Ankit Maheshwari is a Chartered Accountant with a CFO Programme credential from IIM-C, complemented by B.Com from Rajasthan University. Currently serving as the VP & Head of Finance at Cars24, he brings a strategic and driven approach to his role. Ankit is known for his visionary mindset and foresight, ensuring Cars24 maintains financial efficiency, profitability, and compliance. Leading a large professional team across various finance departments, including Investor Relations, Treasury, Business Finance, FP&A, Controllership, Supply Chain, Taxation, Risk Management, Governance, and Finance Transformation, Ankit focuses on establishing strategic business partnerships and driving optimal unit economics from both operational and strategic perspectives. With a rich professional background, Ankit Maheshwari gained valuable experience at prominent companies such as Den Networks Limited (Reliance Group) and Fortune 500 company, IBM. His outstanding contributions have earned him prestigious accolades, including the Global Icon award in finance by Economics Times in 2023. Ankit has also been honored with the BW 40 U 40'23 and CA Business Leader 40 U 40'23 awards. Additionally, he received the Global Icon in Finance by Economics Times, Asia's 100 Finance Power Leader - 2022 award by White Page International, and the Future CFO of the Year in the automobile sector by Transformance Forum in 2022. Specialties: EIR - Any thing i can built from scratch - Be it Finance/Business/Operation/Product/ Customer Experience - Building Intelligence to simplify complex matters without losing the integrity of that matter.