is responsible for business strategy, organisation development and Finance portfolio. Within Finance, he supervises the Controller, Treasury, Shareholders Relations, Accounting, Tax, Legal, Audit and IT functions to pursue the company’s aggressive growth strategy and meet its clients and investor’s expectations.

Throughout his 22-year career in managing various aspects of the company’s operations and management functions, he has acquired relevant abilities and experiences to structure businesses and teams in alignment with financial and business metrics to support business strategy and stakeholders’ expectations.

By qualification, Apurva holds a Master of Commerce Degree from Mumbai University. He resides in Mumbai with family which includes his mother, spouse and two daughters.

Arunachalam Krishnamurthy is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Following his articleship with KS Aiyar, in 1992, he joined E&Y in Kuwait, and then Rama Phosphates in Mumbai as Head – Corporate Finance Cell. In 2000, Mr Krishnamurthy joined Mettler-Toledo as GM Finance India. In 2009, he became Head of Financial Processes for Asia, responsible for SOX controls. He set up and heads the India shared-services centre, which provides Finance and other back-office services for Mettler-Toledo’s global units

Ashish Trisal has 32 years of rich experience spearheading Finance, mergers, demergers and acquisitions, tax, treasury, internal audit, strategic decision-making and IT, with a focus on driving efficiency and productivity through the evaluation of financial management systems, and process improvements through ERP systems. Currently, he serves as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Key Management team at C&S Electric, one of India’s leading manufacturers of electrical equipment, and one of the country’s largest exporters of industrial switchgear, with 17 state-of-the art manufacturing plants, 22 sales offices across India, and exports to 85 countries. Mr Trisal’s main responsibilities include dealing with PE funds and banks; meeting C&S’s funding requirements for overseas operations and for expanding its presence in India; building profit-improvement plans; and managing activities within budget and following statutory compliance. He also holds critical operational responsibilities, and works extensively with the Board of Directors, regulatory authorities and business partners to manage both ends of the supply chain. Previously, he has worked with such leading organisations as Chambal Fertilizer and Chemical, ConAgra, and Tilda, covering a range of responsibilities, industries and geographies. Mr Trisal loves music and likes to read books on management and general-interest subjects.

Atul Roongta is currently CFO at NCDEX, where he is responsible for the Finance, HR, legal, secretarial and administration functions. With over 23 years of work experience, he completed his Chartered Accountancy with Price Waterhouse, Mumbai in 1994, standing 1st in the CA final examination in North India, and 6th overall in India. Mr Roongta is an accomplished and versatile management professional with extensive start-up, business expansion and P&L management experience. A Finance professional with strong qualifications as a key advisor and decision maker, and driven by solid analytical skills, he has demonstrated the ability to set up new businesses, drive growth strategies, and streamline business operations to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve P&L. He possesses strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills to establish rapport with all levels of staff, management, shareholders and the Board. Previously, Mr Roongta has worked with BOI AXA Investment Managers as COO between 2011 and 2017; with Bharti AXA Life Insurance as Senior Vice President Finance between 2005 and 2011; with KPMG Consulting and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu in their management consulting practices between 1998 and 2005; and with Enam Financial Consultants in Equity Research and Investment Banking between 1994 and 1998.

Chintan Thakkar is a Chartered Accountant and has two-and-a-half decades of experience in Finance, Consulting and Operations. His experience includes creating innovative business models, joint ventures, structuring, merger and acquisition, capital markets, startup investments, investor relations, legal etc. He is a member of the Board of the Directors of publicly listed Info Edge ( India) – the largest online classifieds running portals like Naukri.com, 99acres.com, Jeevansathi.com, Shiksha.com and founding investors in many startups including Zomato.com and PolicyBazaar.com amongst others. Prior to joining Info Edge in 2014, he worked with Computer Associates as India CFO.

