Mumbai: Leading financial services powerhouse Equirus Group has appointed Vimal Chauhan as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). A Chartered Accountant with over 17 years of experience across finance leadership, strategy, and financial planning, Vimal has held senior roles at Home First Finance, VKL group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Staples India, among others.
In his new role, Vimal will oversee Finance, Treasury, Accounts, Secretarial, Legal, Risk, and Control functions across the Equirus Group which comprises businesses with leading positions in investment banking, institutional equities, wealth management and insurance broking amongst others.
“We are glad to have Vimal join us as CFO for the Equirus Group overseeing Finance, Treasury, Accounts, Secretarial, Legal, Risk and control. His appointment is part of our strategy to strengthen our leadership team as Equirus 2 evolves to ensure we continue to Champion the India investment case to play our small role in powering our nation’s march to a Viksit Bharat,” said Ajit Deshmukh, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Equirus Group.
With a sharpened leadership team, Equirus is poised to further its mission of delivering innovation-led, client-first financial solutions. The recent appointments mark another important step in building a future-ready organization that can accelerate India’s growth story and empower entrepreneurs and investors alike.
About Equirus: Equirus Group is a leading full-service financial services firm specializing in investment banking, institutional securities, wealth management, portfolio management, HNI broking, and insurance solutions. With a “client always first” approach and a proven track record of delivering value creation, Equirus has built impeccable credentials across domains and sectors. Equirus has completed more than 295+ transactions across M&A, PE, IPOs, QIPs, Rights Issues, and Structured Finance, raising USD 13 billion in the process across sectors over the last 17 years, and has created a differentiation for itself through its ability to structure and deliver transactions in line with the client’s requirements.