Legal eagle

Avantha Group Company CG has appointed Ravi Rajagopal as its Executive Vice-President & Global Head – Legal, Governance and Risk. Rajagopal will also be a member of the Executive Committee of CG. Based out of Mumbai, Rajagopal will lead CG’s strategy, conceptualisation of frameworks and global deployment in the areas of Legal, Governance & Risk. He will also oversee CG’s activities in its constituent businesses to align current business focus areas and expansion plans with the Law, Regulatory and Corporate Law framework of all geographies. Rajagopal brings with him a rich experience of 27 years in the areas of legal, secretarial and compliance related to the financial services and power industry. He was earlier the General Counsel at Essar Steel India Ltd.