Sushil Agarwal elevated as Aditya Birla Group CFO

MUMBAI: Sushil Agarwal, CFO of Grasim and an Aditya Birla Group veteran, has been named Group CFO by the $44-billion conglomerate that is seeking to leverage his expertise across a range of businesses with which he has previously been strategically engaged.

The elevation is in recognition of his three-decade-long association with the group. Agarwal has also been given a director’s seat at Aditya Birla Management Corporation (ABMC).

ABMC is the apex corporate body providing strategic direction and vision to group firms in various functional areas.


“The decision comes with a twin objective of giving focal attention to the group CFO role, while the elevation is in recognition of his contribution," Santrupt Mishra, global director of human resources at Aditya Birla Group, told ET.

ABMC defines the portfolio strategy for the group. As a service provider, it provides strategic functional leadership and specialist services to group businesses, both in India and overseas, while ensuring that at the group level, policies are implemented and risks managed.