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Balaji Kidambi mani

Examiner · DISC type cs
Chief Financial Officer at Ashok Leyland
📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Balaji K. is the Chief Financial Officer at Ashok Leyland, leveraging over three decades of experience within the company. He is a Chartered Accountant and a Harvard Business School AMP alumnus, specializing in business model strategy, cost engineering, and margin protection. He has been instrumental in significantly improving the companys financial break-even point.

Outside of his financial responsibilities, Balaji is a dedicated runner who consistently participates in the Chennai Half Marathon. He is passionate about improving his performance, focusing on endurance, pacing, and strength training. He successfully beat his previous personal best time in the most recent event.

Balaji was recently recognized with two prestigious awards: "A CA Business Leader" by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and "Leading CFO of the Year" for Excellence in Turnaround.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Personality Overview

How Balaji shows up

Status Quo Seeker
Overcautious
Tough To Convince

They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They tend to be clear about their needs and limitations and are unlikely to promise too much.

Priorities

Topics Balaji cares about

Financial Turnaround
He led strategies that improved break-even by over 75% and was recently awarded "Leading CFO of the Year" for Excellence in Turnaround.
Cost Engineering
He reintroduced and focused on the Pricing and Product Cost Engineering cell at Ashok Leyland to manage commodity costs and improve margins.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Chief Financial Officer
Ashok Leyland
1-2022 - 6-2024
Dy CFO
Ashok Leyland
7-2020 - 1-2022
Senior Vice President Finance
Ashok Leyland
7-2017 - 6-2020
Vice President Finance
Ashok Leyland
7-2014 - 6-2017
General Manager Finance
Ashok Leyland
In the press

Media appearances

Ashok Leyland announces change in CFO. Featured in Business Standard
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Education
6-1989 - 11-1992
Chartered Accountancy
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
9-1994 - 9-1994
Intermediate
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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