New Delhi : EaseMyTrip, one of the leading players in the Online Travel Aggregators segment, has recently appointed Abani Kant Jha as its Chief Finance Officer. With almost 13 years of experience, Mr. Kant has worked with prestigious corporate groups like Aditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand) Limited, Koutons Retail India Limited and Container Rail Road Services Private Limited, etc prior to joining EaseMyTrip.

He has joined as the CFO where he would be responsible for the strategic finance, accounts and commercial functions of EaseMyTrip and would be reporting to Mr. Nishant Pitti, CEO, EaseMyTrip. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from GlobalNxt University, Malaysia and is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Nishant Pitti, CEO and Co-Founder, EaseMyTrip said, "I am extremely happy to announce that Mr. Abani Kant Jha will now be heading EaseMyTrip’s finance vertical. His professional expertise will be highly valuable for us as we enter into the next phase of growth. I’m extremely confident that we would be able to better identify and manage risks related to finances for our company and capitalize on our business. We wish him the best for his future endeavors.”

In his new role at EaseMyTrip, Mr. Abani Kant Jha will be the key interface between the corporate office and operations teams. His area of focus would be to manage end-to-end financial functions of the company along with providing insights in the financial decision-making process through analysis, financial projections and reporting scalable financial controls in operations.