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At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top India based CFO’ operating in the Finance space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected]
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Madhur Deora
President and Group CFO of Paytm
Madhur currently works as the CFO and SVP at Paytm, an Indian electronic payment and e-commerce brand based out of Delhi NCR.
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About Paytm: Paytm is a digital payments start-up that offers innovative and intuitive digital products and services for customers and merchants.
S. Pattabiraman
President & Chief Financial Officer of Grama Vidiyal Micro Finance
Mr. Pattabiraman is the team leader for GVMFL and is responsible for the administration and management of the entire organization. Formerly, he worked as president of Shriram group of companies and has vast experience in Domestic and International Banking including BNP Paribas-Singapore, Indian Overseas Bank in India & Hong Kong and served in leading Japan & USA based MNCs. He holds a Post graduate Degree in commerce (M.Com.) and is a an associate member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India & Indian institute of bankers apart from NCFM (derivatives) from NSE India
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About Grama Vidiyal Micro Finance: To empower women of the poorest families socially, economically and politically through networking them into community institutions.
Tulsi Swamy
Chief Financial Officer of Prime Venture Partners
Expect a 5 min chat to turn into a 30 minute discussion with Tulsi! She is a great conversationalist! With a passion to work with startups, Tulsi brings in over 20 years of experience in the areas of Finance & Reporting, Operations, Global Operations, International Tax, Corporate Responsibility, Human Resources, Project Management and General Administration. At Prime, she juggles two hats – helping portfolio companies in providing support on strategic matters relating to finance, tax, governance, operations, structures and with the Fund on portfolio diligence, deal closing, fund finances, taxes, structures, investor relations. Having worked with some great brands including PriceWaterhouse, Riverstone networks, ANZ, she boasts of considerable experience in Initial Public Offerings in US, M&A, Due- diligence, Fund-raising, Business Transformation, Cross-border transactions, Restructuring, with both early stage and mature companies, Venture Capital Fund formation and management, Investor Relations, etc.
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About Prime Venture Partners: Prime Venture Partners is a natural destination for the startups targeting global markets
N. Sridharan
CFO of Equitas Holdings
Sridharan N is the Chief Financial Officer at Equitas Small Finance Bank.
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About Equitas Holdings: Equitas Holdings provides microfinance, used commercial vehicle finance, and housing finance services in India.
Karthik Nageswaran
Chief Financial Officer of Kalaari Capital
Karthik is a Controller at IndoUS Venture Partners. He is a seasoned finance professional with over 15 years of experience in financial and strategic planning, accounting, taxation and business strategy. Karthik provides strategic and operational leadership of finance and administration to support IUVP, where he maintains ownership of fund administration and portfolio governance initiatives, including financial management and reporting, investor reporting, treasury, and financial risk assessment and monitoring. Prior to IUVP, Karthik held senior management positions at various multi-national corporations. At Flextronics, he spent four years as Senior Finance Manager, where he focused on providing accounting, audit, tax and treasury management services. Karthik was also an Investment Manager at Munith Investments Ltd, where he handled IPOs, managed working capital requirements and developed capital and revenue budgets.
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About Kalaari Capital: Kalaari is a venture company investing in technology-related companies in India.
Blake Koriath
CFO of High Alpha
Blake Koriath is the CFO at High Alpha.
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About High Alpha, High Alpha, Kauffman Fellows: High Alpha creates and funds companies through a new model for entrepreneurship that unites company building and venture capital.
Sanjay Puria
Chief Financial Officer of WNS (Holdings) Ltd
Sanjay serves as our Chief Financial Officer and leads WNS’s global finance function. Sanjay has over 15 years of experience, out of which ten years have been in the offshore services industry. Sanjay is a veteran at WNS, having managed several key finance functions including corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, financial planning and analysis, and strategic business development before taking over as the CFO. Prior to WNS, Sanjay was at the helm of operations for a global provider of integrated Information Technology and KPO solutions, where his role centered around managing acquisitions, joint ventures, complex and multi-year contracts, strategizing on geographical expansion, revenue and cost management, pricing & commercials and implementation of LEAN initiatives. Sanjay is a Chartered Accountant (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Sanjay is also a Director on the Board of WNS Cares Foundation.
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About WNS (Holdings) Ltd: WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), is a leading global business process outsourcing company.
