Dhoot Transmission Group appoints Nitin Kalani as CFO

06 May 2025 CW Team

Dhoot Transmission Group, a leading manufacturer of automotive components, appointed Nitin Kalani as its Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will report to the Founder Chairman and Managing Director, Rahul Dhoot. Dhoot group had recently secured a strategic growth investment from Bain Capital, a global private investment firm and Nitin is the first hire post this transaction.

Nitin has 21 years of experience across diverse industries with organisations such as Greenply, Varroc Group, Credit Suisse, RPG Group, Rabobank and Tata Motors. Prior to joining Dhoot, Nitin was associated with Greenply Industries Limited as its CFO. Nitin has significant experience in capital market transactions such as IPO, QIP and Bonds, M&As, treasury transactions including various local and international fund raise, business finance, accounting and FP&A, equity research, new business entry and JV/stakeholder relationship management.

Nitin is a Chartered Accountant with an all-India merit rank, a CFA charter holder from The CFA Institute, USA and a qualified Company Secretary.

Founder Chairman and Managing Director, Rahul Dhoot commented on the appointment, "We are pleased to have Nitin join us during the current growth phase where we are seeing a transformation of our business. Nitin will be closely working with us in driving profitable and sustainable growth, improving cost efficiencies and corporate finance."

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