Deepak Natarajan has worked with General Electric since 2011, starting out as a Commercial Finance Manager for its Power Generation Products and Services division. Following a stint with GE’s Transportation business, he played a role in the integration of Alstom Power Services’ business in India. Currently, Mr Natarajan works as CFO for BHEL GE Gas Turbines Services, a joint venture of GE and BHEL. Prior to GE, he worked at Cisco Systems in Bangalore for 5 years as Business Finance Manager, with increasing responsibilities, including supporting various business segments (B2B, B2G, SME and B2C) and the distribution channels. Mr Natarajan began his career at 3i Infotech in Mumbai and has had short stints with NCR Corp and theVodafone Group. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from RKM Vivekananda College, University of Madras, and is a Chartered Accountant with 18 years of work experience. Mr Natarajan’s family comprises of his wife, Nandita, who is also a Chartered Accountant, and two daughters, Aditi (7 years old) and Divya (2). His hobbies and interests include playing badminton, and reading about current affairs, business and management.

Deepak Garg, a seasoned Finance and leadership professional with over 16 years of experience across various geographies, is a Chartered Accountant by profession. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School. Mr Garg is an expert on business transformation, international business planning, cross-border transactions and government relations, and is an advisor to expats. Currently, he works at Dassault Systemes India as CFO – India + SAARC. There, he is responsible for business planning, growth acceleration, strategic initiatives to enable stable business growth in India – such as through the Smart Cities programme – building COEs, and creating a central programme management platform for management decisions.

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.

Gobind Jain is a qualified Chartered Accountant, CFA and FRM. Mr Jain currently works as EVP-Group Finance at Kotak Mahindra Bank. He has over 26 years of experience in financial services, including at the RBI and in leading foreign and domestic private-sector banks. Mr Jain has worked extensively in leadership roles in the areas of strategic planning and budgeting, capital planning, business analysis and benchmarking, financial and management accounting and reporting, financial analysis, IFRS, US GAAP, and the setting up of systems and controls in accordance with SOX. He has also been an integral part of various project teams that evaluate strategic initiatives, both organic and inorganic.

Guna Thantry began her career in February 1996 after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant from ICAI in New Delhi. Ms Thantry worked for audit firms such as Deloitte and PwC until July 1997. Since then, she has worked for medium-sized to large companies, including Hewlett Packard, SAP, Citrix, Assystem, and currently works as CFO and Head HR for Schenck Process, a manufacturing company based in Bangalore. Ms Thantry has developed the Finance, HR, administration and IT functions at these companies, and was responsible for putting in place processes to bring efficiency in reporting and decision-making. She has been an active member of the Rotary movement since 1998, and is a member of Rotary Bangalore Indiranagar. Ms Thantry has also participated in several community service projects through her club.

Mr Haribandhu Patra
Vice President - Finance

Mr Harsh Vardhan
Executive VP – Marketing & Direct Channels

Hemlata Nevetia is the Chief Financial Officer for Allstate India. With an impressive and well-rounded track record spanning two decades of experience in the IT, ITeS and manufacturing sectors, she has previously worked for leading organisations such as IBM, DXC.technology, Logica and Praxair. Ms Nevetia’s strengths lie in strategic planning, controllership and compliance, financial and delivery management, Finance integration, and business Finance. As a seasoned professional, she has worked with teams across Europe, the APAC and the US to identify offshore opportunities and drive the right blend of priorities. Before joining Allstate, Ms Nevetia held the position of Head-Business Finance at Computer Sciences Corporation (now DXC.technology), where she was responsible for driving and managing offshore growth, delivering financial results, managing business partnerships, location strategy, and cost optimisation across the centres. Mr Nevetiaa is a Chartered accountant, a Certified Public Accountant from Colorado University, and a certified coach from Erickson Coaching International. An avid reader, she likes to stay updated on business trends and happenings, and is zealous about coaching and mentoring.

