Ajay Goel is an Indian businessman. He is the Chief Financial Officer of an Indian multinational mining company, Vedanta Limited. He is also a Chartered Accountant (CA) and Company Secretary (CS). He is a single-digit rank holder in both CA and CS at the national level.
Wiki/Biography
Ajay Goel was born in Kolkata, India. In 1994, Ajay Goel completed his bachelor’s of Commerce in Accounting and Business Management from St. Xavier’s College. In 1999, he completed his postgraduation at The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Jodhpur, where he studied the Company Secretaryship, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law. In 1999, he completed his studies for Chartered Accountant, Finance and Financial Management Services at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
Height (approx.): 5′ 8″
Weight (approx.): 70 kg
Hair Colour: Salt & Pepper
Eye Colour: Black
Ajay Goel at Barmer, Rajasthan oil field
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
Ajay Goel with his mother
Wife & Children
In November 1999, he got married to Suman Goel, a Chartered Accountant. The couple has two sons.
Ajay Goel with Suman Goel with their sons
Career
Nestle
On 3 November 2001, he joined Nestle Company in Kolkata. He served there for three years.
Coca Cola
On 5 November 2004, he joined Coca Cola Company in Kolkata and worked there for two years.
General Electric Company
In July 2010, he joined the General Electric Company, an American multinational conglomerate, as the Chief Financial Officer. In October 2014, he was promoted to Vice President and started handling Finance and Manufacturing Operations of the company. In October 2014, he started handling the Supply Chain and India Region as a CFO of the company. He was also the EVP at General Electric, who handled compliance and risk management. He resigned from his post in March 2016.
Diageo
In April 2016, he joined Diageo Plc, a British multinational alcoholic beverage company as the Executive Vice President & Finance Controller. He served the company for five years.
Vedanta Group
He joined the Vedanta Group, Delhi in March 2015 as the Group Deputy chief. He managed the company’s Financial Planning and analysis, Consolidation and Accounting, Audit, and Taxation. In October 2021, he was promoted to Acting Group CFO. In April 2023, he resigned from his post.
BYJU’S
In April 2023, he joined BYJU’S, India’s largest ed-tech company in Bengaluru, Karnataka, as Group Chief Financial Officer. After completing the formalities of the FY22 audit, he quit the job in October 2023.
Vedanta Ltd
In October 2023, he rejoined Vedanta Ltd in Mumbai, Maharashtra, as the Chief Financial Officer. He is helping the company with splitting the metals firm into six listed companies which are Vedanta Aluminium, Vedanta Oil & Gas, Vedanta Power, Vedanta Steel and Ferrous Materials, Vedanta Base Metals, and Vedanta Limited. During an exchange filing, the company announced Ajay Goel’s rejoining news and said,
As part of the structured re-hiring programme called gharwapsi, Ajay Goel joins back the company.”
Ajay Goel at Vedanta Ltd
Awards, Honours, Achievements
On 25 May 2021, Ajay Goel was honoured with a certificate for being named among the 50 Best Financial Leaders 2021 by White Page International.
Certificate for being named among the 50 Best Financial Leaders 2021 by White Page International
Bike Collection
Hero Honda
Salary
According to Wallmine, Ajay Goel’s salary is INR 2,970,000 at Vedanta Ltd.
Facts/Trivia
- During his college, he participated in Elocution contest and contributed in institute’s magazine. He likes to spend his time with his college friends.
Ajay Goel (second from right) with his college friends
- Except for Hindi and English language, Ajay Goel is fluent in Bengali.