Ola on Thursday announced the expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of two Chief Financial Officers. G. R. Arun Kumar joins as the Group CFO for Ola & CFO for Ola Electric, while Swayam Saurabh has come in as CFO for Ola’s Mobility, Financial Services and Foods businesses.
Having worked across varied consumer and industrial sectors, including Vedanta Resources, GE and Hindustan Unilever, G R Arun Kumar comes with more than two decades of experience in finance and strategy.
Swayam Saurabh brings over two decades of experience in roles including internal audit, risk management, business and operational process improvements and financial reporting, with companies including Hindustan Zinc, Philips, Asian Paints and Larsen & Toubro.
He joins the Ola leadership team as CFO, focusing on building strong growth with a robust bottom line.
Bhavish Aggarwal, Chairman and Group CEO, Ola, said, “Arun and Swayam bring deep financial expertise across large and complex global organisations and multiple industries including minerals, construction and FMCG amongst others.”
Ola has recently appointed Rakesh Bhardwaj as Group CIO, N Balachandar as Ola Electric CHRO, Wayne Burgess as Ola Electric’s Head of Design, and Y S Kim as Ola Electric’s global head of sales and distribution.