Indrajit Day is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years’ experience, all in the IT industry. He has seen the sector grow into the large, complex, multi-billion dollar industry that it is today, and has worked in all of its various segments, including hardware, software products, and services. After his articleship with Pricewaterhouse, Mr Dey began his career at Wipro, moved on to HP, and then to Accenture, where he has been for the past 10 years. He currently leads the Finance function for the domestic business, is in charge of cost management and the controllership function, and leads a team of about hundred finance professionals. At Accenture, Mr Dey has performed various roles – including cost management; P&L responsibility for the APAC Financial Services vertical; and global M&A – both within India, and in the APAC region, which has included a stint in Singapore. Before his move to Accenture, Mr Dey led the Finance function for HP’s consumer-hardware BPO operations. Throughout his career, he has lead multiple strategic initiatives, from business restructuring and cost management, to mergers. His key leadership skills include driving strategy discussions, leading successful outcomes through conflict management, and leading multi-functional and multi-country teams. Mr Dey lives in Bangalore with his wife and son. He enjoys listening to jazz and has a passion for travel.

Joydeep Nag is Head of Finance at TE Connectivity (formerly Tyco Electronics) for South Asia, Middle East and Israel. Mr Nag is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA. He is also a graduate of GE’s Experienced Finance Leadership Programme (EFLP), with extensive leadership training at Cambridge University and at IMD, Switzerland. Mr Nag began his career at Dunlop India, and subsequently worked with reputed companies like Indian Aluminum and GE. He was Regional Chief Financial Officer for South Asia at GE Health Care, where he lead sustainable growth, reverse innovation, strategy and growth. He joined TE connectivity in 2013, where, in addition to Finance, he also looks after IT, business development, and acquisitions. Mr Nag has been an Executive Committee Member of the American Chamber of Commerce, and loves teaching and reading.

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 the Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore (IIM-B). 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'.

Manish Kapur is a Chartered Accountant and is currently a Partner with KPMG India’s Global International Corporate & M&A Tax practice. He has over 25 years of experience in international and domestic tax and M&A. Mr Kapur earlier worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Arthur Andersen, Coopers & Lybrand, Motorola, and Ambit RSM. He advises leading multinational and domestic companies in India on M&A, business re-organisation, and international tax matters.

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.

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.

Sharat Chandra, Chief Financial Officer at Nuziveedu Seeds (NSL), is a professional with two decades of experience spanning the entire gamut of Finance, with additional responsibility for overseeing the procurement and Logistics functions. Before joining NLS in 2014, Mr Sharat worked as Head of Accounts at Bayer Crops Sciences for 7 years in its agri, pharma and material science divisions, prior to which he worked at U Foam, which is in the business of polyurethanes and pre-fab structures. Mr Sharat is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Badruka College of Commerce and Arts.

Nalin Jain currently serves as CFO at Volvo Car India. He has previously worked as Director Finance and CFO, Group Sales, Volkswagen India; Head of Shared Services Technology, Reliance Capital; Senior Business Consultant, PwC India; and Supplier Transformation at Mahindra & Mahindra. Mr Jain holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School, and a master’s in industrial engineering from SUNY Buffalo. In a career spanning more than 20 years, he has built expertise in strategy, financial planning and management, and operations and technology. Being Head of Finance and part of the Board of a large automotive company, he has built strong experience in financial controls, governance and risk management, reporting management, transparency and audit. He has also gained a deep understanding of both direct and indirect taxes, including transfer pricing, customs, etc., and has held responsibility for such areas as legal, GRC, compensation management and HR strategy. Mr Jain brings with him robust technology experience, and an understanding of processes and systems, SAP and multi-technology integration. He has built an ability to weave together physical and financial supply chains, and to overlap these with process and technology to see the bottlenecks and potential hotspots for optimisation. Mr Jain also has strong project management experience, having worked in such areas as BPR, systems design and implementation, and operations management, including the rollout of telecom services in key telecom circles such as Mumbai, Maharashtra, Gujarat and MP.

