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QUALIFICATIONS
Professional
Chartered Accountant. The Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia (ICAI), New Delhi. May 1995.
Cleared both groups of Final in First attempt.
LL.B. (Law) from C.C.S. University in 1997.
Aviation Management from Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad in 2008.
NextGen Manager Program conducted by Harvard Business School Publishing with Employer GMR
Group.
Successfully completed International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) certificate course conducted by
ICAI in First attempt in June’2011.
Participated in Basic Lab on Human Process (BLHP - Personal Growth Lab) conducted by ISABS at National
Winter Event 2008.
Foreign Trade Refresher Course from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)
Selected to be a part of Core Team that implemented ERP SAP R/3 in DIAL, Delhi Airport, GMR Group with
PS (Project System) & FI modules. Earlier implemented ERP (BaaN) Finance, Distribution & Service modules at
Godrej as core team member.
Certified auditor for Quality Management System Audits as per ISO 9001:2000.
Member of the ASSOCHAM Expert Committee on “India: A Common Market” in 2005-06.
Member of the Service Tax Regional Advisory Committee (Service Tax Department Delhi) and Service Tax
Public Grievance Committee (Service Tax Department Delhi) in Year 2005-06.
Educational
B. Com Delhi University, 1991.
Schooling –Central School, Air Force Station, Hindan.
EXPERIENCE
Current Assignment - Associate Vice President - Finance with Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd (DIAL)
Actively participated in smooth transition of IGI Airport from AAI (Govt. Sector) to Public Private
Consortium. Successfully streamlined Air Cargo operations, established systems and Finance & Accounts
(F&A) department with 35 member team after taking charge from AAI subsequent to privatization of IGI
Airport.
Presently leading a team including 3 CAs and taking care of Finance & Accounts for USD 3 Billion Airport
Development project (APD), 230 Acres Commercial Property District, Project Finance & Treasury,
Insurance, Customs, Project Imports, Foreign Trade Policy incentives, Contractual Compliances, Statutory
Compliances and Effective Contracts & Tax Structuring.
Established team from scratch and implemented systems.
Project Finance & Treasury
Refinanced ECB with USD 289 Mn SGX listed Bonds issue with elongated maturity of 7
years from International Capital Markets,
Completed securitization of Rs.2000 Crores in Feb’2012 & Rs.1400 Crores in Mar’2013
with Indian Lenders’ Consortium.
Refinanced Rupee term loan (RTL) of Rs.3650 Crores with RTL of Rs.3050 Crores &
ECB of USD 100.12 Mn under RBI Takeout guidelines with longer repayment periods.
Executed Takeout Agreement for Rs.800 Crores under IIFCL Takeout Guidelines to lower
interest rates and extended repayment maturity.
Managing RTL consortium of Rs.3050 Crores & Rs.1209 Crores, ECB Loan of USD
100.12 Mn and USD Secured Bonds of USD 289 Mn.
Managing Working Capital Facility of Rs.449 Crores.
Planning, Strategy, MIS & Budgeting
Spearheaded contract administration as core member of team administering Rs.10,000
Crores contracts.
Contract Negotiation - Actively participated in negotiations for different packages
costing individually Rs.300+ Crores for APD project.
Actively participated in capital budgeting and allocation process.
Developed & maintained MIS for Capex of Rs.12000 Crores and operations.
Carrying out financial planning from short term & long term perspective for ensuring
adequate Cash & Fund flow.
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Working closely with CFO in developing strategy.
Tax & Financial Planning
Developed financial & tax strategies leading to cost effective structuring of contracts
achieving saving of more than Rs.100 Crores.
Made presentation on behalf of APAO to Union Finance Ministry officials during Union
Budget formulation/consultation stage.
Well versed in Project Import Regulations and handled Project Imports for more than
Rs.1500 Crores import from Registration (start) to Finalisation (end) of Assessment and
refund/release of Cash Deposits of Rs.1 Crore & related Performance Bonds and BGs.
Dealt with CBEC, DRI & Customs senior officials for Customs & Excise/Cenvat related
matters.
Got incentives of approx Rs.100 Crores under Foreign Trade Policy and dealt with DGFT
officials.
