Mr. Jagdish Kumar
Published On: 23rd November, 2017
Mr. Jagdish Kumar is Group President and Chief Financial Officer of ANAND Group. He is responsible for financial planning and controls, legal and taxation matters, treasury and risk management, operating performance management, governance and Board matters, M&A and joint venture relationships at the Group-level. Additionally, he is responsible for Henkel ANAND India Limited, Ansysco ANAND LLP and Anchemco ANAND LLP. He is also a member of the ANAND Management Committee.
He joined ANAND Group in September, 2015. Prior to joining ANAND, Jagdish was the regional director, strategy and M&A, Asia Pacific for DuPont. He joined DuPont in 1998 as director – finance & planning of the South Asian operations and chief financial officer for the Asia-Pacific region for automotive paints business. Subsequently, he moved on to lead multiple businesses in South Asia and the Asia-Pacific in the printing and packaging markets for DuPont including a five-year stint in Shanghai as Asia-Pacific leader of the packaging graphics business for DuPont.
Prior to joining DuPont, Jagdish worked for Tata Consultancy Services and Ballarpur Industries Limited based in Chennai and Delhi as head of finance and M&A. He has a vast experience in leadership and board management roles across the Asia-Pacific in a career spanning over 27 years. Jagdish did his B.Com (Honours) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi and PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore with a specialisation in finance and marketing.
