Vedanta appoints Sonal Shrivastava as its new CFO

Multinational mining company Vedanta has appointed Sonal Shrivastava as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from June 1, 2023. For her role at Vedanta, she will head the mining major’s financial strategy and will also be responsible for accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations, financial planning and analytics while driving digitalization and profitability. 

 

Sonal will work with internal as well as external stakeholders to develop and deliver business goals.  

 

Shrivastava was working with the Holcim Group before joining Vedanta. During her stint at the Holcim Group, she served as the CFO for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa operations, as per Vedanta’s statement. 

 

On Shrivastava’s appointment, Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal said commented, “Her global experience and successful track record of delivering robust financial outcomes across sectors makes her a valuable addition. We are confident that she will play a vital role in the company’s future years”. 

 

Shrivastava has done her bachelor’s in chemical engineering from BIT, Sindri and an MBA from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. She has 26 years of experience in financial leadership across sectors, the company statement further read.