The client, a leading metal manufacturing company with over ₹40,000 crore in revenue, is among India’s dominant and influential players in its space. With a strong domestic footprint and a growing global presence, the company continues to invest in capacity expansion, operational efficiency, and financial agility to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving sector.

In line with its next phase of growth and transformation, the need was a seasoned CFO who could help steer the company’s financial strategy, bring in world-class governance, and partner closely with business leaders. The ideal leader would have the maturity to manage scale, the agility to support innovation, and the credibility to interface with key external stakeholders including investors, lenders, and regulators.

Given the combination of legacy, ambition, and complexity, we worked closely with the client to evaluate profiles both from within core metals and manufacturing as well as adjacencies such as infrastructure and energy—sectors with similar capital intensity and regulatory dynamics—to ensure a robust and well-rounded search.