Best Agrolife Ltd taps Sanjeev Kharbanda as Chief Financial Officer

Best Agrolife Ltd, India’s leading agrochemical company, announced the hiring of business transformation leader, Mr Sanjeev Kharbanda, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to further strengthen and boost the company's financial operations and key long-term business strategies.

A finance professional and business transformative leader Mr Sanjeev Kharbanda comes with an extensive hands on experience of over 28 years in management and business leadership.

Commenting on the appointment, Best Agrolife Ltd (BAL) founder and MD Mr Vimal Alawadhi  said: "We are pleased to welcome Mr Sanjeev Kharbanda to our leadership team during an exciting time of growth for the company. Other than his deep knowledge about both Indian and international financial markets he also holds  a stellar record of delivering tangible results and creating long-term, sustainable value. With his invaluable breadth of experience Mr Kharbanda will surely help in role in taking BAL to the new heights of success.″

Recognized among the Top Most Impactful CFO Leaders of 2022-23 by Transformance and a recipient of Top CFONext100 Award in 2017 and 2016 Mr Kharbanda was also awarded among top 20 Treasurers (T20) twice by CFO India Finance Forum in 2015 and 2016.  A Post Graduate Diploma holder in Business Management (MBA) from IMT Ghaziabad Mr Kharbanda’s expertise lies in strategic planning, business operations & transformation, financial planning & analysis, and investors relationship & treasury management. His experience spans across finance, audit, tax, enterprise risk management, operations, supply chain, coordinating with the Board of Directors in strategic business planning and management, setting up organisational objectives (goal, strategy and action), including preparation of business plan.

Mr Kharbanda joins BAL from Aqualite Industries Private Limited, a footwear brand on a growth trajectory, where he managed the dual role of CFO and Business Co-Pilot for all strategic decisions or moves. He has also worked as General Manager - Corporate Finance with Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Private Limited for more than a decade and at senior profile with other organisations across the sectors, broadly including FMCG and Telecommunication. As CFO, Mr Kharbanda will lead financial activities of the organisation including performance improvement, financial operations, investor sourcing, stakeholder management, and more. He will report directly to the MD of the company, Mr Vimal Alawadhi, and will be based out of the New Delhi office of BAL.

″I am excited to be joining BAL as CFO and to be exploring the industry of agrochemicals which is quite new for me. Over the past few years, BAL has grown remarkably and is swiftly climbing up the success ladder through new opportunities, under the leadership of highly professionalised and visionary Board Members. I look forward to working with the Board, team and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders on this next stage of development to accelerate the company's strategic growth and path to profitability,″ said Mr Sanjeev Kharbanda, CFO of BAL.