Kavita Shirvaikar

Ms. Kavita Shirvaikar is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Graduate of the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India. She has vast experience of more than 20 years in the fields of Accountancy, Tax, Audit, Banking, Finance and Fund Management, etc. Over the past 20 years, Ms. Shirvaikar has worked for leading listed corporates and successfully completed complexed debt restructuring and fund raising proposals in varied capacity. Her vast experience includes working with Hindustan Construction Company and Suzlon Energy Limited.

Ms. Shirvaikar joined Patel Engineering Ltd as Vice President (Finance) and was later promoted as Joint Chief Financial Officer (Joint CFO) and then Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company. In a short span of nearly 3 years in the Company, she has been elevated to the Board of Management w.e.f April 1, 2017.

Over the years, Ms. Kavita Shirvaikar’s responsibility expanded to include Risk Management, Investor Relations, Implementation of Debt Realignment plans of Patel Group and review & implement operational best practices. She is one of the key member on the board to assist formulating the company’s future direction and implementation of the strategic business plan. Her responsibility includes, maintaining banking relationships, representing company with investment bankers and investors, handling treasury management, monitoring cash balances, arranging debt and equity financing, finalization of financial results, etc.

In 2015, and again in 2016, Ms. Shirvaikar has been awarded among the top 100 finance professional in India, an annual CFO100 Programme organized by CFO India.