Micromax names Vikas Thapar as Vice President, finance

NEW DELHI: Homegrown smartphone vendor Micromax has appointed Vikas Thapar as its new senior vice president for finance. Thapar will be tasked with building the company's asset and revenue base while leading external relationship developments with all key partners including bankers, equity partners, investors and with the government.

"We are delighted to have Vikas who brings with him a wealth of financial experience across industries and Vikas will be a great asset to our company as we transform from just a devices company to a hardware, software and services organization," Rajesh Agarwal, co-founder, Micromax Informatics Ltd said in a statement.

Thapar will also be responsible for overall financial and management accounting policies and procedures, fund syndication & financial resourcing, group operations, legal entity structuring while providing strategic support for business expansion through operational and functional optimizing activities.

Thapar has previously worked in telecom, IT and infrastructure sectors. Prior to joining Micromax, he was executive director at Avocado Management Services and has previously worked with One97 Communications (PayTm), Bharti Airtel and Morepen Laboratories.