Ather Appoints Deepak Jain as its Chief Financial Officer

Ather Energy, India’s first intelligent electric vehicle manufacturer appoints Deepak Jain as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He brings over 20 years of experience across global brands like First Advantage, Apple India, P&G and Gillette to Ather. Deepak will be joining Ather's senior leadership team after a five year stint at First Advantage as CFO for their India Business.

Deepak has been a Finance Leader with exposure to large multi-location and transnational revenues. He began his career at E&Y before moving on to Gillette and Procter & Gamble, where he took on key leadership roles in distribution modeling & sales finance. In 2010, he joined Apple India as the CFO and led the finance team during a period of exponential growth for five years. Specializing in conceptualizing, leading and executing business expansion strategies in manufacturing, trading and services business environments, Deepak is expected to play a key role in Ather’s aggressive expansion plans.

Commenting on this appointment, Tarun Mehta, Co-founder & CEO, Ather Energy, says, “In his prior roles, Deepak has scaled up technology and product led

Deepak’s experience in leading teams and integrating manufacturing and business processes will play a key role in the next part of our story

companies making him an ideal addition to Ather’s team. For a rapidly expanding company like Ather, an important focus area is laying the structure for effective processes. We are scaling up to meet the demand for the Ather 450 and this requires robust systems and operations and Deepak’s experience in leading teams and integrating manufacturing and business processes will play a key role in the next part of our story.”

With 38 charging Points in Bengaluru and 14 charging Points in Chennai, Ather Grid is the largest fast-charging network for electric vehicles in the country. The company’s product line has won 30 awards in design, automotive and technology categories. Possessing over 51 patent applications, 113 trademarks and 123 design registrations to its name, Ather Energy aims to provide consumers with the best possible ownership experience.

“Working with Ather is a rare opportunity to work on cutting edge technology and building products that are setting the bar for the two wheeler category. Tarun and Swapnil’s vision for electric vehicles and automobiles will serve as a lighthouse for the industry. I look forward to working with the team as we enter new markets and increase our footprint across the country,” concludes Deepak Jain, CFO, Ather Energy.