Allcargo Gati elevates Deepak Pareek as CFO

11 Nov 2024 CW Team

Allcargo Gati, a logistics company based in Hyderabad, announced on Thursday that it has promoted Deepak Pareek, its Deputy Chief Financial Officer, to the role of Chief Financial Officer, effective November 7, 2024.

This appointment follows the resignation of Anish T. Mathew, the former CFO, who stepped down in October due to personal reasons, as noted in a regulatory filing to the BSE. Deepak Pareek joined Allcargo Gati as Deputy CFO in August 2024.

With over 20 years of experience, Deepak has a background in pre-transaction preparedness, including private equity investments and IPOs, and has led investment banking operations across various sectors and geographies. He has held senior roles at Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) group. Deepak is a Chartered Accountant (CA), Cost & Management Accountant (CMA), and Company Secretary (CS Inter), and is well-connected across the financial services and infrastructure sectors.

His expertise spans infrastructure project planning, execution, financing, project management, debt and equity fund mobilisation, financial strategy, business advisory, digitisation, audit management, cost optimisation, and internal controls.

Deepak also has deep knowledge of regulatory frameworks affecting the infrastructure and BFSI sectors, such as RBI Guidelines, the Companies Act of 2013, and FEMA/ECB regulations. His leadership skills are complemented by a unique analytical approach honed through leading large teams on major projects.

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