Kazam, the Indian EV charging and energy-tech platform, has roped in Ram Balasubramanian for the role of chief financial officer (CFO).
Backed by 15 years of experience, Balasubramanian will be tasked with overseeing financial planning, performance tracking, and capital deployment across Kazam’s expanding portfolio, which includes over 70,000 charge points, multi-modal EV partnerships, and a pilot peer-to-peer energy exchange programme.
Balasubramanian began his professional journey as an articled assistant, at PFK Sridhar and Santhanam. Four years later, having been certified a chartered accountant by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he joined ITI Securities as senior executive in 2010. From 2011 to 2012 he was with Siemens as executive, looking into fraud investigation and compliance.
Ram Balasubramanian’s next stop was KPMG India, where he served as assistant manager from 2012 to 2015.
September of 2015 saw him move to Star TV Network as assistant manager, as part of the corporate audit team. Over two and a half years into this role, he was elevated to manager, looking after business development and strategy.
In April 2020, he joined Rainshine Entertainment, as chief of staff. Two years later he switched to an Indian listed company to oversee group financial planning and analysis.
It was in August of 2023 that Ram Balasubramanian joined Vertex Ventures SE Asia & India, as director of finance. There, he worked closely with portfolio startups on growth and execution.
According to Akshay Shekhar, CEO and co-founder Kazam, Balasubramanian’s “track record of aligning finance with business vision, combined with his deep understanding of the startup landscape, makes him the ideal addition to Kazam’s leadership team as we enter this next phase of growth.”