Gopal Mahadevan

Gopal Mahadevan is a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary with over 28 years’ experience in the Finance function across a spectrum of industries.

Gopal has had extensive experience in manufacturing, internet services, financial services and project companies. During his career, he has also been involved in restructuring and M&A. He has worked with renowned organizations like the Thermax Ltd, Amara Raja Batteries Ltd, Sify, Sanmar Group and TTK Pharma.

Gopal is the President – Finance & CFO of Ashok Leyland since July 2013. He is a member of the board of several companies in the Group and he is a Whole-time Director of Ashok Leyland. Gopal also heads the Legal function and drives Corporate Strategy & Business Analytics for Ashok Leyland.

He has several accolades to his credit including those of the Best CFO (Capital Goods & Engineering Industry) by CNBC TV18 in the year 2012, Best CFO (Capital Goods & Engineering Industry) by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in 2011 and Best CFO by YES Bank Business Today in 2010 for CSR / Green Initiatives.