By A Correspondent
Market research firm Ipsos India appointed Rhuta Wekhande, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with immediate effect. She moves from Vodafone, where she was General Manager, Finance.
She will report to Andrew Wong, CFO, Ipsos APAC and with a dotted line reporting to Amit Adarkar, Ipsos India CEO and Director Operations, APAC.
Meanwhile, Ramnath Pai, erstwhile Ipsos India CFO has been elevated as CFO, Ipsos Sub Sahara Africa (SSA). Based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Pai will report to Olivier Champourlier, CFO EMEA and on the dotted line to Clive Little, CEO, Ipsos SSA.
Said Adarkar: “A CFO’s role in a market research set-up is extremely critical – apart from keeping a keen eye on topline growth and ensuring healthy bottomlines and day to day challenges of careful financial planning, cash flow management, budget and forecasting, the role is transforming. From a number cruncher, the CFO’s role now encompasses business strategy and counseling top management, in key business decision,”