Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has the appointment of Mitesh Popat as the company’s Chief Financial Officer.
Background
Mitesh brings 20 years of global financial services experience across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, which will be instrumental in driving Flutterwave’s next phase of growth and financial sustainability.
Most recently, he has held executive roles at Citi including as Chief Financial Officer for Middle East and Africa, overseeing finance operations across 29 countries, and CFO for Global Equities Sales and Trading, providing financial leadership for all aspects of a $5 billion revenue business.
Looking Forward
Mitesh will be responsible for overseeing Flutterwave’s corporate finance functions. This is to support the company’s growth plans, leveraging his expertise in managing finance and operation functions of a complex global business.
What They’re Saying
Commenting on his appointment, Mitesh Popat, Chief Financial Officer of Flutterwave, said, “I am excited to have joined the Flutterwave team at this important time in the company’s journey. I have a deep understanding of the operating environment in Africa and complexity of operating an emerging market business and I plan to bring my experience in growing Flutterwave, while optimising our business model for sustained profitability. I am looking forward to working with the team to enhance Flutterwave’s financial position and drive operational efficiencies through curiosity and innovation.”
Welcoming Mitesh, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, Founder and CEO of Flutterwave, said, “We have an ambitious goal to connect Africa to the world and Mitesh embodies our vision with his experience working extensively within Africa in a global capacity. He shares our values of customer obsession and we’re certain that with his impressive track record in financial management, he will contribute to the next phase of our growth.
As our new CFO, his work will be adding value to our customers – both enterprise merchants and retail remittance customers, as well as the African fintech ecosystem.”
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