Rajesh is the CFO at S45, where he partners with founders to strengthen financial strategy, improve governance and prepare businesses for scale with structure and clarity. A Fellow Chartered Accountant and seasoned strategic finance professional, he brings over 25 years of experience across financial structuring, strategic advisory, business transformation, financial due diligence, forensic audits and performance reviews.

He has worked closely with entrepreneurs, family led businesses and emerging corporates, advising them on capital raising, financial restructuring and strategic realignment. Rajesh has played a pivotal role in transforming mid sized companies into scalable, investor ready enterprises, guiding them through critical inflection points such as funding rounds, expansion plans and regulatory compliance. His approach is founder focused and execution led, with a clear bias toward long term value creation.

Rajesh’s early professional journey includes partner roles in reputed audit and consulting firms across India and Nepal, where he led high profile assignments for global and multilateral clients such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Larsen & Toubro, Siemens AG, Impregilo SpA, Dywidag International and Jesons Industries. Exposure to large scale infrastructure and industrial projects has shaped his depth in governance, controls and complex financial environments.

A respected voice in the food processing sector, he has also built a strong reputation as both a strategic finance leader and entrepreneur. His hands-on leadership across operations, finance and growth strategy has shaped multiple ventures in the agro and food ecosystem, earning recognition such as “Times Entrepreneur in the Agro Food Industry” and “The Think Tank of the Industry”.