Mr Narayanan Lakshmi B
Director Finance - India and Thailand

Narayanaswamy Krishnan was named a Director at Merck in October, 2012. In his current role, he is responsible for the company’s Finance and taxation functions. Mr Krishnan, a qualified Cost and Works Accountant, has been with Merck since 1990, holding various positions with the firm during his tenure.

Navin Agarwal is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with over 20 years of rich experience in Finance, banking, taxation, accounts and compliance. Having worked with a variety of companies, including SkiMedia Technologies, Prime Focus, Reliance Big Entertainment, and the Zee Group, he is a seasoned finance professional. Mr Agarwal has been awarded IMA India’s ‘CFO of the Year’ award for 'Excellence in Finance in a Start-Up'. An avid sports fan, he is a focussed table tennis player, and in his personal time, likes to listen to old Hindi songs and soulful ghazals.

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.

Nitu Samra leads the Finance function and is a Board member at LeasePlan India. She joined LeasePlan in 2014, and besides driving Finance, she also spearheads the company’s strategic agenda and business transformation initiatives. Ms Samra has over 17 years of experience in her domain, ranging from business control, planning and analytics, treasury, tax and risk management. She has led projects that have delivered demonstrable results in terms of savings, operational efficiencies and overall bottom-line improvement. In her previous stints, Ms Samra worked with Shriram Investments, Fidelity International, and India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation. 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.

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.

Prameesh is presently CFO (Executive Director on board) for India and Middle East at Samsonite with overseeing responsibility of Legal and IT. He is a CA and an MBA with 20 years of strong and stable corporate finance experience in strong promoter-led Indian and multinational companies, which are world class and market leader in their industries.

Prameesh’s experience ranges from varied companies in size (multi billion) to varied industries (Oil and gas, FMCG , Retail and IT) in multi category business. His past association is with companies like Reliance Industries , Atos Origin and Mattel Toys.

R Sampath joined the Kals Group in July 2014, initially holding responsibility for the Finance and HR functions. Over the past 4 years, Mr Sampath has spread his wings, taking on additional roles, including group strategy and operations. He has spearheaded the appointment of senior management personnel, and has successfully hand-held them through their orientation and on-boarding. He has also taken charge of launching the next generation of promoter-family members into various functions within the Kals Group, including by mentoring and coaching them. Prior to the Kals Group, Mr Sampath worked for over 34 years in various sectors, including automobiles, HVAC, television, glass, storage media, solar, telecom, and steel. While leading Finance and HR, he has also gained immense experience in general management roles. Mr Sampath identifies in himself high levels of discipline, and behaviour and value systems that are always above-board. His interests include sports, games, travel, listening to music, and reading.

Mr Raghavendra Tripathi
Chief Performance Officer

In his current role as CFO of Hexaware Technologies, Rajesh Kanani holds responsibility, among other things, for M&A, financial planning and analysis, accounting, taxation, fundraising, corporate governance, working capital and risk management, and the secretarial and legal functions. Hexaware’s Finance function has won several commendations, including for its financial reporting and corporate governance. Previously, Mr Kanani spent 10 years as Hexaware’s Global Controller, reporting to the CFO and managing a range of functions, including taxation, internal audit, foreign exchange, and financing. Prior to Hexaware, he worked at Aptech from 1993 to 2012, joining as a Senior Management Accounts before rising to senior management positions. Before that, Mr Kanani spent 5 years at Usha Martin Industries in Jamshedur, first in Internal Audit, and later handling accounting and budgeting, stores and spare accounting, material control and dispatch, and excise. He began his career working for 3 years as an auditor at SB Billiomoria & Company (now part of Deloitte). Mr Kanani is a qualified Chartered Account, Cost Accountant and Company Secretary, and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from St Xavier’s College, Kolkata.

