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CFO at Welspun India Limited

As the Chief Strategy Officer, managing investments & divestment, M&A, business & financial structuring, investor relationship, and responsible for a few key businesses, including business transformation & business performance management.- Spearheaded two major corporate restructuring exercises, led teams for acquisition & divestment of businesses- Spearheaded a large divestment - one of the largest FDI in 2016- Raised Equity Capital in private and public space- Effective Investment Relationship resulting in significant improvement in Institutional holding- Formulated strategy for various businesses in the Group and their implementation, in close working relationship with the CEOs- Between 2006-07 to CY 2017, AUM grew from 5150 Cr to 38000 Cr and the Net Worth grew from 500 Cr to 4800 Cr- Incubated new businesses; spearheaded a few critical strategic interventions including 2020 vision & plan- Part of the Core Leadership group where in CMD, VC & a few CEOs & Senior Consultants are members; formed to make long term strategic plans (macro) and goals

Since Nov’07 with Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd., Kolkata as Group Chief Financial Officer Key Highlights As the Group Chief Financial Officer, managed overall accounting operations, analysed existing systems and procedures as well as played critical role in strategizing new/incubating business. Was responsible for Accounts, Finance and Taxation of the entire group, including accounts finalization, budgeting, MIS and business cum financial reviews of various businesses/SBUs- Created a very robust and dependable F&A department- Reviewed existing sources of fund and strategized new and innovative ways of raising funds (both debt and equity) to reduce cost of funds and dependencies. Instrumental in making a start with retail fund raising- Led special initiatives like defining afresh SOPs and DOAs of all businesses, reviewing risk matrix and insurance gap analysis across the organization- Corporate Tax Management

Interpreted the company's financial results to management and recommended improvement activities. Identified, investigated, and analysed potential operational improvement. Analysed financial performance against key business metrics and documented pertinent financial highlights that will enable management to determine progress against budgets.- Played an active role in funding for Greenfield Shipyard at Malpe near Mangalore; raised over Rs. 1000 Crores Term Loan and Working Capital and Non Fund Based Limit of over Rs. 1000 Crores- Revamped the accounting system, headed ERP implementation (LN-BaaN), and streamlined and automated project costing and cost capturing, enabled project (AS7) accounting and smooth transition of Audit from a small audit firm to one of the big4 audit firms- Implemented ERP system within 5 months of joining

Played main role in preparing annual budgets. Analysed revenue and expenditure trends and recommended appropriate budget levels and ensures expenditure controls. Advised management on financing and investment decisions.Led a team of 13 members (3 Chartered Accountants and 1 Company Secretary). Negotiated tariffs with key customers & regulator. Negotiated commercials & key terms with vendors/service provider. Documented transfer price resulting in “nil” tax adjustments- Achieved revenue grew from Rs 130 Cr in CY03 to Rs 254 Cr in CY07 and augmented throughput from 492777 TEUs in CY03 to 986000 TEUs in CY07- Enabled the company to increase ROCE from 2.80% in CY03 to 16.44% in CY07- Rolled out 5 years annual plan and various business models- In spite of very high return on capital, instrumental in getting tariff increase for the Chennai Port - Revised 30 years business model within 2 months of joining the organization- Efficiently completed two transfer pricing assessments without any additions/disallowance by the Income Tax Authorities- Played a significant role in obtaining EPCG License for the company directly instead of going through an external consultant, resulting in substantial savings for the company

Mar’98 – May’03 with Webb India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore The Growth Path:Vice President-Finance Mar’98 – Jul’00Chief Financial Officer Jul’00 – May’03Key Highlights Played a major role in increasing working capital limits and reducing interest rate payable and swapping of loan over foreign currencies. Efficiently orchestrated substantial savings by negotiating better deals for larger purchases and service contracts; got refund orders for Customs Duty, Entry Tax, Excise Duty & Income Tax. Instrumental in changing excise procedures & saving company from major future litigations and got substantial refunds from the authorities. Accountable for arranging term loan for the new manufacturing facility of the company. Assisted in helping the company win major excise litigation (huge financial impact).

Sep’95 – Feb’98 with Unoasia Investment Banque Ltd., Kolkata as Sr. Analyst Key Highlights Recommended various stocks in Feb 97 like Satyam Computers (Rs 42.50), Hero Honda (Rs 270), Infosys (Rs 900), NIIT (Rs 298.25), which earned the company and its client substantial profit. Accountable for preparing detailed report on the Tea industry, generating Project Feasibility Report for putting up a Cement Plant and producing daily market and monthly economy update for clients.

Feb’95 – Sep’95 with Mega Resources Ltd., Kolkata as Sr. Analyst Key Highlights Assisted in reviving proprietary portfolio whose market value had fallen below invested value. Efficiently prepared a model for forecasting profitability of commodity companies at various price levels of the input and final product.

May’94 – Feb’95 with SKP Securities Ltd., Kolkata as Equity Researcher Key Highlights Efficiently managed PMS Portfolio of over Rs 150 Million. Assisted in making Research Reports on various companies to be distributed to clients including FII and FI. Instrumental in improving research inputs, PMS portfolio grew from about 60 to 150 Millions in less than 9 Months.

Oct’91 – Apr’94 with Kusum Products Ltd., Kolkata as Manager-Finance Key Highlights Significantly contributed in getting working capital loan sanctioned for more than Rs 18 Crores for an edible oil extraction company with a consortium of 3 Banks. Handled public issue of M/s. Kusum Agrotech Ltd. a subsidiary company.