sivaraman
CFO/Chief Financial Officer - India - iCEO #64109

Experience

Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered accountants of India, qualified in 1993. Possess 25 years of work experience, 20 years in MNC’s, in Finance & Accounts function of varied Industries viz. Trading, Manufacturing, Service, Entertainment Media, IT, Industrial Gas, Medical products etc.

Major Achievements

-> Successfully performed the role of Executive Director & CFO of the company for past 11 + years, complying with Central Excise and other laws of the land & ensured not a single Disruption in Manufacturing operations & protected the company from any major financial and or Tax exposure. -> Conceived, conceptualized and executed company’s Strategic initiative leading to a New Business Model delivering sustainable growth and profitability which is being emulated by group company’s world over. -> Pioneered Licensee deals with International Studio’s like Walt Disney, Warner Bros, HMV Saregama, Sony group co’s, Discovery channel, National Geographic etc shaping co’s New Business Model, leading to doubling company’s turnover within a years time and turning around the company from the cluches of perpetual losses & usd 1 m Operating loss in previous year to usd 1 m Operating Profit within a years time. -> Change agent, personally handled forward & backward integration, Leveraging synergies within the group, Integrating and aggregating business within the Industry and moving the Company up the value chain. -> Headed PAN India Supply Chain & Distribution Profit center and turned it around profitable within 2 years.

Industry Sector Competencies

Manufacturing

Professional Objectives

Function: CFO / Senior finance positions

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Mumbai, India

Additional Professional Interests

Non executive director assignments

Countries Covered

India

Area of Experiences

Accounting (US GAAP - UK GAAP, Indian GAAP)

Financial control (Budgets - Reporting)

Treasury (Financing)

Information systems (ERP implementation, Inv. & Stk mgmt)

Law and Finances (Legal department, Insurance)

Other areas (Strategy, Risk Management, Internal Audit)