Rajesh Ganesh is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant with 21 years of post-qualification experience. Prior to joining IOT, he spent 14 years in the Middle East, in a multi-national and multi-cultural organisation. He joined IOT in 2015 as the CFO of its EPC business. Mr Ganesh currently serves as Vice President - Finance, and heads the Finance and Accounting functions for IOT and its group companies. His spectrum of responsibility includes reporting, accounting and taxation, apart from stakeholder and shareholder management. He is currently also on the board of IOT group companies, both in India and abroad. One of Mr Ganesh’s key responsibilities is to enable profitable growth for IOT, which includes providing business partnering and thought leadership within the organisation.

A Chartered Accountant by qualification, Rajesh Batra leads the Finance unit at PeopleStrong, where he keeps financial controls and compliance in line with the organisational strategy. He oversees the management and coordination of the company’s fiscal reporting activities and corporate governance, and maintains internal control systems to safeguard its financial assets. Working closely with the Board, Mr Batra has spearheaded various strategic activities at PeopleStrong, including fundraising, investment management, investor relations, business finance, contracting, commercials and litigation. In his previous role with the Withya Group, he oversaw successful transitions of several start-ups in the Withya incubator. Mr Batra is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Rajesh Gupta has over 20 years of Industry experience, and at Espire Infolabs, he is responsible for the company’s entire financial management, including implementing transformational changes in financial planning and strategy, and creating operational efficiencies and ensuring business continuity across various financial and commercial functions. During his time there, he has contributed to various initiatives in the areas of Finance and accounts, treasury, corporate finance, and taxation. Prior to joining the Espire Group, Mr Gupta has stints with companies such as Remy Cointreau and the CK Birla Group. He is Chartered Accountants and an MBA (Finance and International Trade), with significant experience in a range of industries belonging to the services, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.

Rajiv Kapahi, a seasoned business leader, has over 28 years of cross-functional and cross-industry experience in the consulting, office automation (Ricoh), FMCG (Gillette), manufacturing (Owens), healthcare (Max), IT/ITeS (Dell), life insurance (DLF Pramerica), and medical device (Boston Scientific) sectors. He has been with Boston Scientific since 2011, and is a Whole-time Director on the Board, with additional responsibilities for the operations, IT, supply chain and sales distribution functions. He was also made a Founder Director on the Board of Boston Scientific Technology and Engineering Services in 2015, to advise and support BSC’s Research and Development initiatives in the APAC region. Under his leadership, the team was conferred Boston Scientific’s Asia Pacific Star Award for the Best Performing Team of 2012-13 in the APAC region, and more recently, the Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa region’s Star Award for 2017-18. Recently, Mr Kapahi was awarded CFO India's 2018 Roll of Honour award for Cost Control & Management. A Fellow Member of ICAI, Mr Kapahi holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Delhi University, and is a Life Member of the Delhi Management Association

In a career spanning 15 years working in leadership positions, Ram 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 establishment of the vision behind CredAble.

Ravi Tanniru 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 the client's business, risk and financing requirements with the needs and considerations of multiple stakeholders. Mr Tanniru holds an MBA (finance) and a bachelor’s degree in commerce.

A Chartered Accountant with 30 years of post-qualification experience, PN Ravi Vishwanath is currently the CFO at TeamLease Services, a group with interests in employment, employability and education. TeamLease is India’s largest HR services company, with over 150,000 associates and 50,000 trainees; it recently concluded a very successful public offering of its shares in India. Prior to joining TeamLease, Mr Vishwanath was CFO at Sun Microsystems India for 5 years, where he drove the Finance function for both the global sales and services organisation, and also the India Engineering Centre. Previously, he was Senior Vice President-Finance at Symphony Services, where he was responsible for the Finance and Accounting and FP&A functions for its global operations, and for M&A for India. He joined Symphony from Majoris Systems, a boutique IT services company, where he was CFO and Co-Founder, and which was later acquired by an international IT services company. Mr Vishwanath also worked for many years as a tax professional in senior leadership roles at Arthur Andersen’s and PwC’s tax and regulatory services. His interests include horse riding, nature and wildlife photography, and playing golf.

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.

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.

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.