Effectively resolved VAT and Sales Tax disputes / demands with various states through
regular interaction with legal consultants & Appellate authorities during earlier stint with
Godrej.
Managing Stakeholders Relationships
Managing relationships with Indian & Foreign Lenders, Bankers, Financial Institutions
and Investors including PE.
Managing relationships with Indian & Foreign Credit Rating agencies & analysts.
Managing relations with Insurance, Domestic & International Law firms, Security Trustee
& Regulatory authorities.
Risk Management
Initiated internal controls, systems & procedures during project & operation phase.
Ensuring compliances with executed documents & established procedures.
Headed Internal Audit (Regional) during earlier assignment with Godrej.
Interacted with Big 4 Auditors and other audit firms in different assignments.
Insurance for Airport Sector comprising Delhi & Hyderabad Airports
Successfully Conducted Insurance Road shows in London Lloyds (year 2012) &
Singapore (year 2010) reinsurance markets.
Negotiated & managing Rs.18,000 Crores Industrial All Risk (IAR) Policy
(Property Damage & Business Interruption), Rs.3,000 Crores Loss Limit
Terrorism Cover Policy and Rs.6000 Crores (USD 1000 Mn) Airport Operator
Liability (AOL) Policy.
Ensuring compliance with:-
Income Tax Act
Service Tax Act
Value Added Tax Act & Works Contract Act.
Customs Act
Foreign Trade Policy
Previous Assignment - GODREJ & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd
February’1996 to June 2006 as an Asst. General Manager-Finance (Regional Finance Head) with
GODREJ & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. (Co. started in year 1897 with the present annual turnover of Rs.4000+
Crores). This company deals in Home Appliances, Retailing, Office & Home furniture, Security Safes,
Lockers & Electronic Security Solutions, Conferencing Solutions, Material Handling Equipments,
Industrial & Aero space products, Locking solutions, etc.
Independently headed Sales, Financial & Branch Accounts, Finance, MIS, ERP implementation &
Internal Audit functions of North Zone with then annual zonal turnover of Rs.430 Crores, more than 300
Distributors / Retailers & manpower of 23 personnel and handled 2 (two) Sales Tax raid cases.
Headed the Internal audit for the Northern Region & Western region from February 1996 to April 2000.
Areas of Experience
Working closely with CFO in developing strategy.
Managing Project Finance, Financial Modeling & Treasury functions.
Develop, manage and lead key Stakeholders’ relations with Lenders, Bankers, Financial Institutions,
Investors & PE Funds to maximize opportunity to the organization.
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Budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning & reporting of the business unit’s activities.
Experience of project based account management systems, sales & financial accounting experience.
Improving the information available to help support the commercial decision making process thru
delivering insightful and accurate management accounts.
Build, lead, motivate and develop the finance team to contribute to the strategic aims of the group thru
technical excellence, commercial awareness and commitment.
Ensure dealing with external parties such as Bankers, Lenders, Auditors, Tax, Industry bodies are
carried out on a timely basis and within required deadlines.
Demonstrable commercial acumen, strong management skills and strategic mind set.
Provision of commercial financial advise to internal operational managers with regard to revenue
enhancement, regulatory, statutory taxes and cost control throughout the operational process.
Ensuring Internal Control & Process in each of the sub function for the entire region. Also carrying
out regular Review of existing control & processes for the purpose of improving them.
Facilitating business targets by ensuring effective and efficient support in Retailing, Order
Management, Supply Chain Management, Administration & Legal operations.
Receivables Management & Control over other Current Assets including Inventory.
Settlement of old Sales Tax Appellate cases for the zone through regular interaction with legal
consultants & Appellate authorities
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Appraised as Far Exceeded Expectation in Performance consecutively for the FY 2009-10 &
2010-11.
Appreciated & rewarded for successful & timely completion of USD 289 Mn Bonds issuance in
Jan’15, 3rd Runway Construction as well as Terminal 2 Renovation projects in FY 2008-09 and
T3 Project in FY 2012-13.
Appraised as Surpassed Expectation in Performance for the FY 2004-05.
Selected as an Employee critical to the organization performance in FY 2003.
Selected for Individual Performance (Top 30% Performer) award consecutively for FY 1996-97
& 1997-98.