Amit Gupta Appointed CFO of Vedanta Jharsuguda Unit

17 Sep 2025 CW Team

Vedanta Aluminium has announced the appointment of Amit Gupta as Deputy Chief Financial Officer of its aluminium business and Chief Financial Officer of its Jharsuguda unit in Odisha.

Gupta has been associated with the Vedanta Group since 2018, beginning as Group Head – FP&A at Vedanta Resources. With over two decades of cross-sector experience, he brings strong expertise in financial strategy, project finance, and business transformation.

Prior to this role, he served as CFO of Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), where he led finance operations for more than four years. He has also held senior leadership positions at Cairn India, and worked with LG Electronics and Vishal Retail earlier in his career.

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