Jio Financial Services Limited at the board meeting held on April 13, 2026 Taken note and accepted the request of Shri Abhishek Haridas Pathak to release him from the position of Group Chief Financial Officer effective April 20, 2026. Company approved the appointment of Ms. Annapoorna Venkataramanan as a Group Chief Financial Officer, effective May 11, 2026, based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Audit Committee. Ms. Annapoorna Venkataramanan is an accomplished Finance Leader with over 25 years of experience in Finance, Treasury and Global Markets in manufacturing and financial services industry.
Her experience spans across Project Finance, Global Treasury Centres, Enterprise-wide and Market Risk management, Mega Insurance programmes, Capex expansion oversight, International corridor management among others. Ms. Annapoorna has also spearheaded extraordinarily complex treasury process-cum-digital transformations for central treasury structures and led trade-to-FX digital product suite from concept to execution. Her most recent role was as Chief Treasury, Risk, Insurance and Capex Investments at ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AMNS).
Prior to AMNS, Ms. Annapoorna was Managing Director & Sales Head, South Asia Financial Markets at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), leading teams across risk, liquidity management, international corridor business and digital product journeys. Early in her career at ICICI Bank, she served as a Credit and Relationship Manager for large corporates, besides supporting key projects such as the ADR listing and insurance licenses for the Group. Ms. Annapoorna is a recipient of several flagship awards from international houses including Corporate Treasurer, Adam Smith and Treasury Management International.
Her professional foundation is built upon prestigious credentials. She is a Chartered Accountant (All India Rank 1), Chartered Financial Analyst, and an alumnus of Harvard Business School.
