The CFO of Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd. (formerly Lafarge India Limited), one of the leading building materials manufacturers in the country, Mr. Maneesh Agrawal has been felicitated with the ‘CFO100 2018’ Roll of Honour award in the category of Collaboration by CFO India. Mr. Agrawal was awarded for his role in supporting business and functional teams to achieve targeted goals; thereby creating shareholders value.
Launched in 2010, CFO100 is an annual initiative that identifies and recognises the achievements of the top hundred senior finance professionals in the country; who have made a difference with their leadership; and are a cut above the others in areas of finance, including collaboration, cost management, capital raising, risk management, governance and strategy.
Commenting on the win Mr. Maneesh Agrawal, CFO, Nuvoco, said, “I am extremely honoured to receive this prestigious award, which recognises the critical role of CFOs in today’s fast-evolving business environment; in creating shareholder value; besides providing leadership and leveraging synergies across teams. In addition to being a strategist, today’s CFO is also the ‘face’ of the company to its customers, vendors and bankers. I dedicate this award to the Nuvoco family, which provides a favourable environment for its employees to excel and lead.”
The award is based on a rigorous selection process at the country level (including detailed applications by participants supported by factual results delivered by them), which involves a case-by-case deliberation and discussion by renowned panellists that comprise the Jury. The participants are primarily CFOs and also senior finance professionals from various companies operating in areas of Manufacturing, Services, IT, BPO, Listed / Unlisted etc. across India.
About Nuvoco Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd. (formerly Lafarge India Limited), is a leading manufacturer and retailer of construction materials with a vision to build a safer, smarter and more sustainable world. The company started operations in India in 1999 by taking over plants from Tata and Raymond and over the past eighteen years, it has emerged as one of the major players in India. Today it has an installed capacity of around 10.92 MTPA with six cement plants in Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and West Bengal; and a pan-India presence in the ready-mix concrete (RMX) business with around 70 plants across the country. Our operational focus is currently across two business divisions; in Cement we are amongst one of the leading players in Eastern, Central and North India; with high performance blended cement variants. Our premium product portfolio includes Duraguard, Duraguard Microfiber, PSC, Concreto, and Infracem. We have also forayed into value added products like construction chemicals, wall fill solutions and cover blocks. Our Ready-mix concrete is trusted alike by large developers, small contractors, builders, architects, government agencies, and individual house builders. The premium product range comprises Mega™ Series, Mega™ LWC, InstaMix, Artevia™, Agilia™. Guided by the enduring principles of safety for its employees and social responsibility for the community, the company is charting new roads in providing solutions to meet the country’s infrastructure needs. [www.nuvoco.in]
