Poonawalla Finance has appointed A Shiju Rawther as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO). He comes from IIFL Finance which he joined as the Executive Vice President – Technology in 2019.
In his new role, Shiju will be responsible for spearheading the IT function, strategies and designing the digital roadmap for the organization along with the plan, build, run, secure and analytics function of the organization.
Poonawalla Finance is part of the $13 billion Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla Group. The Cyrus Poonawalla Group of Companies headquartered in Pune, India is a diversified group with business interests that include pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, finance, clean energy, hospitality, realty and aviation.
Shiju is a technology leader with business acumen with two decades of experience in driving digital transformation through thought leadership, innovation, analytics & delivering value to stakeholders.
He holds an Engineering Degree in Computer Science & Engineering and Management Degree in IT. He is a prominent speaker at many industry conferences.