Essar Steel appoints Ashutosh Agarwala as CFO

Joins Essar from JSPL where he held the position of CFO & Director Finance for steet & cement business

Essar Steel has appointed Ashutosh Agarwala as director (finance) and chief financial officer (CFO) of the company.

Agarwala is a chemical Engineer from the Institute of Technology- Benaras Hindu University (IT-BHU) and post-graduate in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B) with specialisation in finance and strategy, company said in a statement.  
        
He has over 24 years of experience in the fields of finance, strategy, and mergers and acquisitions, statement added.

Dilip Oommen, chief executive officer and managing director, Essar Steel said, “His experience in varied fields will be an asset to the company as he is joining us at a crucial juncture when the company is in its next phase of growth.”

 
Agarwala joins Essar Steel from Jindal Steel & Power Limited, where he held the position of CFO and director (finance) for the steel and cement business. Earlier he has worked with organisations like ICICI Bank, Nagarjuna Fertilizers, Aditya Birla Group and GMR Infrastructure.