About Vivek Chhabra
Vivek Chhabra
- Career senior leader at global MNCs
- Ex Heineken, Nabisco Foods (now Mondelez), Parke Davis, Union Carbide (now Dow Chemicals)
- >35 years experience as Asia Pacific CFO, Regional M&A Director and CEO in emerging markets
- Advisor to businesses and start-ups
- Skills include turnaround, growth, corporate finance, M&A, corporate governance, transformation and market entry strategies
Key accomplishments
- Successfully led the turnaround of a USD 700m soft drinks business by gaining market share and reducing losses by 80%
- CFO of a large, listed company operating across Asia Pacific (privatised @ USD 10bn in 2012)
- Led the IPO initiative of a USD 4bn beverage group as CFO
- Led growth of businesses in South Asia as Regional Director
- Completed >20 M&A deals valued at USD1.25bn across emerging markets
- Implemented region-wide programmes on Treasury policy, Internal Audit, Standardised Accounting Policies, Chart of Accounts and Risk Management
