A pioneer in the online education company, upGrad has appointed Venkatesh Tarakkad as its first chief financial officer (CFO).
Mayank Kumar, co-founder and managing director of upGrad, said, “Venkatesh is a seasoned enterprise leader, and his appointment marks a strategic leap forward in our growth journey, both in India and globally.”
“We’ve laid a rock-solid business foundation so far, built and scaled our offerings, and as we strive for global leadership, his operational excellence will ensure a robust credit profile, end-to-end compliance, and transparent corporate and financial governance within the upGrad ecosystem,” Mayank Kumar added.
Venkatesh Tarakkad is a leader with a proven record of delivering results across different business cycles. He has demonstrated commercial drive in building businesses, increasing efficiency, and bottom-line improvement.
He has strong leadership skills with the ability to drive and enhance team performance along with balanced process and result orientation abilities.
Prior to upGrad, he was associated with DealShare as CFO. In this role, he was developing and establishing DealShare as the Retailer of Choice for India’s Mass Consumers and establishing a robust and agile Finance and Supply Chain foundation to drive exponential business growth.
His earlier stints include working with Ecom Express Private Limited, TCNS Clothing Company Ltd, and Ernst & Young.
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