Mr. L. Krishnakumar

Biography

Mr. L Krishnakumar graduated from Loyola College in Madras and subsequently obtained professional qualifications in Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accountancy and Company Secretarial. He also holds a diploma in systems analysis. He has held several senior positions in consulting and industry. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant from A F Ferguson and Co, he worked with them for five years as a Senior Consultant with their management consultancy division. During this tenure he supervised a variety of engagements, both within and outside India. He subsequently worked with Larsen and Toubro Limited, a diversified conglomerate company, in a variety of areas and was lastly in their corporate office as General Manager, Finance. He joined the Tata Group in 2000 in the hotels business as its Vice President Finance. He took over the head of finance function of Tata Tea in India in the year 2004 and has been part of its growth story since then. He is currently the Executive Director and Group CFO and supervises the finance, governance and IT functions. He also oversees the Global Buying and Blending and part of the Operations functions of Tata Global Beverages Group. He is a director on the board of several of the company’s overseas subsidiaries and is also the Chairman of the Board of Mount Everest Mineral Water Limited.

Research Interest

Mr. L Krishnakumar graduated from Loyola College in Madras and subsequently obtained professional qualifications in Chartered Accountancy, Cost Accountancy and Company Secretarial. He also holds a diploma in systems analysis. He has held several senior positions in consulting and industry. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant from A F Ferguson and Co, he worked with them for five years as a Senior Consultant with their management consultancy division. During this tenure he supervised a variety of engagements, both within and outside India. He subsequently worked with Larsen and Toubro Limited, a diversified conglomerate company, in a variety of areas and was lastly in their corporate office as General Manager, Finance. He joined the Tata Group in 2000 in the hotels business as its Vice President Finance. He took over the head of finance function of Tata Tea in India in the year 2004 and has been part of its growth story since then. He is currently the Executive Director and Group CFO and supervises the finance, governance and IT functions. He also oversees the Global Buying and Blending and part of the Operations functions of Tata Global Beverages Group. He is a director on the board of several of the company’s overseas subsidiaries and is also the Chairman of the Board of Mount Everest Mineral Water Limited.