Pramod Gupta

About Pramod Gupta

Pramod is an accomplished Finance and Operations Leader, with proven capabilities in managing rapid growth as well as turnaround, while keeping a keen eye on governance and organizational development. He comes with a well-rounded experience spanning a range of responsibilities, Industries and geographies, in top organizations – listed and unlisted; well-established as well as start-up. In addition to CFO roles for 20 years in South and Southeast Asia, he has managed Finance, Businesses, Boards and Investors, participated in M&A and equity market transactions, and handled operational responsibilities for end-to-end Supply Chain. Pramod brings in a strategic outlook, coupled with operational excellence and process orientation. He believes Leadership is about balancing the paradoxes. Even as he is highly data oriented, he understands that gut feel, intuition, and experimentation have a role to play. Though decisive and focused, the importance of the room to dissent, diversity and inclusion are not lost on him. He advocates passionately, but understands he could be wrong, and hence welcomes and respects new inputs. He likes to delegate but is equally happy to roll up the sleeves and get hands on as needed.Pramod has interest in shaping the environment around him, and engages extensively with external stakeholders, be it regulators, Industry bodies/peers or functional forums. He has actively participation in Industry and Functional Forums as speaker and panel member, and has written for professional magazines. He has received multiple Global and local awards in the organizations he has worked in and also externally. Specialties:* Making sense out of ambiguities and uncertainties* Developing and managing high performing teams* Investing in future while delivering \'today\'s ask\'Expertise* Enabling rapid Growth and Scale-up as well as turnaround and transformation* Capital allocation, Business Management and risk Management* Organizational and Finance process excellence, automation and digitalization* M&A - acquisitions as well as divestments* Board/Investor Management * Listed Entity Governance* Fund raise and Corporate Finance

Experience

1. Group Chief Financial Officer

   Adventz Industries

   Apr 2026 — Present · Kolkata, IN

   A diversified multi-business conglomerate, Adventz Group brings together Paradeep Phosphates, India’s second largest fertiliser business serving the nation’s agri backbone; Texmaco Rail & Engineering across rolling stock, foundry, rail components, mobility infrastructure, EPC, track, signalling and railway systems; and Zuari Industries across agrochemicals, sugar, ethanol, real estate, financial services and engineering platforms. The Group is led by leading industrialist, Mr. Saroj Kumar Poddar, and represents a synthesis of human talent, proven technological expertise and established financial prowess across sectors.At Adventz, Pramod feels privileged to contribute to the financial stewardship of a values-led institution evolving for the future. Group priorities are disciplined growth, transparent governance, prudent capital allocation, and long-term value creation. Even as the Group expands its strategic footprint, it remains guided by fairness, integrity, and a strong commitment to building an enduring conglomerate with global relevance.

Education

• Ramkrishna Hindi Vidyalaya

  Schooling, General

  1973 — 1978

• Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  FCA, Finance & Accounting

  1985 — 1988

• Shri Jain Vidyalaya, Kolkata

  Higher Secondrary, General

  1979 — 1983

• St. Xaviers' College, Kolkata

  B.Com (Hons), Commerce

  1984 — 1987

Skills

• Procurement
• Team Leadership
• Erp
• Finance
• Commodity Markets
• Executive Management
• Manufacturing
• Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (Fmcg)
• Logistics
• Fmcg
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Strategy
• Pricing
• Corporate Finance
• Strategic Planning
• Risk Management
• Team Management
• Supply Chain
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Project Management
• Management
• Business Strategy
• Supply Chain Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Indian Taxation