Sushil Agarwal to hold additional role as Aditya Birla group CFO

Aditya Birla Group has brought changes in its senior management team with Grasim Industries CFO and whole-time director Sushil Agarwal being elevated to the additional role of group CFO. It has also appointed Ashish Adukia as the deputy CFO the group's telecom venture, Idea Cellular. He was earlier the group's President of Corporate Finance. 

Confirming the development, Aditya Birla Group, Director (Group Human Resources) Santrupt Misra said: "Sushil Agarwal will hold the additional responsibility of group CFO." On Tuesday, Grasim Industries had announced merger of Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Ltd with itself after receiving necessary approvals.

Misra said the changes in the senior finance team is not related to Tuesday's development as "these appointments were announced internally about ten days back".

A $41 billion (Rs 2,50,000 crore) corporation, the Aditya Birla Group among the Fortune 500 companies. It has presence in a variety of business segment, including chemicals, insurance, telecom and retail among others. It employs over 1,20,000 people with operations spanning over 36 countries.