India’s leading e-commerce marketplace Flipkart.com has appointed Sanjay Baweja, as its Chief Financial Officer. Sanjay, who in his earlier role was Global CFO for Tata Communications, brings with him over three decades of experience, having worked with large names such as Bharti Airtel, Emaar MGF and Xerox ModiCorp. In his current position, Sanjay will be part of the leadership team at Flipkart, contributing to the overall organizational development along with defining the strategic roadmap for profitable revenue growth for India’s largest marketplace.
In a statement, Sachin Bansal, co-founder and CEO, Flipkart, said: “Sanjay brings with him a rich experience of running financial set-ups across large and diverse organisations. His impressive background of successfully structuring the financial strategy of market leaders is going to be invaluable as we enter a pivotal point in our growth story.”
In a career spanning close to 30 years, Sanjay has gained expertise in areas of Corporate Finance and Budget Control, Controllership, Acquisitions, Financial Analysis, Strategic Business Planning, Tax Planning and Risk Management. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce and is a Chartered Accountant and Cost and Works Accountant.