Vedantu, an India-based edtech unicorn backed by Tiger Global, has appointed Pankaj Jain, a former PricewaterhouseCoopers executive, as its CFO.
In his new role, Pankaj will manage Vedantu’s business finance and build a diverse team while ensuring strong financial planning across all its verticals.
Jain has been in the finance industry for over 25 years and has worked at organizations such as LimeRoad and Ibibo Group. As CFO at Ibibo, he played a key role in the acquisition of online ticketing platform RedBus as well as Ibibo’s merger with MakeMyTrip in 2016-17.
“I look forward to being part of Vedantu’s mission to create accessible and affordable education for every child in the country,” Jain said in a statement.
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Editing by Collin Furtado and Arpit Nayak
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