4th April, National: BYJU’S, the world’s leading edtech company, has appointed Ajay Goel as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), bringing in a seasoned global finance professional to strengthen the company’s financial operations, long-term business strategies, and path to profitability.
As CFO, Ajay will be responsible for overseeing financial strategy and management for BYJU’S. He will work closely with the founders and the senior leadership on strategy development, capital planning and financial analysis. With over two decades of experience, Ajay has a proven track record of delivering strong financial and operational results to companies across sectors, including Vedanta, Diageo, GE, Coca Cola, and Nestle.
Making the announcement, Byju Raveendran, Founder and CEO, BYJU’S said, “We are delighted to welcome Ajay Goel to our BYJU’S family to further strengthen our leadership team. With his extensive experience and diverse skill-set, Ajay is the ideal candidate to take on the role of Chief Financial Officer as we continue to chart the course of sustainable growth in this exciting new phase. His strategic thinking and financial acumen will be instrumental in helping us create even more value for our stakeholders.”
In response, Ajay expressed his excitement for the new role, saying, “I am thrilled to be associated with a true market leader and a global brand like BYJU’S that is revolutionizing education across spectrums. I am eagerly looking forward to working closely with the leadership team and contributing to BYJU’S continued growth and success, as we strive to create a bigger impact around the world.”
Ajay possesses expertise in various areas such as building high-performing teams, dealing with Board and Audit Committee, strategic finance, business partnering and decision support, leading M&As, capital restructuring and funding strategy, taxation, and other related fields. His extensive knowledge and skills in these areas make him a valuable addition to BYJU’S leadership team.
About BYJU’S:
BYJU’S is the world’s leading edtech company that offers highly adaptive, engaging, and effective learning programs for students across K-12, competitive exams, coding, and upskilling courses for professionals. With over 150 million registered learners globally, BYJU’S has been at the forefront of creating tech-driven and immersive learning experiences for students around the world.
Since the launch of its flagship Learning App in 2015, BYJU’S has been innovating learning experiences and pioneering new approaches to education by blending world-class pedagogy with cutting edge technology. These include hybrid learning, ‘phygital’ learning, interactive and personalised approaches, and multiple learning formats.
BYJU’S portfolio of products has now expanded to meet the learning requirements across grades, levels, and geographies. These include Disney.BYJU’S Early Learn, which offers highly engaging early learning programs for the K-3 segment; BYJU’S Classes with Two Teacher Advantage – a comprehensive after-school learning solution; BYJU’S Tuition Centre – a hybrid after-school learning centre; BYJU’S Exam Prep for various entrance tests, and more. It also offers coding, maths and music programs to students in the USA, UK, Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, and Mexico.
BYJU’S is taking big strides in bringing together the best of offline and online learning experiences and setting up international innovation hubs to deliver breakthrough solutions across its ecosystem of learning products.
Taking its vision of building a community of active learners globally, BYJU’S has onboarded strong partners through strategic acquisitions of Osmo, EPiC, Tynker, White Hat Jr, Aakash, Great Learning, Gradeup, and GeoGebra.
A digital-first company, BYJU’S has been backed by prominent investors like Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Naspers, CPPIB, General Atlantic, Tencent, Sequoia Capital, Sofina, Verlinvest, IFC, Aarin Capital, TimesInternet, Lightspeed Ventures, Tiger Global, Owl Ventures & Qatar Investment Authority
