Himanshu Agarwal will assume the new position on September 17, 2026 while interim CFO Ambarish Raghuvanshi will continue to lead the finance function
He is currently a whole-time director and CFO at pharma major Cohan Lifesciences and has held the position of CFO across various firms over the past 15 years
Info Edge is among the oldest internet companies in the country operating Naukri, 99acres, Jeevansaathi Aisle and Shiksha
Naukri parent Info Edge
has appointed veteran finance executive Himanshu Agarwal as its new CFO, nearly a year after former finance chief Chintan Thakkar stepped down.
Agarwal will assume the new position on September 17, 2026, Info Edge said in an exchange filing. In the meantime, interim CFO Ambarish Raghuvanshi will continue to lead the finance function.
Raghuvanshi was appointed the interim CFO after Thakkar resigned in August last year to take up the role of group CEO at IAN Group (formerly India Angel Network).
Agarwal is currently a whole-time director and CFO at pharma major Cohan Lifesciences. He has held the position since January 2024. Overall, he has served as the CFO for various firms for almost 15 years. Prior to Cohan Lifesciences, he served as the CFO of Times of India-parent Bennett Coleman & Co Ltd. He also held the CFO roles at Huhtamaki, AkzoNoble India, and AstraZeneca Pharma India, as per his LinkedIn profile.
Agarwal is a qualified chartered accountant, company secretary and cost and management accountant.
He will also join Info Edge’s board as a whole-time director for a term of five consecutive years, starting September.
Info Edge is among the oldest internet companies in the country. Besides Naukri.com, it operates real estate platform 99acres, matchmaking platforms Jeevansaathi and Aisle and edtech platform Shiksha.
The company is also a prolific backer of Indian tech startups, with Eternal (then Zomato) and PB Fintech among its most successful bets. Earlier this week, Info Edge revealed it has invested ₹1,003 Cr across 54 AI and deeptech startups from 2020 until March 31, 2026.
It invested ₹614 Cr in 28 AI companies, including Aftershoot, Gnani.ai, Jurisphere, Pascal AI, and Phot.ai. The investment now stands at ₹1,268 Cr, indicating a 2.1X internal rate of return (IRR) and gross IRR of 31%.
Meanwhile, its deeptech portfolio consists of 30 startups (of which 26 are active), including Anscer Robotics, CynLr, Deepinder Goyal’s Temple, Unbox Robotics, among others.
Consumer tech continues to remain the mainstay of Info Edge’s investment thesis, with a portfolio worth ₹2,755 Cr across 45 consumer tech and consumer-AI startups. The investments have grown by a multiple of 13.5X and a gross IRR to ₹37,214 Cr at the end of FY26.
Earlier this year, Info Edge committed ₹250 Cr to a newly launched alternative investment fund (AIF), B8 Fund I.
On the financial front, Info Edge’s FY26 net profit jumped 35% to ₹1,762.8 Cr from ₹1,309.9 Cr in the previous fiscal. Meanwhile, revenue increased 15% YoY to ₹3,284.7 Cr.
Source: Inc42 - Startups
