Kavita Shivkumar

Kavita Shivkumar is an accomplished finance executive with extensive experience in leading financial operations across various industries. Currently serving as CFO for the Middle East at Philip Morris International since August 2019, Kavita previously held executive roles including CFO & Vice President Finance at ACCO Brands and Executive Finance Director for South East Asia at The Walt Disney Company, where responsibilities included overseeing complex financial operations, strategic planning, and contract management across diverse markets. Prior roles at Diageo and Johnson & Johnson involved driving value creation initiatives and formulating business strategies, while earlier experience at Procter & Gamble focused on cost management and process optimization. Kavita holds a Company Secretary degree from The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, a B.Com from the University of Madras, and qualifications in Cost and Management Accounting from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.