Viral Gathani

Viral Gathani serves as the Group CFO at EET since September 2020, where notable achievements include advancing a significant blue hydrogen project in the UK that attained government 'fast tracking' status. Additionally, Viral holds a non-executive director position at EET Hydrogen, contributing to a leading blue hydrogen plant within the HyNet low carbon cluster in North West England. Prior experience includes roles as Group Head of Corporate Finance & Strategy at Vedanta Resources Plc, focusing on corporate strategy and M&A transactions, Managing Director at CIMB leading investment banking in the energy and natural resources sector, and Managing Director at RBS, where Viral expanded the investment banking team's focus on the natural resources and energy sectors in Asia. Educational qualifications include an MPhil in International Relations and an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.