Sameer Agarwal is Group Chief Financial Officer at Manipal Health Enterprises, India’s 3rd-largest integrated corporate hospital chain, which provides healthcare solutions ranging from the smallest to the most complex medical problems. Manipal is spread across 15 hospitals in 13 locations in 6 states in India; has a hospital in Klang, Malaysia; and manages more than 5,000 beds. Mr Agarwal is a Chartered Accountant by qualification, and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai. He comes with over two decades of diverse experience, ranging from strategy, operational Finance, treasury and M&A, to driving business and Finance transformation. Prior to Manipal, Mr Agarwal was CFO at 3M India, and previously, he was associated with blue-chip companies like Marico Industries, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, Ingersoll-Rand, and Wipro’s Consumer Care and Lighting group (now Wipro Enterprises). Mr Agarwal has been selected by CFO India for its CFO100 Roll of Honour in 2018 (for Corporate Tax Management), 2017 (for Capital Raising) and 2016 (for Funds Management). He was adjudged 1st Runner-up for the 2015-16 Yes Bank-Business World CFO awards in the category of mid-sized MNCs.

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

Sanjay Jain is working as Group CFO at Future Group that has an annualised revenue of Rs 30,000 crores. In his current responsibility, Sanjay is part of the core leadership team spearheading the transformation and growth agenda for the Group. During his past five years, the Group entities recorded a significant improvement in operating and financial footprint. The market cap of listed companies multiplied 15 times from Rs 3500 crores to ~ Rs 55,000 crores. This transformation journey also included leading consolidation in the retail industry through multiple acquisitions.

Sanjay's 25 years reflect diligent efforts of leading transformation across various companies to help them unlock their intrinsic value. For all these significant contributions, Sanjay has been honored as ‘Best CFO’ on multiple occasions. Earlier, Sanjay has served as Group CFO of Zee Group and CFO of international operations of Avantha Group. Sanjay has been instrumental in acquisition of companies in Belgium, Canada, US, Ireland, France and Indonesia.

Sanjay Wadhwa is a finance professional with experience of over 20 years in the field of Finance, Secretarial, Legal, Investor Relations and operations. He has demonstrated unique capabilities in setting up new businesses and turning around organisations in tough economic environment. He has played a key leadership role in managing large and complex organisational setups operating in diversified financial services space, which includes Exchange, AMC, Broking, NBFC, PMS, Insurance and other financial products distribution.

Sanjay is presently employed with MCX, as CFO, and is also responsible for Corporate Legal and Investor Relations. His prior work experience includes EY, Coca-Cola, HSBC and Reliance Capital. Sanjay is a qualified CA (Rank holder), CS, CWA and CFA. Sanjay’s hobbies include playing keyboard, guitar, wild life photography, travelling and reading.

Sanjeev Churiwala is presently Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer at Diageo India, and is a part of its Executive Committee. He has approximately 23 years of diversified work experience. In the initial 9 years of his career, he worked in operation roles in business development, projects and commercial functions, and in the latter 14 years, he has focused on core Finance and strategy. Mr Churivala was recently appointed Chairman of Royal Challengers Sports, which runs the Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL franchise. Prior to Diageo, he was with LafargeHolcim's Indian subsidiary, Ambuja Cements, a leading producer of building materials, where he held the position of CFO since early 2011, leading the Finance function and also overseeing the secretarial and legal functions. Mr Churivala worked with Ambuja Cements and its subsidiaries for about 15 years in various roles, including Finance, business development, project management, commercial operations, business and financial integration. Prior to Ambuja Cements, he served as country CFO for Holcim’s operations in Sri Lanka for about 4 years. Mr Churivala is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, besides holding an Executive MBA from London Business School. He has received considerable recognition for his work, including the 2011 Business Today- Yes Bank award for Best CFO, for Commitment towards Triple Bottom Line-People, Planet & Profit. In 2014, he received ICAI’s prestigious Best CMA CFO Award for private limited companies in the manufacturing sector Mr Churivala is passionate about cricket and football and all of the life lessons that can be learned through sports. He prefers to spend his leisure time with his family, and enjoys doing community service. He and his wife Rashmi are blessed with two daughters, Samiksha and Advika, and a son, Bhavya.

