Siddhartha Agarwal

Siddhartha Agarwal is a globally accomplished finance leader with over 20 years of multinational experience spanning financial controllership, CFO advisory, FP&A, mergers and acquisitions, IPO readiness, Global Capability Centers (GCCs), Shared Services, Global Business Services (GBS), and digital finance transformation. His career includes senior roles with NielsenIQ, Nielsen, General Electric (GE), and Deloitte across the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and emerging markets.

As Director – Global Finance, GCC & Transformation Advisory at Alverian Global Limited, UAE, he advises multinational corporations, investors, and growth-oriented enterprises on finance transformation, global operating models, governance frameworks, and strategic expansion. A Fellow Chartered Accountant (ICAI), MBA in Finance, and Associate Member of CPA Australia, he combines deep technical expertise with leadership gained across the world's most complex multinational environments.

He currently serves as Regional Controller – East Europe, Middle East & Africa (EEMEA) at NielsenIQ, overseeing financial governance across more than 40 countries and 60 legal entities while leading a global finance organization of approximately 90 professionals. A key strength is the design and transformation of large-scale finance operating models — establishing Shared Services Centers, GBS organizations, Finance Centers of Excellence, and cross-border transformation programs.

Over his career he has led major transformation initiatives involving merger integration, acquisition due diligence, corporate spin-offs, ERP deployments (Oracle and Ariba), legal entity rationalization, and IPO readiness with SEC-compliant reporting. Earlier, he held multiple finance leadership roles with General Electric across the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey, managing FP&A, ERP transformation, shared services transitions, and operating model design.