Rajani Kesari Is New CFO Of Nayara Energy
Rajani Kesari is a Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant by profession. Along with this she is a Certified Public Accountant from American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, USA. She comes with a strong experience in business partnering, finance controllership, accounting, taxation and audit across industrial, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical sectors
Nayara Energy, through an announcement appointed Rajani Kesari as their new Chief Financial Officer. She will assume the charge on or before 2 January 2023.
Kesari comes with a strong experience in business partnering, finance controllership, accounting, taxation and audit across industrial, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical sectors. Her responsibility will be to lead the financial operations of the company.
The chief executive officer of Nayara Energy, Dr. Alois Virag, speaking on her appointment said, “This has been a remarkable year for Nayara Energy in terms of business and growth. Rajani Kesari’s proven experience and track record of financial acumen, leadership and strategic thinking will help in aligning our financial agenda and benefit us in the next phase of our growth journey.”
Kesari is a Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant by profession. Along with this she is a Certified Public Accountant from American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, USA. She brings along strong governance and compliance experience in driving business impact both in India and overseas markets.
Prior to joining Nayara Energy, she served as the CFO for Holcim India and Ambuja Cements, ACC. Also, she served as CFO for Asia Pacific Region. Her previous experience includes association with Schneider Electric and Dr. Reddy’s where she held CFO roles for India, East Asia and Japan and Europe.
Along with being an Independent Director on the Board of Thermax Limited, recently she was recognized as the Asia Pacific Woman Leader in the Finance category with WeQual Award 2022.
Kesari, reacting on her appointment said, “Nayara Energy has made tremendous progress on its growth strategy with significant opportunity ahead, both in existing as well as new markets. I look forward to leading the financial operations of the company to drive profitable growth.”
Nayara Energy is a downstream energy company of international scale with strong presence across the hydrocarbon value chain from refining to retail. The company owns and operates India’s second largest single site refinery at Vadinar, Gujarat with a current capacity of 20MMTPA.
