Bikash Prasad

Bikash Prasad

GCFO and KMP | India Topper | CFO of the Year 2024 | IFAC PAIB | IPO | Private Placement | Corporate Restructuring, Carve-outs | Finance Transformation 2.0 | Building Inspired Teams for Profitable Growth

UPL LimitedDubai, United Arab Emirates

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Experience28+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

I am a Group CFO, expert at business partnering to achieve profitable turnarounds and growth in highly challenging sectors of Food, Agri and FMCG. I excel at partnering business teams and Executives across multiple geographies to achieve world-class international financial controls, reporting, value creation and competitive advantage. Key Skills: ✔ Growth Business Partnering ✔ Business Turnarounds & Transitions ✔ Building High Performance Teams ✔ 6C Employee Engagement Methodologies ✔ Creating Effective Board Partnerships ✔ Tax Planning, Optimization & ETR ✔ Deploying Digital Finance Solutions ✔ Capital Investments & ROI Delivery ✔ Raising Equity, Private Placement & IPOs ✔ Rights Issues, Separation & Carve-Outs ✔ Group Corporate Restructuring & Alignment ✔ Greenfield Projects, JVs, M&A & Divestments ✔ Strategic & Operating Plans / TOMs ✔ Investors Relation ✔ Currency Risk Identification & Mitigation ✔ Financial Sustainability & Operations Scaling

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • 2025–Present· 1 yr 8 mos
    • Group Chief Financial OfficerCurrent
      Jun 2025–Present
    • Group CFO (Designate)
      2025–May 2025
  • Mar 2006–Dec 2024· 18 yrs 9 mos
    • President & CFO at Olam Agri, Singapore
      Mar 2020–Dec 2024
    • SVP & Global Head, Corporate Finance at Olam Group, Singapore
      Jul 2019–Dec 2021
    • Senior Vice President & CFO (Africa and Middle East) at Olam Group, Singapore
      Aug 2017–Dec 2020
    • Senior Vice President & CFO (Africa) at Olam Group, Singapore
      Nov 2015–Aug 2017
    • Vice President & CFO (S&E Africa) at Olam International, Singapore
      Sep 2012–Nov 2015
    • General Manager & CFO (West Africa), Olam International, Singapore
      Aug 2009–Sep 2012
    • Associate General Manager & CFO (Cameroon) at Olam International, Singapore
      Mar 2006–Aug 2009
  • Jun 2004–Feb 2006· 1 yr 8 mos
    • Director of Projects / Regional CFO
      Jun 2004–Feb 2006
  • Apr 2003–Jun 2004· 1 yr 2 mos
    • Corporate Finance Manager /CFO
      Apr 2003–Jun 2004
  • Mar 2002–Apr 2003· 1 yr 1 mo
    • Management Accountant, Senior Commercial Officer
      Mar 2002–Apr 2003
  • Sep 1999–Mar 2002· 2 yrs 6 mos
    • Asstt Accounts Manager
      Sep 1999–Mar 2002
  • Feb 1998–Sep 1999· 1 yr 7 mos
    • Accounts Executive
      Feb 1998–Sep 1999

Education

Leading Strategic Growth (AMP)

Columbia Business School

CMA

Accounting and Finance

Institute of Management Accountants, USA

Certified Member - Independent Director’s Databank

Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs

Diploma

Business Finance

Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India,Hyderabad

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Chief Operating Officer

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