Sai Sampath joins Twellium Industrial Company as group CFO

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The move takes him from Tanzania to Ghana, where he will lead the finance function of one of West Africa's leading beverage manufacturers.

Sai Sampath Sai Sampath V. has been appointed group CFO of Twellium Industrial Company in Accra, effective July 2026. He joins from Kinglion Investment Company Limited in Dar es Salaam, where he served as CFO for close to five years.

He began his career in Hyderabad, India, at A. Ramachandra Rao & Co. as an audit executive from February 2008, handling statutory, internal, tax, and bank audits across a broad client base that included Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, State Bank of India, and Dodla Dairy. He moved into industry in August 2011 as assistant manager of finance at BRN Infotech, where he oversaw financial reporting, taxation, and compliance under Indian GAAP.

Sai relocated to East Africa in October 2013, joining Lakeside Dairy Limited in Uganda as finance controller, a role he held for nearly five years. In June 2018 he moved to Tanzania as financial controller at Sayona Drinks Limited, part of the Motisun Group, before being appointed CFO of Kinglion Investment Company in November 2021.

He holds a CMA from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and is an affiliate member of CIPFA, a fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants UK, a member of the Institute of Public Accountants, and a member of the Association of International Accountants.

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