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A Shiju Rawther joins Poonawalla Finance as Chief Information Officer

Shiju Rawther

A Shiju Rawther, former Executive Vice President, Technology at IIFL Finance Limited has been named as the new Chief Information Officer by Poonawalla Finance.

Shiju Rawther

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As a part of his new appointment, Shiju will be responsible for leading the IT function, strategies and designing the digital roadmap for the firm along with Plan, Build, Run, Secure and Analytics function of the organization.

Poonawalla Finance is the subsidiary of the $13 billion Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla Group. The Cyrus Poonawalla Group of Companies headquartered in Pune, India and caters to a large range of business interests namely Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Finance, Clean Energy, Hospitality & Realty and Aviation.

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Shiju is a technology leader with two decades of experience around operating tenets as driving digital transformation through thought leadership, innovation, analytics & delivering value to stakeholders. He had had been associated with Primus Telecommunications India Limited, Wipro InfoTech, Gateway Terminals India, PCS Technology Limited, Fullerton India Credit Company Limited, TransUnion CIBIL Limited and IIFL Finance Limited.

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Shiju holds an Engineering Degree in Computer Science & Engineering and Management Degree in Information Technology.

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