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Axis Bank Appoints Puneet Sharma As Chief Financial Officer

Tata Capital’s Puneet Sharma will replace Jairam Sridharan as Axis Bank CFO from March 6, 2020, the private sector lender says.

Signage for Axis Bank is displayed outside an ATM branch in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
Signage for Axis Bank is displayed outside an ATM branch in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)

Private sector lender Axis Bank Ltd. on Thursday said its board has approved the appointment of Puneet Sharma as chief financial officer.

His appointment will be effective March 6, the lender said in a regulatory filing. Sharma replaces Jairam Sridharan, who has resigned as Axis Bank CFO, with effect from the close of business hours on March 5, it said.

Prior to joining Axis Bank, Sharma spent 12 years at Tata Capital Ltd. as a senior management functionary. He was the group CFO since 2014, accountable for financial control, financial planning and accounting, and taxation among other deliverables, the statement said.