Tag: Ritesh Kumar

  • Reshamandi appoints Ritesh Kumar as CFO

    Reshamandi appoints Ritesh Kumar as CFO

    Mumbai: ReshaMandi, a homegrown digital ecosystem for natural fibre supply chain has appointed Ritesh Kumar Talreja as chief financial officer. 

    In his new role, Ritesh will lead the company’s finance function where he will manage corporate development from a debt raising and M&A standpoint, said the statement.

    Ritesh has a rich experience of over 14 years in advising businesses on matters pertaining to fundraising, mergers and acquisition, structuring private equity investments and other corporate transactional matters in public and private space. 

    Previously, he was leading the IndusLaw’s Tax practice group as executive director. Before that, he spent 10 years at EY India, including advising clients in the areas of corporate governance, risk management and business performance improvement during this stint.

    “We are thrilled to have Ritesh on board. His extensive experience in corporate law and financial control will enable us to chart a solid growth path. I am confident that his expertise will help our company grow by huge leaps,” commented ReshaMandi founder and CEO Mayank Tiwari. “He complements our strong performance-oriented culture, and we believe his impressive track record of execution and achieving results qualifies him to lead our finance operations.”

    Being a chartered accountant, Ritesh is also a part of the Advocacy Committee with the Indian Association of Alternate Investment Funds. Over the years, he has also advised companies on international taxation matters, direct tax issues related to structuring cross-border transactions and identifying tax planning opportunities with an overall objective to achieve a tax-efficient structure in India. 

    He has robust experience in handling direct tax litigation matters across Indian appellate tribunals (including being an advisor to clients in devising tax litigation strategy) and tax policy representations before the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex direct tax administration body of India.

    Speaking about his appointment, Ritesh said, “Unlike a conventional CFO, a new-age finance leader has multiple roles, especially in a start-up ecosystem which is extremely dynamic. I will be working closely with the founders on significant areas like establishing an effective financial infrastructure, ensuring compliance, leading fundraising conversations, financial planning and analysis, and cash flow tracking.”

     

  • Chhota Bheem-makers launch Golden Robot Animation

    Chhota Bheem-makers launch Golden Robot Animation

    MUMBAI: Green Gold Animation Pvt. Ltd, the multi-award winning animation studio, has embarked upon aggressive expansion plans. It has announced the launch of its brand new studio in Mumbai. The new entity ‘Golden Robot Animation’ will operate as a sister concern to Green Gold Animation with a common management structure.

    With plans to cater to the burgeoning global demand for animation content and with the aim to strengthenthe team, an animation studio in Mumbai is a clear cut shot in the arm for Green Gold Animation, the creators and producers of superhit series – Chhota Bheem and Mighty Raju.

    “Green Gold is amongst the leaders in the animation industry today in India. Launching Golden Robot Animation in Mumbai is a big realisation, which will help promote leading-edge expertise in the production of animated shows. This investment acknowledges the talent, creativity and quality of Mumbai’s team,” says Green Gold Animation MD Rajiv Chilaka.

    The senior leadership of Golden Robot comprises industry veterans with a proven track record. RK Chand will head business development along with Ritesh Kumar and Abhishek Chandra heading the creative and animation departments, respectively, at Golden Robot Animation.

    The strong leadership and creative team at Golden Robot boasts of a cumulative rich experience of 15 years along with more than thousand minutes of animation content, which makes Golden Robot,a formidable entrant in the industry to network and generate business with leading production houses and broadcasters in India and across the globe.

    The brand new full service studio facility, set in the heart of the city boasts of world class infrastructure which will be able to cater to diverse markets, wide scaled and complex projects. The animation teams comprising of senior artists and department heads have already joined and are working towards ramping up to a robust strength of 200 artistes.