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Upma is the CFO of Piramal Enterprises Ltd. and is responsible for the finance function of PEL and all its subsidiaries. She played a key role in the integration of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) into Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Ltd.
She is a Chartered Accountant with three decades of post qualification experience in the financial services industry. Her core competencies lie in business strategy, financial control, capital restructuring, M&A, tax, risk management and regulatory compliances. Upma joined Piramal as CFO – Retail Finance Business of Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Ltd. and was subsequently elevated to CFO of PEL.
Prior to Piramal, she was the CFO& Key Management Personnel at Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited and played a critical role in upscaling the finance function, successful transition of the NBFC MFI into the Bank. She successfully led the primary market fund raise from domestic/overseas market. She also spearheaded the finance and account function, Procurement, Liabilities management, business strategy and planning, regulatory compliances and investors relations. Prior to Ujjivan, Upma was the Group Deputy CFO at L&T Finance Holdings Limited.
Upma holds a Master’s Degree focused in Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
In September 2022, she was felicitated by The Financial Express at the FE CFO Connect Conclave for her exemplary contribution to the industry and to the Piramal Group. She is amongst the top 70 CFOs in India as published by Startup Lanes.