DigitalCFO Newsroom | 19 January 2022
On Thursday, Vedantu, a live online learning service, announced Pankaj Jain’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer.
On Thursday, Vedantu, a live online learning service, announced Pankaj Jain’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer. Jain will manage and execute Vedantu’s business finance in this job, allowing the company to reach new heights. According to a release, Jain’s primary duty will be to establish and lead a diverse workforce while maintaining good financial planning across all business verticals.
Jain has more than 25 years of expertise in the finance industry, working for companies such as PwC, Corning Incorporated, and the Ibibo Group. In his former work at Ibibo, Jain was a pioneering member of the company and was instrumental in big merger and acquisition (M&A) operations, especially the acquisition of RedBus and consolidation with MakeMyTrip in 2016 and 2017.
Vamsi Krishna, Vedantu’s Co-Founder and CEO, stated, “We are ecstatic to have Pankaj join the Vedantu leadership team. His extensive financial background will be a valuable contribution to the organization, allowing us to improve overall efficiencies and scale impact. I warmly welcome Pankaj to Vedantu and am confident that his leadership experience will provide Vedantu with the competence it need to flourish in all areas.”
Vedantu’s Chief Financial Officer, Pankaj Jain, stated, “As I begin the new year with Vedantu, I am overwhelmed with enormous satisfaction. In my present position, I hope to build a finance structure that will bring this goal to life and envisage new strategies to take the firm to the next level. I’m excited to be a part of Vedantu’s aim to make education accessible and cheap to all children in the country.”
Jain is a Chartered Accountant and a member of The Institute of Cost Accounts of India (ICWA).
Source: The Economic Times
