Mr Prashant Kumar Ghose is the executive director of Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL). He was the executive vice president and chief financial officer of the company responsible for treasury, accounting, taxation, strategic finance, secretarial, and information technology.

He started his career with Tata Steel in 1973 and has held several important positions in the company before becoming the chief financial controller (corporate) of the company in 2001. He was elevated as the chief of strategic finance of Tata Steel later during that year. After a successful stint at Jamshedpur, Mr Ghose joined TCL as the CFO in 2002.

Mr Ghose was awarded the CFO of the Year (cost optimisation) in 2003, and CFO of the year in 2006 for ‘Deal of the Year’.

Mr Ghose, 58, is a graduate in commerce and a member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (ICWA) of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is also an alumnus of the Advanced International General Management programme of CEDEP, France.

He lives in Mumbai with his wife Debika. They have a son Saurabh, who is a banker, while daughter Shreya is studying business management. Mr Ghose is an avid cricketer and photographer.