Bengaluru/ Delhi: Dinesh Kumar Batra, Director (Finance) and CFO of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited received the prestigious CII CFO of the Year Award in the PSU category from TV Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services, at an awards ceremony held at Bengaluru on December 16, 2021. On November 26 only he had been given the Greentech Corporate Governance Professional of the Year Award 2021.
Batra joined BEL in 1984. He is an alumnus of HBTU, Kanpur; IIFT, Delhi; and MDI, Gurgaon. In an illustrious career spanning 37 years, he has served in various capacities at Ghaziabad, Delhi, Pune and Bengaluru. He is a change agent who facilitates sustainable and continuous growth by following the best practices of corporate governance with financial transparency. He has created wealth for shareholders by doubling market capitalization.
The CFO BEL has steered the company to become the first DPSU to cross the landmark market capitalization of Rs.50,000 Crores and declared the highest ever dividend of 400%. BEL achieved its best-ever financial performance under his leadership, instilling confidence among all stakeholders. This resulted in the highest PE ratio of BEL's share price among all Maharatna and Navratna manufacturing CPSEs.
"Dinesh Kumar Batra has managed working capital requirements and new capital infrastructure investment requirements from internal accruals and kept BEL debt-free", BEL said in an official statement. "He has brought structural reforms to manage debtors to achieve the highest ever cash from operations. He was instrumental in BEL taking revolutionary initiatives in response to Covid, bringing hope to the families of deceased employees", it added. His inspirational, visionary and creative leadership makes him a wonderful mentor who has built teams and strategies for business transformation. He enjoys an excellent rapport with all stakeholders.
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