Rajnish K Sapra

Chief Finance Officer - Acciona Energy India Pvt. Ltd.

Rajnish K Sapra

EDUCATION

Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) 1995 Mumbai Bachelor of Commerce 1989 Mumbai

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT

Experience areas: Financing for projects; Tax; Regulatory; Environmental; Project development;

Coordination; General management; Leading new initiatives; Merchant banking. Industry: Renewable energy, Turnkey power projects, both conventional (naphtha based) and renewable,

Establishing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Merchant banking.

New initiatives and accomplishments: (previous roles):

1. Company positioned as the best franchisee in India in Medical Transcription BPO business in quality terms.

2. Established the procedure, and personally conducted perhaps the first Municipal Waste audit in India based on American Standard Test Method (ASTM) successfully.

3. Developed financial assessment tools for wind energy/ waste-to-energy/ conventional fuel fired power projects and other applications.

Present Role: Chief Finance Officer - Acciona Energy India Pvt. Ltd. (AEIPL) AEIPL is the energy arm of Acciona S.A. The business is development and ownership of wind farms in India. Acciona has a ~ €6.5 billion consolidated revenue in 2009, listed in Madrid, and is one of the most respected companies originating from Spain. Its business lines have comprised infrastructure, real estate, logistic and transport services, urban and environmental services, energy, and some other businesses with the future focus on three main verticals i.e. renewable energy, infrastructure and water.

Detailed and very up to date information is available on the Acciona.com website.

CURRENT PORTFOLIO:

i. Responsibility for finance, tax, administration, human resource and secretarial functions

ii. Responsibility for CDM matters under the United Nation's Kyoto Protocol at the India end

iii. Project contracts - Team member for negotiations and finalization iv. Project finance

In previous roles: Part of consulting business:

Advising clients, many of them multinational, on India entry strategy, project selection and returns analysis, joint ventures, collaborations, coordinating project delivery, marketing strategies, acquisitions and related matters.