Viswanath Rao

A dynamic, seasoned Finance professional (CA) with rich experience in Finance/Business at the corporate%27s for two and half decades, including in senior Leadership roles managing with accountability for

o Corporate Finance & Business Strategy
o Business Finance (P&L), Forecasting
o Corporate FP&A, Pricing & Commercials, Finance Operations
o Investor Relations (PE, VC, Founders)
o Championing fundraise (Equity/Debt), M&A,
o Controllership, Risks Controls & Compliance, Financial Operations, Taxation, Legal
o Business Process re-engineering & automation, etc.

Leadership experience in very diverse companies including global conglomerates, promoter-driven companies, startups, listed public companies.

Active participation in buy-side and sell-side M&A evaluation & post-acquisition integration, transitions. (Mphasis,Dell, WPP )

Possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills with demonstrated abilities in relationship management (spanning geographical boundaries, cultures, and management hierarchy). Adept at recruiting appropriate talent and mentoring teams

Few milestones @corporates -
o As CFO facilitated the business sale, enterprise valued @ $65mn - 100% equity exit for founders
o Been front runner for multiple rounds of fundraising for start-ups (over $100mn)
o Lead corporate functions with a team of professionals in a high growth Start-Up environment
o M&A - Business Valuation /modeling, pre-deal due diligence, Integration ($125mn - $3 bn business)
o Investor Relations (Institutional investors, equity analysts, roadshows, VCs, and angel investors)
o Leadership – Deal structuring, pricing/commercials, trusted finance partner, P&L responsibility
o FP&A – Strategy adoption, Budgeting, Forecasting & Analytics for $1bn GROUP
o Human resource development - On Job mentorship program (ideation and execution) for
professionals

> Chartered Accountant from India - 26th rank (All India)
> Company Secretary - Corporate governance
> US - CPA (pursuing)
> Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce - Bangalore University
> IFRS certified - ICAI India

# Bestowed with the Top 100 CFO Award by Ms.9.9 Media (CFO Magazine) in 2016.
# Business mentor/advisor to start up%27s in Auto-tech, Health-tech b2b e-com, Home automation etc.
# Corporate Mentor @ Alliance University

& Independent - Non-executive Director on Board (Indian subsidiary of Financial Services Group listed on London Stock Exchange ($3bn Market cap))

Strengths- Corporate Finance, Business Finance, FP&A, P&L, Strategic Planning & Execution, Funding, Investor Relations, Internal Controls