Ramesh Bafna — CEO
Ramesh Bafna is a seasoned finance and business leader with more than twenty years of experience scaling high-growth technology and consumer internet companies. A Chartered Accountant with deep expertise in financial strategy, controllership, governance, and technology-driven transformation, he is known for building resilient organizations that can operate at both speed and discipline. As the Chief Financial Officer of Zepto, Ramesh Bafna leads Finance, Legal & Compliance, Procurement, Ethics, and Investor Relations, steering the company through rapid expansion while strengthening governance, unit economics, capital strategy, and public-company readiness. His work spans fundraising, due diligence, debt strategy, and shaping the financial architecture for one of India’s fastest-growing consumer internet businesses. Earlier, he held senior leadership roles at Myntra and Flipkart where he managed multi-billion-dollar P&Ls across Fashion, Home, and Lifestyle, led marketplace turnaround mandates, and built advanced capabilities in inventory planning and business intelligence. His global experience at Wipro and Cisco across India, Singapore, Europe, Japan, and China further shaped his operating depth in pricing, FP&A, treasury, and large-scale regional strategy. Ramesh Bafna is equally recognized for his people philosophy. He is passionate about building high-performance teams and fostering a culture of growth through consistent learning, reflection, and structured knowledge-sharing. His #DreamTeam, #LearningSeries, and #TravelSeries narratives reflect his belief that strong teams are built not just on capability, but on curiosity, exposure, and shared experiences. As an active startup investor and Investment Committee member at JIIF, he partners with founders across consumer, logistics, AI, and agri-tech, supporting ventures that combine strong fundamentals with scalable innovation. Widely regarded for his disciplined execution, technology-first thinking, and team-centric leadership, Ramesh continues to shape Zepto’s journey as one of India’s most influential new-age companies.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Finance Executive with expertise in high-growth technology and consumer internet sectors.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 19 yrs
Skills
- Financial Strategy
- Governance
- Investment Strategy
- Crisis Management
- Financial Management
- P&l Management
- Marketplace Strategy
- Supply Chain Management
- Risk Management
- Business Strategy
- Controllership
Career Highlights
- Over 20 years of finance leadership experience.
- Expert in financial strategy and technology-driven transformation.
- Passionate about building high-performance teams.
Work Experience
JITO INCUBATION & INNOVATION FOUNDATION
Investment Committee (1 yr 5 mos)
Vice Chairman (1 yr 11 mos)
Zepto
Chief Financial Officer (2 yrs 10 mos)
CoinSwitch
Chief Financial Officer (10 mos)
Zilingo
Chief Financial Officer (2 mos)
Various Startups
Investor (4 yrs 10 mos)
Myntra
CFO & SVP (Finance, Inventory Planning & Business Intelligence) (3 yrs 2 mos)
Flipkart
Senior Director, Head of Finance - Fashion, Home & Furniture and Books & General Merchandise (1 yr 5 mos)
Director, Head of Finance - Fashion, Marketplace & Retail Product (1 yr 5 mos)
Associate Director, Various Roles (Large Supply Chain, FP&A, Marketplace & Electronics BU) (1 yr 1 mo)
Cisco
Sales Finance (6 mos)
Wipro
Head of Middle Office, Corporate Treasury (1 yr 3 mos)
Business Finance Head - APJC, France & Germany (4 yrs 8 mos)
Various Roles - Internal Audit, Controllership and FP&A (4 yrs 9 mos)
Kumbhat & Co.
CA Article Trainee (1 yr 4 mos)
Education
CA at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
