Pankaj Gupta has moved from Sterling Tools where he was serving as chief financial officer since 2021, to GLS Group India in a similar capacity.
At GLS, a company that provides innovative solutions in packaging, chemicals, aluminium foils, packaging films and infrastructure , he will oversee the group’s financial strategy, capital allocation, governance frameworks, and long-term value creation initiatives.
Gupta, who holds an MBA in Finance from the Goa Institute of Management (GIM), spent two years as a management trainee with Monnet Ispat, from 1997 to 1999. He then joined Jamna Auto Industries as general manager. He spent a decade there single handedly leading the debt restructuring of Rs 120 crore that firmly put the company’s operations back on track. He also managed the expansion of business for export with the support of a European company.
In June of 2009, Pankaj Gupta moved to Magneti Marelli as manage-business planning and control.
October of 2010 saw him being elevated to CFO, Magneti Marelli India. Over three years into this role, he was promoted yet again to head-treasury and business planning, India.
Gupta then moved to SKH Magneti Marelli Exhaust Systems where he served as CFO for over a year.
May of 2016 saw Pankaj Gupta back with Jamna Auto as chief financial officer. In this role, he was responsible for leading a team of 60 and a large business spread across nine locations in India. This stint lasted almost four years.
From March 2020 to April 2021, Gupta was associated with SmartE_Electric Mobility, as chief financial officer.
This was followed by a stint as group chief financial officer at Sterling Tools, from April 2021 onwards.
In his latest assignment at GLS Group India, Pankaj Gupta will continue to contribute his excellent analytical, planning, execution and interpersonal skills.
HRKatha wishes him all the best!
