Havells India has appointed Pankaj Mohan Arora as Executive President – Finance with effect from 27 October 2025.

Prior to joining the Company, Pankaj spent over six years at Russell Reynolds Associates as the Managing Director, where he led their consumer sector practice, while working more broadly in the Board and CEO practice.

Prior to Russell Reynolds Associates, Pankaj was a Partner with KPMG in India for over five years, in their Governance, Risk, and Compliance practice. He was also responsible for setting up and leading their Board Leadership Centre and was co-chair of Women Corporate Directors. Prior to KPMG, Pankaj was the Managing Director of Protiviti Consulting, a boutique firm focussed on risk consulting.

Pankaj started his professional journey in 1996 with Arthur Andersen and worked with EY and American Express Financial Advisors (now Ameriprise Financial) prior to joining Protiviti. Arora completed his Bachelor of Commerce with Honours from Shri Ram College of Commerce in 1996 and cleared his Chartered Accountancy, with all India ranks in both the intermediate and final examinations in 1999.