In his current role as Director Finance at Avery Dennison, Saurabh Agarwal heads Finance for the South Asian and Sub-Saharan African operations of the company, 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. Mr Agarwal 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.

Saurav is an accomplished business leader with over 18 years’ of experience in leading areas like Business Finance, Finance Controllership, Risk Management and M&A. He is currently the CFO at Midland Credit Management India Private limited – a wholly owned subsidiary of Encore Capital Group (a global leader in consumer debt buying and recovery industry having significant presence across 15 countries and over USD 7 billion in estimated remaining collections).

Saurav has been with the group since 2011 and has played multiple strategic roles apart from his core Finance responsibilities. These include a critical role in cross border M&A for Encore, setting up an asset reconstruction business in India and centralised global functions like enterprise risk management, etc. Previously, Saurav has been part of organisations like PwC, E&Y, Wipro, Manpower, etc.

A Chartered Accountant by profession, SG Murali (‘SGM’) had an excellent academic record. He was second in Madras University’s bachelor’s of commerce examination, and secured first rank in the all-India CA inter-examination in November 1970, and third rank in the final all-India CA examination held in May 1972. Besides heading the Finance function for TVS Motors (TVSM), SGM was Group CFO for the Sundaram Clayton Group of Companies. In addition, he took care of investor relations for the Group, and is a key member of the strategic management team at TVSM, where he has worked since 2002. An expert in enterprise risk management, SGM took active part in driving cost reduction projects at the Company. TVSM is one of India’s largest 2- and 3-wheeler manufacturers. The increase in its market capitalisation – the company has been a major shareholder value-creator between 2008 and 2018 – is testament to SGM’s excellent contributions. Currently, SGM works as Mentor and Advisor to the Group, where he is focused on long-term initiatives, talent management, and competency building. Prior to TVSM, SGM worked with Hindustan Lever 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 the Beverages and Chemicals Profit Centre, and was extensively involved in HLL’s various M&A activities. SGM was also the project leader for Y2K implementation at HLL in 1999. SGM plays an active role as a member of various committees of the Bangalore Chamber of Commerce. He is a guest speaker at various conferences organised by CII, the Big Four audit firms, the chambers of commerce, and IMA.

Shetul Thakrar joined TI India as an Chartered Accountant intern in 2008 in the tax function, and was subsequently 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 Finance Director in 2014, making him TI’s youngest country Finance Director. In 2018, he was promoted to Finance and Operations Director. A qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary, Mr Thakrar holds a CFA certification from the CFA Institute.  He has been married to Shweta for over nine years, and they have a 6-year-old daughter and a 3-year-old son.

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 different 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 a MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad

SR Ganeshan is currently Director Finance and CFO at IOT Infrastructure and Energy Services. He is seasoned financial professional with over 28 years of experience in the oil and gas sector. An enterprising leader with extensive experience handling the entire gamut of the Accounting and Financial functions, Mr Ganeshan is a key member of the leadership team. He partners the business in the development and implementation of the company’s growth strategy. He also has cross-functional and cross-industry experience, including in manufacturing, trading and services. Mr Ganeshan's unrelenting drive to deliver on the customer’s goals and objectives is grounded in his background, which keeps him laser-focused on delivering quantifiable value. Mr Ganeshan is also on the Board of JVs/subsidiaries of IOT. Prior to joining IOT, he worked in various divisions of Indian Oil Corporation and IBP Company. Mr Ganeshan is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Madras. His hobbies and interests include reading about current affairs, business and management, and listening to music.

Sukesh Lal is the CFO of LifeCell International, a healthcare service provider in the advanced genetics (biobanking, predictive diagnostics and biologics) space. In his 35-year career, he has had decade-long stints as Group CFO at the Dimexon Group, a technology focused leader in the global luxury industry; at Hindustan Lever; and at Voltas, both in India and overseas. Mr Lal and his wife Jyoti have been based in Chennai since 2014.

