Pramod Menon

About Pramod Menon

Strategic Global Finance Executive with 29 years of experience steering multi-billion-dollar P & Ls and driving digital transformation across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia. A specialist in navigating VUCA environments, I have a proven track record of managing massive capital outlays, orchestrating complex M&A workstreams partnering with firms like Merrill Lynch, and serving as a Strategic Deputy to Global CEOs/CFOs.• Financial Stewardship at Scale: Currently directing financial operations and governance for a $3B Free Cash Flow (FCF) Upstream portfolio at BP, overseeing annual outlays in the tens of billions and facilitating exec-level investment decisions.• Digital & Operational Transformation: A tech-forward leader who has pioneered global RPA and Data Lake integrations, accelerated financial closures from WD8 to WD5, and implemented first-of-its-kind digital ecosystems (Oracle Hyperion/Cognos) recognized by Chairman-level offices.• Commercial & Crisis Leadership: Expert in international market entry (Egypt/KSA) and complex JV governance. Battle-tested in high-stakes risk mitigation, including engineering exit strategies during the 2006 Lebanon crisis and safeguarding $1B in working capital for global brands like Castrol.• Governance & Integrity: Architect of enterprise-wide COSO-based internal control frameworks adopted as the \"Gold Standard\" across 40+ countries. Single point of accountability for SOX compliance and financial integrity for the largest energy assets in North America.

Experience

1. Head of Fp & a, Oil & Gas for Gulf of America & Canada Bp

   bp

   Jun 2025 — Present · Pune, IN

   Strategic Financial Leadership: Direct financial operations and governance for a $3B FCF upstream portfolio across the Gulf of Mexico and Canada, overseeing annual outlays in the tens of billions.• Performance Transformation: Engineer rigorous performance management framework and actionable insights to align financial outcomes with operational drivers, directly influencing growth trajectories.• Executive Advisory: Serve as the primary financial advisor to Regional Leadership, facilitating high-stakes performance reviews and strategic decision-making with bp exec.• Investment Governance: Spearhead complex economic analyses for major capital investments, ensuring robust ROI and alignment with long-term corporate strategy.• Global Team Leadership: Lead a multidisciplinary team of 25+ across FP & A and Controllership, optimizing cross-border collaboration between North American operations and Global Capability Centres (GCC). Gulf of America & Canada regional finance leadership team member.• Rigorous Compliance & Control: Hold single point of accountability for financial integrity, including SOX compliance and external reporting accuracy for the organization’s largest US and Canadian oil assets.

Education

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  Chartered Accountant, Chartered Accountancy

  1992 — 1996

• Mumbai University Mumbai

  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Commerce, Accountancy

  1990 — 1995

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Data Science and Big Data Analytics: Making Data-Driven Decisions, Data Science

  2017 — 2017

• University of Southampton

  Fundamentals of Data Science (Non-Technical), Data Science

  2017 — 2017

• National Education Society's High School

  Secondary School Certificate, Matriculation

  1980 — 1990