Vineet Poddar

About Vineet Poddar

Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary with over 30 years of corporate experience in various large conglomerates. Awarded with the prestigious ET CFO Award 2026, CFO100 Roll of Honour award for 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 by CFO India for past 7 consecutive years, CFO Impact Award 2026 & 2025 by CXO Verse, CFO of the Year Award 2026 from Business Leader of the Year & Best Consumer Product Company 2025 Award from VCCircle, in various categories over the years viz. Digital transformation, Enterprise Risk Management, Fund Raising, Investor Relations, M&A, Innovation, Building high performance team etc.Versatile exposure & experience in senior management leadership positions in the Consumer Durable (Luggage & Backpack), Real estate, Cement, Textiles, Insurance, Sports, Retail industries with large corporate houses and illustrious organizations. Cross functional expertise in Corporate Strategy, FP & A, Financial Management, Business Planning, Strategic Partnerships, M&A, Fund Raising, Investor Relations, Commercial, Procurement and Project Management functions. Strong exposure in building successful relationships with multiple stakeholders and team members both in the domestic and international markets.

Experience

1. Chief Financial Officer

   Safari Industries India Ltd.

   Apr 2016 — Present · Mumbai, IN

Education

• Birla High School

  Higher Secondary, Accounting and Business/Management

  1982 — 1992

• IIA-The Institute of Internal Auditors

  MIIA, Internal Auditor

  2000 — 2001

• Datapro Infoworld Ltd

  DCFA, Diploma in Computerised Financial Accounting

  1992 — 1995

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  FCA, Chartered Accountant

  1993 — 1996

• St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata

  B. Com., Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce

  1992 — 1994

• The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

  ACS, Company Secretary

  1994 — 1997