A member of the Group Executive Committee, Rikin has over a decade of experience in Africa in the Agriculture, Petroleum, Power and Real Estate.

He was Head of the Finance Division for East and Southern Africa at Olam International (a Singapore based listed multinational) and subsequently for ETG Group as Group Deputy CFO and Executive Committee member overseeing Treasury, Investor Relations and Corporate Finance functions.

He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) from ICAI, India and a Chartered Management Accountant (CMA) from CIMA Institute, London.