Manoj Gupta

An accomplished C-Level Executive with over 25 years of industry experience and achievements in senior leadership positions with start-ups and global multi-million dollar organisations.

Have successfully added significant value to the businesses of MNCs like UPL Ltd (Revenue $2 Bn), Intergraph (Revenue $1bn), Seminis Veg. Seed & Emergent Genetics (now part of Monsanto) and world leaders & giants of India like Videocon, Crompton Greaves and Britannia. Working for these companies has given me immense experience in companies of Seeds & Agriculture, Plant Genetics, Chemicals, Fertilisers, FMCG, Manufacturing and Electronics industry. Not only this, it has made me capable to look after any company in almost any industry across the globe. Proven record of success in building effective & efficient functions, businesses and teams with my skills on Organisation building, Strategic thinking, Business planning, Process improvement and Change management.

Until very recently in my role as a Group CFO managed a public listed MNC company and led a team of Regional Finance heads present in different geographies across the globe. In view of the recent merger with the parent company, my role has transformed into CFO of the Strategic Business Unit in the merged entity.

I manage a team of finance leads and analysts located around the globe and oversee their performance, coordination, conflict resolution, motivation, growth & development. Fluent in English and Hindi.

Willing to work in India or abroad and open to relocation.


Key Achievements:
• Business restructuring in terms of cost/manpower/viability in the changing business environment
• Spearheaded the IPO and Rights issue process for Advanta
• Partnered to add inorganic growth to the business in terms of significant acquisitions to plug-in the gap in the existing business
• Turned around non-profitable businesses of the company and made them profitable in record time.
• Driven cost / operational efficiencies to enhance profitability
• Worked with Private equity ventures
• FCCB issue - Designed and listed the GDR program at SGX in record time.
• Completed more than 13 acquisitions and its integration of various sizes across globe in countries such as USA, Australia, India, Brazil
• Streamlined the structure of the finance function, defined & brought in accountability of people's roles and maintained a team of motivated professionals.
• Funding and Cash Management during extreme economic crisis
• Led many strategic projects like business re-organisation and M&A very effectively
• Influenced many national level policies like FDI
• Defend the Allegation/show-cause notices/charges/litigation/ compounding against the company including the charges made by regulators like FEMA, RBI, ROC, RBI, FDI etc.
• Set up companies in UAE, successfully managed the general trading and export business and its banking including LC , bank funding and have overseen the compliances


Core competencies:
• Managing listed entities at BSE and NSE in India
• Managed global businesses and all-round finances of companies in USA, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina, rest of LATAM, EU, Thailand, Australia and India in addition to the export business around the globe.
• Business partner in the areas of operations, business quality improvement, management, yearly business plan, mid and long term business strategies, organic and inorganic initiatives.
• Growing companies through Strategies and Merger & Acquisitions, done 13 acquisition during my career so far and integrated them successfully
• Arranged capital through IPO, Rights, Debentures, FCCB etc.
• Managed Investor Relations – Private Equity, promoters and shareholders (of listed entities)
• Business turnaround
• Short/ long term fund-raising through complex structures such as Working capital, term loans, channel financing, structured financing instruments in India and abroad including acquisition funding.
• Managing complex business issues effectively including making available reliable and meaningful information for business decision
• Global Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis
• Integrating IT systems to deliver better decision making tools
• Collaborate with peers/teams and influencing business decision making to contribute to business goals and ensure a robust business.
• Business Performance stewardship
• Global Control & Decision partnering
• Internal Controls and Governance
• Effective Leadership
• Managed cross-cultural international teams as the company operates in more than 75 countries
• Setting up companies in new geographies, new businesses of trading and exports and banking & funding arrangements including Letter of Credit.