The client, a global manufacturer and one of the leading players in the specialty chemicals and inks space with a turnover in excess of $1B, was recently acquired by a leading Indian promoter group.  

The client was looking to bring on a CFO to steer its transformation and long-term growth agenda. With a diverse manufacturing portfolio across packaging formats and substrates, the business is in a phase of global optimization and strategic expansion.

The CFO was expected to lead several key initiatives: driving global ERP harmonization, unlocking cash through tighter working capital management, enabling a cost-efficient operating model via new structures in India, and readying the organization for a potential public listing in the coming years through financial reengineering and operational streamlining.

A strong manufacturing background, combined with the ability to operate across international markets and lead change at scale, was central to this mandate.

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