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 Limited•Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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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
- UPL LimitedCurrent2025–Present· 1 yr 8 mos
- Group Chief Financial OfficerCurrentJun 2025–Present
- Group CFO (Designate)2025–May 2025
- Mar 2006–Dec 2024· 18 yrs 9 mos
- President & CFO at Olam Agri, SingaporeMar 2020–Dec 2024
- SVP & Global Head, Corporate Finance at Olam Group, SingaporeJul 2019–Dec 2021
- Senior Vice President & CFO (Africa and Middle East) at Olam Group, SingaporeAug 2017–Dec 2020
- Senior Vice President & CFO (Africa) at Olam Group, SingaporeNov 2015–Aug 2017
- Vice President & CFO (S&E Africa) at Olam International, SingaporeSep 2012–Nov 2015
- General Manager & CFO (West Africa), Olam International, SingaporeAug 2009–Sep 2012
- Associate General Manager & CFO (Cameroon) at Olam International, SingaporeMar 2006–Aug 2009
- Jun 2004–Feb 2006· 1 yr 8 mos
- Director of Projects / Regional CFOJun 2004–Feb 2006
- Apr 2003–Jun 2004· 1 yr 2 mos
- Corporate Finance Manager /CFOApr 2003–Jun 2004
- Mar 2002–Apr 2003· 1 yr 1 mo
- Management Accountant, Senior Commercial OfficerMar 2002–Apr 2003
- Sep 1999–Mar 2002· 2 yrs 6 mos
- Asstt Accounts ManagerSep 1999–Mar 2002
- Feb 1998–Sep 1999· 1 yr 7 mos
- Accounts ExecutiveFeb 1998–Sep 1999
Education
Leading Strategic Growth (AMP)
Columbia Business SchoolCMA
Accounting and Finance
Institute of Management Accountants, USACertified Member - Independent Director’s Databank
Indian Institute of Corporate AffairsDiploma
Business Finance
Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India,Hyderabad