Viral Parekh

Chief Financial Officer at Samsara Group

Viral Parekh is a seasoned finance professional with 18 years of experience across various industries and sectors. Currently serving as Chief Financial Officer at Samsara Group since December 2019, previously held the position of Deputy CFO and was briefly on sabbatical in November 2019. Viral's extensive background includes serving as Chief Financial Officer at Indus Container Lines and multiple senior finance roles at Yas Holding from December 2012 to July 2019, managing finance operations for subsidiaries that supported the UAE Armed Forces. Early career experience includes positions at Sharaf Group, N R DOSHI Chartered Accountants, and Bansi Mehta and Co Chartered Accountants, contributing roles from audit and taxation to finance management. Viral holds a Master’s degree in Chartered Accountancy from ICAI and a BCOM in Financial Analysis from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.

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Mumbai, India

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Samsara Group

Samsara Group is one of the leading, fastest growing and most reputed Shipping Agency group in India. We commenced India operations in 1996. Venturing out with a business mandate of providing highly professional and solution oriented shipping and logistics services, Samsara has today progressed to be acknowledged as one of India's elite global logistics service providers. With our core competencies fully focused on the business of shipping, we enjoy the enviable distinction of being a trendsetter in the Indian shipping agency and logistics fraternity. Dedicated to provide the highest standard of services, we have in the span of 25 years, dynamically grown to a staff-strength of over 500 personnel managing strong network of offices covering more than 80 port and inland locations in India. Our pan India network allows for strong market presence and penetration across the country. With a clear motive of delivering a consistently superior service experience to its customers, Samsara has created a completely integrated value chain of multimodal services and facilities, which truly ensure single window access and delivery. We provide comprehensive Ship Agency services which includes handling of Dry & Liquid bulk cargoes, Ro-Ro, Break-bulk, Project/Heavy lift cargoes and containerized shipments. Our diversified service portfolio encompasses Shipping agency, Shipbroking, logistics, rail operations, CFS, ICDs/logistics parks, road transport, thereby providing value driven, customer centric solutions. Today we represent some of the world’s most reputed vessel Owners, Operators, Managers and Charterers worldwide and regularly handle their ships of all sizes at Indian ports. We are an ISO 9001:2015 certified group which is recognition of the standard of service quality. We serve our Customers with a belief “Your Business Success is our business”.


Headquarters

Mumbai, India

Employees

501-1,000

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