India’s prominent finance leaders recognised at the Dun & Bradstreet Finance Leadership Summit

Mumbai, October 04, 2023: Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, recognized and felicitated the “Finance Elite of India” on September 27, 2023 at the inaugural edition of ‘Dun & Bradstreet Finance Leadership Summit 2023’. (List of award winners below). The Finance Elite, who hold prominent positions of impact and influence within the field of finance, play a crucial role in shaping the course of their organisation, drive digital transformation and innovation, and shape the future of finance.

The Summit, on the theme of ‘Empowering Growth and Transformation’, served as a platform for exchanging ideas, insights, and best practices in the world of finance. It was graced by key dignitaries from the Government of India and its Ministries, departments, allied agencies, CFOs and other senior representatives of leading corporates, financial institutions, and industry associations.

Speaking at the summit, Avinash Gupta, Managing Director & CEO – India, Dun & Bradstreet said, “According to the Dun & Bradstreet CFO Optimism Index for Q3 2023, optimism for the domestic macroeconomic scenario has improved significantly to 72% in Q3, which is the highest in 10 quarters. This points towards the revival of the domestic economy. This economic recovery brings a thriving opportunity for CFOs to become enablers of growth.”

“Today’s CFOs are not merely engaged in the traditional tasks such as record keeping, audits, taxation or compliance. The role of the CFO is more multi-dimensional encompassing functions of risk management, strategy building & planning, digital transformation, sustainability, integration of ESG, and much more. The Finance Elite leaders are therefore those with exceptional skills in navigating complex financial markets, making strategic decisions, managing risk, and driving financial growth. At Dun & Bradstreet, our interactions with CFOs are now more data driven, around the themes of ESG, supply chain management, supplier/vendor onboarding, and credit exposure.” added Gupta.

This power list of top CFOs is an outcome of a rigorous process followed a review by an eminent panel of industry leaders - Mr. Shailesh Haribhakti, Chairman, Shailesh Haribhakti & Associates, Mr. Arpit Kabra, Chairman, WIRC, ICAI and Mr. Saurabh Shah, Senior Director, Finance, Dun & Bradstreet.

Full List of Winners for “Finance Elite 2023”

Award Winners Name	Designation	Organisation Name
Mr. Faiz Arif Nagariya	CFO	Aether Industries Limited
Mr. Pramod K Shrivastava	Executive Director & ?Group CFO ?	Agarwal Coal Corporation Private Limited
Mr. Deepal Shah	Group CFO	Allcargo Logistics Limited
Mr. Hiranand Asandas Savlani	Executive Director & CFO	Astral Limited
Mr. Amit Grover	India Head and Director - Global Finance Shared Services	Avaya India Private Limited
Mr. PK Hari Hara Subramanian?	India CFO & Head GBS?	Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Ved Prakash Goel	Group CFO	Dr. Lal PathLabs Limited
Mr. Niraj Kedia	CFO	Finolex Industries Limited
Mr. Soumya Ghosh	Senior General Manager - Finance	Fujitsu General (India) Private Limited
Mr. Anand Rathi	CFO	G R Infraprojects Limited
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar	Group CFO?	Global Health Limited
Mr. Naresh S Khetan	CFO	Godavari Biorefineries Limited
Mr. Rajeev Mishra	CFO	H.G. Infra Engineering Limited
Mr. Jogendra Singh	President & Group CFO	Hero Corporate Service Private Limited
Mr. Vikash Kumar Jain	CFO	Hexaware Technologies Limited
Mr. Sandeep Modi	CFO	Hindustan Zinc Limited
Mr. Rajeev Garg	CFO & Business Head	Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal	CFO	Jyothy Labs Limited
Ms. Aiswarya Ravi	CFO	Kinara Capital Private Limited
Mr. Saurik Ginoria	CFO and SC & IT Head	Lakmé Lever Private Limited
Mr. Vaibhav Joshi	Group CFO	Nephrocare Health Services Private Limited
Mr. Gandharv Tongia	Executive Director & CFO?	Polycab India Limited
Mr. Rajneesh Jain	CFO	Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited
Mr. Nilesh A Kambli	CFO	Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd.
Mr. Sibaji Biswas	CFO	Syngene International Limited
Mr. Ashwini Kennedy	Head, Global Employee Services- Corporate Finance	Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Mr. Gaurav Bajaj	CFO	Tata Elxsi Limited
Mr. Kaustubh Vaidya	Head – Financial Planning and Analysis	Tech Mahindra Limited
Mr. Nitin Parekh	CFO	Zydus Lifesciences Limited
Mr. Umesh Parikh	CFO	Zydus Wellness Limited

Special Awards

Name	Designation	Organisation Name	Category
Ms. Aiswarya Ravi	CFO	Kinara Capital Private Limited	Woman CFO of the Year
Mr. Saurik Ginoria	CFO and SC & IT Head	Lakmé Lever Private Limited	Young CFO of the Year