Tata Communications has announced the appointment of Siddhartha Mundra as its new Chief Financial Officer. According to reports from ET Now, Mundra will join as CFO-Designate on February 23, 2026, before formally taking charge as CFO from May 1, 2026. The decision was approved by Tata Communications' Board at its meeting held on February 10, 2026, following recommendations from the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee.
Mundra brings more than 22 years of experience across corporate finance, business strategy, operations, private equity, and technology. As reported by ET Now, he currently serves as Vice President in the Group CFO and Group Strategy Office at Tata Sons, a role he has held since December 2020. Before joining Tata Sons, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Shankara Building Products Limited, and has also held senior roles including Director at Fairwinds Private Equity and Associate Vice President at ICICI Venture. Interestingly, he began his career as a software engineer with Cisco Systems in Bengaluru.
On the education front, Mundra holds a PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad and earned his B.Tech in Computer Science from NIT Warangal, graduating with a Gold Medal. According to ET Now, he has worked with some of India's largest business groups and has also held leadership positions in listed companies throughout his career.
Commenting on the appointment, A.S. Lakshminarayanan, Managing Director and CEO of Tata Communications, said that Mundra's depth of experience and leadership capabilities make him a strong addition to the company as it focuses on transformation and long-term value creation for stakeholders. As reported by ET Now, reacting to his new role, Siddhartha Mundra said he is honoured to join Tata Communications and looks forward to working with the leadership team to advance the company's strategic goals, strengthen its financial base, and support sustained growth.
With this appointment, Tata Communications aims to further sharpen its financial and strategic execution as it expands its global digital infrastructure footprint. According to ET Now, the company views this as a strategic move to strengthen its financial capabilities and support its ongoing transformation initiatives in the global communications technology sector.