Ashish Goyal
Co-Founder & CFO of EarlySalary
An accomplished professional with over 14 years of experience spanning the entire gamut of financial operations as the Chief Investment Officer at Bajaj Allianz, Ashish is the financial backbone of EarlySalary. A qualified Chartered Accountant with an All India Ranking of 37, Ashish has also been conferred as ‘Most Astute Bond Fund Manager’ by Asset Magazine, Singapore in 2011. His accomplishments make him the ideal person to establish the company’s policies and processes and assures the company of a continuously sound financial accounting structure. With his expertise and passion for the finance sector, Ashish is dedicated to bringing a revolution in fund lending market.
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About EarlySalary: EarlySalary.com is a new FinTech start-up in Pune. We are here to help you from being broke.
Vivek Bansal
Group CFO of InCred
Vivek has worked with Yes Bank as Deputy Chief Financial Officer where he was responsible for overall financial management. Prior to this, he worked with Fidelity Investments, London & Standard Chartered in Mumbai.
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About InCred: InCred is a financial services platform that leverages technology and data-science to make lending quick and easy.
Shashank Jain
Chief Financial Officer of Shubham Housing Development Finance Company
Shashank Jain is a management and finance professional. He has experience of more than 3 decades, in India and abroad, in various roles, across the finance sector. Shashank is a chartered accountant, company secretary, and alumnus of Kellogg’s School of Management (USA).
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About Shubham Housing Development Finance Company: SHDFC Is an affordable housing lender headquartered in New Delhi targeting low-income, self-employed families in urban and semi-urban India.
Balaji P
CFO of Aptus Value Housing Finance India
Balaji has more than 17 years of experience in the areas of treasury operations, finance and accounting. He possesses a demonstrated record of success in strategic planning and execution, business finance and monitoring, financial risk management, audit and control. Balaji has had successful career growth and has worked in companies like SKS Microfinance and Cholamandalam MS General Insurance. Before joining Aptus, Balaji was working as the Vice President – Finance in SKS Microfinance – Asia’s No.1 Microfinance company wherein he was instrumental in putting in place processes and controls. Prior to this, he had a long career at Cholamandalam MS General Insurance handling Treasury Operations, Banking relationships, Business Finance and accounting. He has also worked for Hutchison Max Telecom Limited, Mumbai and The Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Company wherein he was responsible for managing forex exposures and raising funds from Banks and Financial Institutions. Balaji is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and was also part of the Business Leadership Program organized by the Murugappa Group. He has also undergone Executive Education Program in IIM-Bangalore.
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About Aptus Value Housing Finance India: Aptus is a company engaged in Affordable housing finance
Siddhartha Sharma
Chief Financial Officer of CredFIC
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About CredFIC: CredFIC is a enterprise consultant and knowledge solutions provider that provides specialized financial knowledge to aspiring founders.
Rajat Mehra
Chief Financial Officer of SAMHI Hotels
Rajat Mehra is the Chief Financial Officer at Samhi Hotels Private Limited.
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About SAMHI Hotels: SAMHI is a hospitality property company focused on the development, acquisition and ownership of business-class hotels.
Sanjay Tiwari
Chief Financial Officer of Altum Credo
Sanjay Tiwari is the Chief Financial Officer at Altum Credo.
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About Altum Credo: Altum Credo is a Housing Finance Company.
Vineet Agrawal
Chief Financial Officer of Angel Broking
Mr. Vineet Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer. Overall, Vineet has over 19 years of extensive experience across manufacturing, telecommunications and infrastructure solutions industries. He has been a part of the Executive Leadership teams with the companies where he has contributed in delivering excellence in the areas of Strategic Planning, Corporate Finance, Taxation, Treasury, Forex, Corporate Secretarial regulatory & compliance, Operations, Commercial and controlling functions across geographies. Mr.Agrawal is an accredited Chartered Accountant, Cost & Management Accountant and Company Secretary.
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About Angel Broking: Angel Broking is a stock broking and wealth management firm.
