Investing In People & Processes

At L&T, Raman has redefined the role of finance through processes & people management

- Avishek Banerjee

LARSEN & TOUBRO’S (L&T) CFO R. SHANKAR RAMAN has played an instrumental role in the sustained progress of the company by making finance a business enabler. Among many of his contributions, he led the Mumbai-based company’s initiative to structure some award-winning foreign currency convertible bonds and Global Depository Receipts (GDR) while strengthening the capital base of the company. He was also instrumental in establishing an enterprise-wide risk management framework for the company as well as upgrading the company’s processes for investor relations which enabled the company to gain repeated recognition for best investor relation practices. Of his total 35 years of professional experience, he has spent 25 years at L&T, where Raman oversees the entire finance function at the group level including functions such as risk management and investor relations.