Chetan Garg Appointed Chief Financial Officer

The company has announced the appointment of Chetan Garg as Chief Financial Officer, based in Noida.

Mon 28 Sep 2026

Position

Chief Financial Officer

Name

Chetan Garg

Location

Noida

Previous Role

CFO of Optum India

Experience

Nearly two decades of financial and business leadership

What was announced

RateGain Travel Technologies has announced the appointment of Chetan Garg as Chief Financial Officer, based in Noida. He will lead the company's global finance function.

Background of the appointee

• Nearly two decades of financial and business leadership experience across healthcare, consumer durables and consulting.
• Most recently Chief Financial Officer of Optum India, part of UnitedHealth Group, where he worked on financial governance, risk and cost management, capital allocation, and integrating acquired entities in India.
• Earlier held finance leadership roles at Whirlpool Corporation in the US and India across commercial business units, corporate treasury, manufacturing, internal audit, controllership and global finance operations; his last role there was Vice President of Finance for Whirlpool Asia.
• Began his career as a management consultant with PwC and Deloitte India.
• Holds an MBA in Finance from Cornell University and a B.Tech from IIT Madras.

Management comments

Founder and Managing Director Bhanu Chopra said strong finance leadership is central to running RateGain as a global, listed company, and pointed to the appointee's experience with complex operations and integration of acquired businesses.

Chetan Garg said his focus is to turn RateGain's growth into consistent returns by putting capital where it earns the most, and building a finance function suited to the company's scale.

About the business as described

• Works with 14,000+ customers and 700+ partners in 160+ countries.
• Serves 33 of the Top 40 Hotel Chains, 4 of the Top 5 Airlines, 7 of the Top 10 Car Rentals, and 25 Global Fortune 500 companies.
• Founded in 2004, headquartered in India, providing AI-powered SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality.

Why it matters

The CFO is the senior-most finance role in a listed company, overseeing reporting, capital allocation and governance. Investors typically watch such senior leadership changes for continuity and for signals on how capital will be deployed.

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