TKIL Industries Appoints Gaurav Srivastava as CFO

03 Jun 2026 CW Team

Announcing the appointment, Vivek Bhatia, Managing Director & CEO, TKIL Industries, thanked Pendse for his long-standing contribution to the organisation and wished him success in his future endeavours.

Bhatia said, “Gaurav’s appointment reflects our continued focus on strengthening internal leadership and building a future-ready organisation. His extensive experience across finance, transformation, controllership, compliance, ERP implementation, and strategic business partnering will further strengthen our financial and operational capabilities. Gaurav is a highly experienced and accomplished leader and more importantly, a wonderful person and colleague to work with.”

A Chartered Accountant, Srivastava brings over 20 years of experience spanning finance, taxation, treasury, controllership, audits, compliance and ERP implementation. He has led several initiatives in finance transformation, process automation, mergers and acquisitions integration, commercial finance and operational governance.

Before joining TKIL Industries, he held finance leadership roles at GE, Andritz Hydro and Radiance Renewables, overseeing key finance and commercial functions across industrial and renewable energy businesses.

TKIL Industries has appointed Gaurav Kumar Srivastava as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 June 2026. He succeeds Ketan Pendse, Chief Financial Officer and Whole-time Director, who is stepping down after more than two decades with the company. Srivastava previously served as Executive Vice President, Finance & Taxation.Announcing the appointment, Vivek Bhatia, Managing Director & CEO, TKIL Industries, thanked Pendse for his long-standing contribution to the organisation and wished him success in his future endeavours.Bhatia said, “Gaurav’s appointment reflects our continued focus on strengthening internal leadership and building a future-ready organisation. His extensive experience across finance, transformation, controllership, compliance, ERP implementation, and strategic business partnering will further strengthen our financial and operational capabilities. Gaurav is a highly experienced and accomplished leader and more importantly, a wonderful person and colleague to work with.”A Chartered Accountant, Srivastava brings over 20 years of experience spanning finance, taxation, treasury, controllership, audits, compliance and ERP implementation. He has led several initiatives in finance transformation, process automation, mergers and acquisitions integration, commercial finance and operational governance.Before joining TKIL Industries, he held finance leadership roles at GE, Andritz Hydro and Radiance Renewables, overseeing key finance and commercial functions across industrial and renewable energy businesses.

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