Greaves Cotton Appoints Manish Poddar as Group CFO

Greaves Cotton has announced the appointment of Manish Poddar as its Group Chief Financial Officer, effective from March 19, 2026. Based in Mumbai, Poddar will lead the Finance and IT functions and support the Greaves.NEXT strategy, the company’s future-focused roadmap for sustainable growth across Energy, Mobility and Industrial Solutions. Poddar succeeds Akhila Balachandar, who will be stepping down from the role to pursue the next chapter of her professional journey.

Poddar is a Qualified Chartered Accountant with over 25 years of experience across financial leadership, strategy and corporate governance. Prior to joining Greaves, he held senior leadership roles at Greencell Mobility, GMM Pfaudler and Diversey, where he played a key role in strengthening financial performance, driving transformation initiatives and supporting long-term strategic growth. His industry experience includes working with both promoter and Private Equity firms, including Bain Capital and Chrys Capital.

Parag Satpute, Managing Director and Group CEO, Greaves Cotton, said, “Manish joins us in a period of disciplined and strategic expansion of the company, as we enter the next phase of growth under the Greaves.NEXT strategy. His depth of financial expertise and strategic perspective will be invaluable as we drive sustainable growth and long-term value creation for our stakeholders.” 

He further added, “We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Akhila Balachandar for strengthening the financial underpinnings of the organisation during her tenure. We thank her for her dedication to the company and wish her every success as she embarks on a new professional chapter.”