Sapphire Foods India Limited

One of the largest franchisees of Yum! Brands Inc. in the subcontinent, with a track record of successfully operating more than 400 KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants across India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Leading the IT function while working as part of the Leadership team to disrupt business through technology. - reducing the total cost of ownership of a new Point of Sales system by INR 50+ Cr over a 5-year horizon. This was achieved through technical evaluation of multiple solutions, robust solution architecture design and strong stakeholder management / negotiations with Yum! India based on a complex relationship & contractual obligation. - enhancing the consumer journey on the digital assets and building key features on the digital platforms. Moved the digital assets to ensure high availability to handle high volumes of transaction during peak seasons/periods. - stabilising & enhancing the SAP HANA ERP system that was implemented a few years prior to meet expectations of key business functions.

Sapphire Foods India Limited, Since Aug 2018 | Executive Board Member | Heading Finance & Secretarial • Key role in business transformation of Sapphire Foods (from ~ 200 Stores to ~1000 stores, from ~ 600 Cr to ~ 3000 Cr, from EBITDA break even to ~10% EBITDA) & establishing Sapphire amongst India’s top-performing QSR by scale, growth, and profitability. • Leading Company to the IPO and previously multiple private equity rounds. Partnering Investors and shareholders in creating value for all stakeholders. • Led end-to-end digital transformation of the finance function. Achieving a 4x store & 5x revenue expansion and addition of Commercial, Treasury, ESG and Investor relation function with same finance headcount. • Treasury and Banking - including raising funds from private equity, banks, NBFC and public markets. • Setting up the Governance, Audit, Risk and Compliance framework of the organization including digitization. Initiated ESG journey and in a short period Ranked #1 in India and 97th percentile globally on Dow Jones Sustainability Index in the QSR sector