Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, December 2025 – G R Arun Kumar has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer at JioStar, bringing with him close to three decades of financial leadership experience across global organizations and major Indian conglomerates. In this role, he will oversee the Finance and Commercial functions, working closely with the Board, chief executives, and senior leadership to drive profitability, support growth initiatives, and bolster long-term financial sustainability, as JioStar accelerates its digital-first strategy.
Before joining JioStar, G R Arun Kumar served as Group CFO and Head of Strategy at Welspun World, where he led the finance function across multiple businesses and played a pivotal role in mergers and acquisitions, corporate planning, investor relations, and compliance. His strategic oversight helped align the financial trajectory of the group with its growth visionpasted.
Earlier, he held leadership positions at Ola Electric as Group CFO, where he contributed to building India’s electric mobility vision, and at Vedanta Group for over eight years in roles including Executive Director & Group CFO and CFO of Aluminium & Power. At Vedanta, he was instrumental in shaping the financial governance of a globally diversified FTSE 100 company, driving sustainability and business transformation across its segmentspasted.
His global finance experience was further solidified during his tenure at GE, where he served in multiple Asia-Pacific CFO and Controller roles, and at Unilever, where he began his career and handled several finance and supply chain leadership roles. His journey reflects a deep understanding of operations, transformation, and capital strategy across varied geographies and industriespasted.
About JioStar
JioStar is a global media and entertainment powerhouse that sits at the confluence of captivating content and cutting-edge technology. With a robust television network and a rapidly growing streaming service, JioStar reaches over 750 million viewers weekly, shaping the entertainment journeys of hundreds of millions. The company is on a mission to reimagine how audiences experience entertainment and sports, making it a significant player in the digital-first era of content consumption.
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