Yashpal Jajodia

About Yashpal Jajodia

I\'ve spent 24+ years building finance functions that don\'t just track numbers — they move them.At Amcor, I\'ve led transformational finance leadership across India, Indonesia, and South Africa — scaling operations significantly, improving EBITDA, and building a 50+ person finance organization while managing 7 factories and complex multi-country supply chains. My focus has been on capital allocation discipline, M&A execution, treasury optimization, and embedding a governance culture that\'s earned best-in-class global audit ratings.I executed a strategic acquisition end-to-end — from origination and due diligence through post-merger integration — while simultaneously divesting a non-core business to sharpen portfolio focus. I restructured our debt facilities, achieving a 350 basis point reduction in borrowing costs, and executed significant growth capex across multiple manufacturing sites. Our treasury transformation reduced FX hedging costs by 30% and improved working capital efficiency by 6 days, releasing meaningful capital for strategic investments.Before Amcor, at Ingersoll Rand I drove financial restructuring and margin expansion across India & SAARC, leading ERP implementation, plant finance operations, and dealer/channel financing programs.At PepsiCo, I managed commercial finance for a large share of company-owned bottling operations (west & South India) with 10 plants, 1,200+ distributors, and a team of 35+ finance professionals — delivering go-to-market savings and winning the PI Star Award for a real-time KPI platform that transformed field decision-making.I\'m a Chartered Accountant with an Executive Management Program from HULT International Business School. I\'ve worked across IFRS, Ind AS, and US GAAP environments with deep experience in SOX compliance, legal and secretarial oversight, and multi-country stakeholder management.Outside work, I\'m an avid chess player, follow financial markets closely, and actively explore AI applications in finance — a topic I believe will fundamentally reshape the CFO role over the next decade.

Experience

1. CFO India, Indonesia & South Africa

   Amcor

   May 2019 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Leading finance, M&A, treasury, and IT across three geographies — India, Indonesia, and South Africa — managing a combined multi-hundred crore revenue P&L, 7 manufacturing facilities, 15 warehouses, and a team of 50+ finance & IT professionals.Business Growth & Financial Performance• Scaled India operations significantly over 6 years, achieving 3x growth while concurrently managing Indonesia operations and establishing South Africa from ground-up• Partnered with Bain, BCG, and corporate strategy teams on 3-5 year medium-to-long-range planning aligned with global FP & A frameworks; led monthly P&L reviews against budgets and strategic plans• Drove product and pricing strategy with complex BOM costing across SKUs; improved EBIT margins through cost management and component-level optimization initiativesCapital Allocation, Treasury & Fixed Assets• Restructured debt facilities achieving a 350 basis point reduction in borrowing costs; executed significant growth capex across manufacturing expansion with rigorous CWIP monitoring• Custodian of a large fixed asset base across 7 manufacturing facilities; improved working capital efficiency by 6 days, releasing capital for strategic investments• Optimized treasury operations; reduced FX hedging costs by 30% through disciplined strategic hedging programs across multiple currenciesM & A, Governance & Compliance• Led a strategic acquisition end-to-end: origination, due diligence, valuation, deal structuring, and post-merger integration; concurrently divested non-core business to optimize portfolio focus• Achieved best-in-class global internal audit ratings through robust SOX controls; managed multi-GAAP reporting (IFRS, Ind AS, US GAAP) with flawless statutory compliance• Oversaw legal agreements, Company Law compliance, and secretarial matters; partnered with statutory auditors and professional advisors across three jurisdictions.

Education

• The Institute of Company Secretaries of India

  CS Intermidiate, Legal Studies, General

  2001 — 2002

• Hult Ashridge Executive Education

  Executive management program, Business Administration and Management, General

• MDS university

  B Com, Finance and Financial Management Services

  1996 — 1999

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

  CA, Commerce

  1997 — 2001

• Shri shanti Jain H Sec school

  H Sc, Commerce

  1988 — 1996