Mohit Agrwal

CFO & Transformation and Turnaround leader | Private Equity Portfolio Operations and Value Creation

15.7 yrs experienceRetail

Jan 2025Added yesterday

The move

MoveGrandiose → Ghassan Aboud Group

TitleChief Financial Officer → Senior Vice President, Strategy and Investment

LocationDubai → Dubai

Career arcRecent arrival

First time at this levelYes ★

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Years in UAE5.3

Total experience15.7 years

Ghassan Aboud Group headcount1,001-5,000 employees

Ghassan Aboud Group industryInternational Trade and Development

Ghassan Aboud Group HQDubai, Dubai

Ghassan Aboud Group typePrivately Held

Career arc

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Investment2025 — Present
Ghassan Aboud Group· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Chief Financial Officer2025 — Present
Grandiose· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Sr Engagement ManagerMay 2023 — Dec 2024
McKinsey & Company· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Director, Group Finance ControllerJan 2021 — Apr 2023
Americana Foods
Business Transformation ManagerJan 2020 — Jan 2021
AAmericana Foods - National Food Company· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Investment Professional (Investing & Portfolio Ops)Jun 2016 — Dec 2019
Affirma Capital· Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Management ConsultantJun 2014 — Jul 2016
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)· India, USA
Associate2011 — 2012
Ernst & Young· Gurgaon, India
Associate2008 — 2011
BMR Advisors Pvt Ltd.· Gurgaon, India

Education

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Chartered Accountant · Accounting and FinancePresent
Shri Ram College of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) · Accounting and FinancePresent
La Martiniere for Boys
ISC · CommercePresent
ESSEC Business School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Present
IIM Lucknow
PGDM · Finance and StrategyPresent

Top skills

RestructuringTeam ManagementEquity ValuationValuationCorporate TaxInvestment Banking

About

I turn complex, underperforming businesses into high-growth ones unlocking shareholder value — and I've done it in the retail / FMCG and food space across private equity, industry and management consulting in the Middle East, USA, and Asia for over 16 years. A few highlights from the journey: 1. Turnaround — Took a retail business from deeply negative EBITDA to breakeven in under 12 months — a pace that hadn't been done before in the business. Deep commercial acumen driving improved trade terms, margins, value migration, pricing optimization - impact across sales and margins 2. Value creation — Managed $1B+ PE portfolio companies and delivered $950M in realization value on $350M invested capital — in a challenging environment. 3. Growth from zero — Built a food B2C business from scratch t

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