Vikas Sarda
CFO of Unitus Ventures
Vikas leverages his twelve years of expertise to cultivate sustainable business practices, developing policy framework and maintain strong financial control. He re-engineered accounting processes, established policies and procedures and implemented systems. He brings experience in planning, developing processes/procedures which reduces dependencies, ensuring system integrity, treasury management, taxation etc. Previously, he worked for Amba Research, a financial services provider and has worked with other leading Companies like Max New York Life Insurance and WNS Global Services. Vikas received a bachelor’s degree with honors from Delhi University and is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
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About Capria Ventures, Unitus Capital, Unitus Ventures: Unitus Ventures is India’s leading venture fund supporting early-stage tech startups with India scale and global potential..
Mayank Thatte
Chief Financial Officer of Aye Finance
Mayank Thatte is the Chief Financial Officer at Aye Finance. He was the Chief Financial Officer at Electronica Finance Limited before that.
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About Aye Finance: Aye Finance is a finance company that provides business loans to micro and small businesses.
Jamie Anderson
Chief Financial Officer of First Financial
Jamie is currently the CFO of First Financial Bancorp and First Financial Bank. He is responsible for the finance, accounting, treasury and investor relations. Previously Jamie served as CFO at MainSource Financial Group. inc. and prior to holding that position was Administrative Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer.
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About First Financial: First Financial provides banking and financial services.
Rumit Dugar
Chief Financial Officer of Niyogin Fintech Ltd.
Rumit Dugar is the Chief Financial Officer at Niyogin Fintech Ltd.
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About Niyogin Fintech Ltd.: Niyogin operates as a non-banking finance company in India.
Gaurav Kaushik
CFO of Religare Finvest
Gaurav Kaushik as the CFO at Religare Finvest.
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About Religare Finvest: Religare Finvest is a non-deposit taking systemically important Non-Banking Finance Company.
Rohan Hazrati
Founder & CFO of Rupaiya Exchange
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About Rupaiya Exchange: Rupaiya Exchange is a peer-to-peer lending platform
Shailendra Gupta
Group Chief Financial Officer of Acuity Knowledge Partners
Shailendra Gupta is the chief financial officer of Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services. He has 18 years of finance experience having led teams across a broad spectrum of functional areas like Financial Control, Planning & Analysis, Treasury, Tax, Pricing & Commercial. Mr. Gupta has 10+ years experience in Financial Services Industry including experience in a Global Investment Bank and Asset Management Companies. I have worked on Corporate mergers & acquisitions, demergers, business integration, standardization & financial systems implementation. I have extensive experience of working with multi-cultural teams, both in an inhouse and outsourced settings. I have build and established finance teams from scratch for multi-national organizations, and have led global teams. I have also set-up new STP/SEZ centres for MNCs in India. Specialties Setting-up Finance Teams from Scratch, Investment Banking Finance, Product Control, Hedge Fund Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Accounting & Reporting (US GAAP/IFRS/IGAAP), Treasury, Commercial, Business Restructuring/Integration, Team leadership in complex/matrix Organisations, Conflict Management, Mentoring & Coaching
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About Acuity Knowledge Partners: Acuity Knowledge Partners is a provider of research, analytics and business intelligence to the financial services sector.
Aiswarya Ravi
Chief Financial Officer of Kinara Capital
Aiswarya Ravi is the CFO of Kinara Capital where she oversees the financial planning and analysis, regulatory compliance, investor relations, taxation, and related financial needs, for a fast-growth NBFC. Aiswarya has propelled Kinara Capital’s growth by staying on top of a changing industry landscape and refined Kinara’s unique risk-assessment methodology. Aiswarya is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Certified Information Systems Audit (CISA) professional with rich experience in Corporate Finance, Compliance, and Internal Audit. At ITC, Aiswarya was conducting internal audits for all businesses of ITC and at the GMR Group, she was responsible for strategic planning, corporate finance, and board reporting. Aiswarya holds a Chartered Accountant degree from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is Certified Information Systems Audit (CISA) professional by ISACA.
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About Kinara Capital: Kinara Capital is a financing company that provides flexible collateral-free loans to small business entrepreneurs.
Kailash Baheti
President and Group CFO of Magma Fincorp
Kailash Baheti, in his capacity of a Chief Financial Officer, helps strategize the company’s future growth. Kailash heads accounts, taxes, budgeting, legal and secretarial functions. He hopes to see the company continue expanding, and driving its reputation for transparency and sustainability.
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About Magma Fincorp: Magma Fincorp Limited offers secured lending, primarily in the rural and semi-urban areas.
