Key Women's Leadership Appointments across India in October 2026

By: Priyanka Vyas, Content Writer

7. Shilpa Kedia Joins Fractal as Chief Financial Officer

Fractal has named Shilpa Kedia as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She will head Fractal's global finance function and is tasked with ensuring profitable growth and financial discipline along with prudent capital allocation. In her new role, she will be responsible for making investments in the research, platforms and products offered by Fractal and devising a commercial model of the value created by its AI technologies. In addition, she will communicate how Fractal's financial strategy helps drive its earnings growth.

Prior to joining Fractal, Shilpaworked as CFO of J&J India's MedTech business at Johnson & Johnson (J&J). Previously, she was with Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) for four years in different capacities, namely that of Head of Investor Relations, Group Finance Controller, and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Treasury and Insurance.

8. Bhavna Kapur Heads HCLTech as Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Customer Experience

HCL Technologies, an IT services and solutions company, has named Bhavna Kapur as Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Customer Experience with over 29 years of work experience in customer experience, marketing, brand communications and business transformation. With her newly designated role, Bhavna will be responsible for leading global marketing and customer experience programs aimed at building customer relations, driving business growth and improving customer interactions in HCLTech's global operations.

Prior to her current designation, Bhavna has been serving as Vice President, eXperience & Deal Marketing at HCLTech, where she was responsible for strategic deal marketing and managing global centers for customer experience in India and the United States. In the last decade of working in the organization, she has held various rolessuccessfully.

9. Kamini Jha Takes Over as Business Transformation Leader, Managed Services at BDO India

Kamini Jha has been appointed as the Business Transformation Leader, Managed Services at BDO India with nearly 15 years of experience in business development, strategic alliances, client relationship management, and organizational transformation. Kamini has experience in several industries with expertise in business development, business growth strategies, strategic alliances, and operational improvements.

Some of her career stints were at EY, FitSport Nutrition, Laalsa, DYOR Haven, People Tech Group, NowFloats, and ValueLabs. As per her previous experiences, she has been instrumental in domains such as consulting, technology, consumer, and enterprise services. This allowed her to develop and gain knowledge about business development and business transformation.With this addition, BDO India will benefit from her cross-industry experience related to manage services.

10. Mathangi G Appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Real Touch Finance Limited

Real Touch Finance Limited has appointed Mathangi G as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from October 9, 2026. The decision has been taken by the company's Board of Directors at its meeting held on October 9 after taking a recommendation from its Nomination and Remuneration Committee.

Mathangi is a Chartered Accountant and has nearly 10 years of work experience in finance, accounting, banking and financial services. Her experience includes areas of credit analysis, lending process, asset quality and financial management with exposure to the sectors of banking and NBFC. In her new role, Mathangi will manage the company's finance and other related activities as CFO.

Conclusion

From consumer goods and financial services to technology and industrial automation, October’s leadership display women assuming high-profile leadership roles in many industries. Leveraging their expertise and being groomed by years of experience, women leader in India are set out to lead finance, people management, strategy, innovation and operation leadership.