Mr. Sanjeev Churiwala assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer (‘CFO’) at The Tata Power Company Limited (Tata Power), one of India’s largest integrated power companies, on January 01, 2022. With a distinguished career spanning nearly three decades, he brings in a wealth of expertise from the financial services sector.
Mr. Sanjeev Churiwala has a successful track record and diverse experience leading the finance function and working with Boards, CEOs and multiple regional and global stakeholders in various industries. He brings over 29 years of experience in operational and finance leadership roles with hands-_on experience in managing the entire gamut of finance, reporting & controlling of listed companies, and exposure to projects, supply chain, fundraising, forex management, M&A, contract negotiations and turnarounds.
Mr. Churiwala spearheaded setting up of India’s most comprehensive green energy platform consisting of all the next generation renewables businesses, including Utility Scale Solar, Wind & Hybrid Generation assets; Solar Cell & Module Manufacturing; Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracting; Rooftop Solar infrastructure; Solar Pumps and Electric Vehicle Charging infrastructure. The platform drew an investment of ~US$ 525 million from a BlackRock Real Assets-led consortium, including Mubadala.
Prior to his joining Tata Power, Mr. Churiwala held the role as the Regional Finance DirectorAPAC and Global Travel Retail at Diageo. He also had a stint at Ambuja Cements, then part of the Holcim Group.
Mr. Churiwala holds an Executive MBA degree from the London Business School. Additionally, he is a distinguished fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
In 2019, he received the prestigious “Best CFO Award in the FMCG industry” from ICAI. In 2015, he received the “Best CMA CFO-2014 Award among private sector companies in the manufacturing sector” awarded by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. In 2011, Mr. Churiwala received the Best CFO Award from Business Today for commitment towards Triple Bottom Line ethos of People, Planet & Profit.
