New Delhi, Mar 16: Safex Chemicals, a leading player in the specialty chemical sector, announced the appointment of Richa Malhotra as its Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In this role, Richa will lead financial strategy, capital architecture and governance framework as Safex executes its next phase of expansion across specialty chemicals and global agrochemicals.
Richa is a Chartered Accountant and a graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.
She brings over two decades of experience in business finance, planning & strategy, corporate banking and strategic client management. Prior to joining Safex Chemicals, Richa served as Executive Director, Financial Markets at Standard Chartered Bank, where she built and led high performing teams across India & Sri Lanka.
Her expertise spans capital structuring, treasury and risk management, financial markets led financing solutions and strategic execution. She has closely worked with corporates ranging from commercial banking clients to global subsidiaries and some of the largest international corporates. Safex looks forward to leveraging her deep expertise and leadership as it enters its next phase of growth and expansion.
“Safex stands at an inflection point,” said Piyush Jindal, Promoter Director and Joint Managing Director at Safex Group, “We are scaling an integrated platform across branded formulations, specialty chemicals and contract manufacturing. Richa‘s experience across global financial institutions and her strategic rigour will sharpen our financial discipline and unlock value across the group. Her appointment reflects our commitment to world-class governance as we pursue our growth agenda.”
Richa brings a disciplined, analytical approach—precisely what Safex needs as it navigates capital deployment across three distinct verticals, strengthens its balance sheet ahead of anticipated market milestones and scales operations from India to global markets.
“I am as excited as I am proud to be a part of Safex– an organisation with a 35-year track record rooted in integrity, innovation and deep agricultural insight,” said Richa Malhotra. “I look forward to the journey ahead.”
