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Sandeep Arora has two decades of experience.

Ler Lily has most recently been CEO of Mapletree Trust Management.

Jardine Engineering & Infrastructure has also named Kevin O’Brien as CEO as it eyes regional expansion.

As board demands grow, CFO skills are increasingly sought after for non-executive roles - and finance leaders are bringing those strategic insights back to their own C-suite, Paul Golden reports.

The former Glenmark Pharmaceuticals finance exec succeeds Salim Yahoo at the renewable energy firm, which has been raising capital.

The Australian satellite specialist has appointed the experienced CFO to help with its next phase of global growth.

The Singapore-based professional services platform has raised a $35m Series B; former Slack chief financial officer Allen Shim joined as president and CFO in June.

Milind Wadekar, who has three decades of finance experience, has joined the hospitality group.

Jeny Lau will oversee treasury operations at the Macau entertainment group.

The French bank has appointed experienced Joseph Chia in Singapore, who joins from UOB.

With the majority of chief financial officer appointments at firms listed in Apac going to first-timers, Paul Golden examines the key issues such as technology and strategy that these newcomers need to address to hit the ground running.

Elikis will start at the Auckland-headquartered insurer on November 2; he is joining from PPS Mutual.