STEER World (STEER), a global technology and engineering company specialising in advanced materials platform technologies, has appointed Sankaraiah Rajagopal as a Non-Executive Director to its Board. The appointment is intended to strengthen the company’s financial management, corporate governance and strategic planning as it expands its business across international markets.
Mr Rajagopal brings more than four decades of experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, corporate restructuring, financial reporting and regulatory compliance. His experience spans multinational companies, capital markets and corporate advisory roles.
He currently serves as a Board Advisor to the Baxy Group and Delhi Heart & Lung Institute. He was previously Group Financial Advisor at Jubilant Bhartia Group and Senior Advisor and Mentor at Protiviti India. He is also the founder of StraFin Solutions, a strategic consulting firm.
Mr Rajagopal served as Executive Director – Finance at Jubilant Life Sciences for more than 18 years, following a 17-year career at SRF Limited. His responsibilities and experience include financial strategy, corporate transformation and capital management. A Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), he has served on several national and international professional bodies. These include the IFRS Advisory Council of the International Accounting Standards Board in London, the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s Committee on Disclosures and Accounting Standards, the Confederation of Indian Industry’s National Committee on Financial Reporting and the PHD Chamber of Commerce. His professional recognition includes the India CFO Award from IMA, CNBC-TV18’s Best Performing CFO in Pharma award, recognition among CIMA’s Most Influential CFOs and ICAI’s Best CFO Award.
STEER Founder and Managing Director Dr Babu Padmanabhan said Mr Rajagopal’s contribution during the company’s ongoing capital-raising process had demonstrated his financial expertise and understanding of its technology and business plans. He added that the company needed strong governance and financial discipline alongside its technology development as it entered its next phase of growth.
Mr Rajagopal said STEER had built capabilities in technology, engineering and international markets. He said he looked forward to working with the Board and management to strengthen financial and governance systems, support capital allocation and develop the company’s commercial operations. The appointment is part of STEER’s efforts to build its institutional and management capabilities as it seeks to expand the commercial application of its proprietary technologies.
STEER World is a technology and engineering enterprise focused on advanced materials platform technologies, precision engineering and manufacturing solutions. Its work is based on research, proprietary intellectual property and the development of technologies for materials processing and industrial manufacturing across multiple sectors.
