Exide Industries announced the appointment of Manoj Kumar Agarwal to the position of Director – Finance & Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Manoj Kumar Agarwal replaces Asish Kumar Mukherjee, who retired after serving 18 long years as CFO.
Manoj Kumar Agarwal is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary. He brings with him over 30 years of extensive experience across finance, accounts, audit, treasury, taxation, insurance, procurement, IT, merger & acquisition, IPO, export & import, compliance and managing overseas subsidiaries.
Agarwal joined Exide in 2023 as Deputy CFO. Since then, he has provided leadership and supervision across key functions such as Finance, Accounts, Audit, Treasury, Taxation, Information Technology (IT) and Procurement.
Prior to joining Exide, he held senior positions at several companies, notably Tega Industries Ltd and Vedanta.
In his new role as Director – Finance & CFO, he will continue with his supervision across the diverse functions and will be responsible to further strengthen the company’s financial and operational framework.
Avik Roy, MD & CEO of Exide Industries said, “Manoj’s acumen, proven track record and insightful experience will further strengthen our capabilities in finance, accounts, treasury and many other functions, thus driving greater efficiency and positive changes in the Company. Manoj takes the baton from Mr. Asish Kumar Mukherjee, who has been a long-standing pillar and has been instrumental in shaping up the company as it stands today.”
