Gurugram: Delhivery has announced the appointment of Kabir Ahmed Shakir as a Non-Executive Independent Director on its Board of Directors, effective immediately. He will also join the company’s Audit Committee.
The company further announced that Romesh Sobti will step down from the Board effective June 30, 2026, marking the completion of Delhivery’s board rejuvenation programme.
Kabir Ahmed Shakir brings more than 35 years of experience across consumer, technology and telecommunications sectors. Most recently, he served as Global CFO of Tata Communications, where the company was recognised as Turnaround Company of the Year by Forbes in March 2023 during his tenure.
Prior to that, Shakir served as CFO of Microsoft India and spent over two decades with Unilever in senior finance leadership roles across India and the UK.
Over the years, he has received multiple recognitions including CFO of the Year awards from Businessworld in 2023 and 2024, CII in 2023 and Economic Times in 2024. He has also been ranked among Asia’s top CFOs in the telecommunications sector by Institutional Investor Research. Shakir is an alumnus of Bharathidasan Institute of Management and has been honoured with the Distinguished Alumni of the Year award at the India Management Conclave, presented by former President Ram Nath Kovind.
Commenting on the appointment, Suraj Saharan said, “We are excited to welcome Kabir to the Delhivery Board. His depth of experience leading the finance function across some of India’s and the world’s most respected organisations in consumer, technology, and telecom industries, will bring an invaluable perspective to our governance and long-term strategy. We look forward to Kabir’s guidance and counsel on a variety of topics including AI and technology, as we accelerate our journey of building India’s leading technology-driven logistics platform.
We also sincerely thank Romesh Sobti for his contributions to Delhivery. As Chairman of the Audit Committee, he played a pivotal role in strengthening our internal financial controls, risk management systems, and overall governance. We wish him well in his future endeavours.”