Nagendra Saxena
CFO of Sewa Grih Rin
Nagendra Saxena is the CFO of Sewa Grih Rin.
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About Sewa Grih Rin: Sewa Grih Rin provides affordable housing finance to the under-served low income households in urban and peri-urban locations.
Jagdish Bhoir
Chief Financial Officer of Electronica Finance
Jagdish Bhoir is the Chief Financial Officer at Electronica Finance.
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About Electronica Finance: Electronica Finance is a pioneer in the field of Machine Finance.
Greg Rankin
CFO of High Tech Ventures
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About High Tech Ventures: High Tech Ventures develops ventures into profitable assets.
Narayanan R
Chief Financial Officer of Vivifi India
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About BankBazaar.com, Vivifi India: VIVIFI India Finance Private Limited is a non-banking finance company (NBFC), which provides financial solutions.
Sunil Samdani
Chief Financial Officer and Executive President of Bandhan Bank
Sunil Samdani is the Chief Financial Officer and Executive President at Bandhan Bank.
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About Bandhan Bank: Bandhan Bank provides microfinance lending services.
Prajakta Shidhore
Co-Founder and CFO of Life & Money
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About Life & Money: Life & Money offers courses to understand aspects of life and money; leading to change in behavior to achieve personal and financial goals
Milind Nare
CFO of Arohan Financial
Milind Nare is the Chief Financial Officer at Arohan. He is a finance professional with over two decades of experience spanning the entire gamut of finance. Milind heads the finance team at Arohan. He is directly responsible for Financial Management, Treasury Management, Audit & Taxation, Regulatory Compliance, Legal and Secretarial verticals. His role also includes liaising with all external Stakeholders. Milind joins us from India Factoring & Financial Services (P) Limited where he was CFO and has over 20 years of work experience. His previous work experience includes years at Global Trade Finance (P) Limited, The Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Limited, Associated Capsules, L & T Capital Limited & Savant & Co. He brings expertise in Strategic planning, Treasury management, Resource mobilization, FOREX management, Audit & taxation, Regulatory Compliance, Information system control & MIS. Milind holds a masters & diploma in Financial Management and also in Computer Applications.
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About Arohan Financial: Arohan Financial provides loans to individuals.
Abhik Sarkar
Chief Financial Officer of Chaitanya
Abhik Sarkar is a Chief Financial Officer at Chaitanya India Fin Credit Pvt Ltd.
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About Chaitanya: Chaitanya is a Bengaluru based NBFC with a two-tier structure focusing on providing microfinance loan
Barun Agarwal
Chief Financial officer of Ujjivan Financial Services
Barun Agarwal is a chartered Accountant and has about 11 years of post-qualification experience. Previously he was with S. R. Batliboi & Associates LLP (EY network firm) wherein he primarily worked in Audit- Assurance service line as Senior Manager handling audits of listed, multinational as well as Indian companies in Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail Apparel, Technology and other sectors. He has extensive experience in Ind-AS, previous Indian GAAP, Internal Control over Financial Reporting framework etc.
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About Ujjivan Financial Services: Provide full range of financial services to the economically active poor to build better lives.
Michele M. Thompson
President & Chief Financial Officer of LaPorte Bancorp
Michele M. Thompson joined LaPorte Savings Bank as Chief Financial Officer in 2003. She was named Vice President in 2004, and became Executive Vice President in 2007. In July 2011, Ms. Thompson was appointed President and Chief Financial Officer of LaPorte Savings Bank and LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. She has more than 30 years of banking experience. Ms. Thompson is a graduate of Ball State University and holds a Master’s of Business Administration from Indiana University South Bend.
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About LaPorte Bancorp: LaPorte Bancorp
Michele M. Thompson
President & Chief Financial Officer of LaPorte Bancorp
Michele M. Thompson joined LaPorte Savings Bank as Chief Financial Officer in 2003. She was named Vice President in 2004, and became Executive Vice President in 2007. In July 2011, Ms. Thompson was appointed President and Chief Financial Officer of LaPorte Savings Bank and LaPorte Bancorp, Inc. She has more than 30 years of banking experience. Ms. Thompson is a graduate of Ball State University and holds a Master’s of Business Administration from Indiana University South Bend.
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About LaPorte Bancorp: LaPorte Bancorp
