Preeti Kankonkar
Biography
24+ Years Of Finance Leadership experience in IT industry & investment Banks
P&L control and planning, risk management and governance, business partnering for financial decisions
Successfully steered loss making businesses to sustainable profitability, led several transformational business cases including a global award winning AI project (2019)
In depth Experience in large deal construction, negotiating vendor contracts as well as customer contracts to nurture optimum business performance and growth. KPI Benchmarking and tracking performance has been my area of keen interest
Exceled at mentoring programs and built a strong network In the process.
Lesser known facts about me :
- I was born and raised in Mumbai, India and have lived and worked in 4 different countries over the last 2 decades – India, UAE, Sweden and UK
- I am a yoga enthusiast and am also a trained instructor (I teach beginners for an hour during week days!)
- Few years ago, I trained for paragliding and clocked several hours of solo flights.
- Speed thrills!! I work very hard to stay within speed limits on motorways!
What attracted me to Alder Hey Children’s Charity?
- Honest Answer : The peculiar building for children’s hospital!
What made me commit to this wonderful organization?
- Answer : The amazing leaders I met at the interview rounds who have been making a huge difference to millions of children and their families and who showed me how much they cared about their shared mission
What keeps me interested in the Charity’s work ALL THE TIME?
- Answer : The personification of 4 Values of the Charity and being able to see it in action: Courage, Together, Passion, Magic