Vikas Wadhawan is a Chartered Accountant from India and a Certified Public Accountant from the United States, with extensive experience in M&A, business partnering, fund raising, capital structuring and investor relations. An innovative, results-driven leader in the digital industry, he has a sharp strategic vision, and simultaneously embraces the financial and commercial elements of running a business. Joining PropTiger.com as part of the founding team in 2011, Mr Wadhawan has over 17 years of experience in financial management, and has been instrumental in the organic and inorganic growth of the PropTiger.com Group. He has substantial exposure fostering robust growth and transforming brands through strategic thinking and restructuring. In the last 10 years, Mr Wadhawan has been associated with tech start-ups, and helped scale these businesses from the early stages.

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 Kapur currently serves as Executive Director for CRH India. He has over 21 years of experience in India and abroad, spanning business finance, strategic planning, treasury, taxation and acquisitions, and encompassing various business streams, including consumer durables, automotive, commercial equipment, and services. Mr Kapur began his carrier with Deloitte & Touche, and prior to CRH India, he has worked in United Technologies, General Motors and Delphi Automotive. A fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he holds an Executive MBA from Indian School of Business. CRH is a leading global diversified building materials group with an annual turnover of USD 33 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.

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.

Prior to his current role as CFO of Nando’s India, Vishal Gupta worked in leadership roles at Baxter, Marico and DSM, in the areas of Finance, business strategy, and operations. His journey from healthcare to food makes some folks nervous, but the synergies he brings to the table make it worth the while. Mr Gupta is a Chartered Accountant and an INSEAD alumnus. He loves running marathons, enjoys a glass of wine, and is a big fan of CrossFit.

Virender Bansal is Director Finance with Terumo India, one of the top 15 global medical devices companies, and holds responsibility for the firm’s supply chain management, IT and legal functions. A qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost & Management Accountant, Mr Bansal has over 20 years of rich experience in the healthcare sector. Prior to Terumo, he was associated with large healthcare companies in India, including Boston Scientific and Fortis Healthcare, leading their Finance, SCM and IT organisations from their start-up phase. Mr Bansal’s areas of interest include defining and leading the strategic roadmap for the organisation; creating operational excellence; value addition in every action; performance measurement; and technology adaption.

VS Mani is a CA with 27+ years’ experience in the Industry. He has been working as CFO for the last 14 years and has been part of the core leadership teams. He has been associated with leading Pharma and Healthcare Companies such as Cipla, Glenmark and Wockhardt.

He has also worked with Mercator , VIP Industries and Bhartiya Group, handling the entire gamut of Finance function including Treasury, Taxation(Direct, Indirect, International), Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Secretarial, Legal, Audits(Internal & Statutory), Risk Management & Investor Relations.

VS Mani has an extensive experience in partnering with key business units and other functions (manufacturing, supply chain and R&D); supporting business transformation projects; strategic fund raising – (IPO, Pvt. Equity, FCCB, LBO); dealing with shareholders, analysts and fund managers; implementing SAP and other systems; managing big finance teams and cross functional projects; closely working with investment bankers, bankers, tax advisors, legal firms, investor community and government authorities.

Sachin Jain Group Controller Anand Automotive Systems Sachin Jain is a Chartered Accountant, Cost and Management Accountant and Company Secretary, and holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Delhi. He has also completed the prestigious Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme (OAMLP). Mr Jain currently works as Group Controller at Anand Automotive Systems. The Anand Group is India's leading manufacturer and supplier of Automotive systems and components, with a turnover of Rs 94 billion in 2017. It includes 18 companies with 15 global joint ventures and 8 technical collaborations. Mr Jain brings with him around 15 years of experience, encompassing the areas of Finance, costing, treasury, legal, compliance and audit. Prior to his current role, he headed the Finance function at a Group company, Mahle Filter Systems India.