StarAgri Warehousing & Collateral Management, an integrated agri-tech and post-harvest solutions company, announced the appointment of Kaizad Dastur as Group Chief Financial Officer.
An accomplished finance professional, Kaizad is a qualified Chartered Accountant and B.Com graduate. He brings over 13 years of rich experience in financial strategy, performance management, audit and assurance roles at reputed firms like Mazars, EY and Kalyaniwalla & Mistry LLP.
Before joining StarAgri, he served as Vice President – Finance and CFO at Artisan Spirits, a division of Sula Vineyards , a listed wine company. His background spans audit, assurance, internal controls, risk management, operational finance and strategic planning across both global firms and fast-growing Indian organisations. Having worked within an IPO-driven structure, he brings a clear understanding of the processes and accountability required in a publicly governed enterprise.
As Group CFO, Kaizad will be responsible for the integrated finance function and reporting across all StarAgri businesses and subsidiaries. He will drive better alignment between finance, legal, compliance and business functions while modernising the accounting systems further to support real-time monitoring and faster, more informed decision-making. A key part of his role will be to strengthen the company’s financial discipline and elevate governance maturity as it prepares for its next phase of growth and its eventual public-market journey.
StarAgri Co-founder & CEO, Amith Agarwal said, “Kaizad’s extensive experience as a finance professional will further strengthen StarAgri’s business growth with discipline, rigour and prudence. As we embark on our public markets journey, his seasoned expertise will add strategic depth to our leadership team, built on professional excellence and strong financial foundations. At StarAgri, we have always believed that business growth, financial discipline and accounting reporting go hand-in-hand. From the very beginning, corporate governance and fiduciary responsibility towards stakeholders have been paramount – be it our board, shareholders, PE investors, regulators, banks & financial institutions and our employees.”
Kaizad Dastur, Chief Financial Officer, StarAgri, said, “I am excited to take up my leadership responsibility and be a part of StarAgri’s growth journey. I look forward to leveraging my experience to contribute to building a future-ready organisation and driving value. Alongside the leadership team, I will be working to strengthen our financial processes and enable the organisation to scale and go public with confidence. It is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a business that is transforming India’s agricultural value chain.”
