Job Title: CFO
Company: WPP Scangroup
Sanjeev Panwar is the chief finance officer at WPP Scangroup.
He began his career in finance in 1998 as an article trainee at Pradeep K. & Associates in Delhi, India, progressing through various audit roles before joining Publicis (India) Communications as an executive in accounts in 2004. During his time with the Publicis Group, he held positions including deputy manager finance at ZenithOptimedia. In 2007, Sanjeev joined Yo!China - Moods Hospitality Private as senior finance manager before relocating to Kenya.
In 2008, Sanjeev joined Scangroup (later WPP Scangroup) as finance manager. Over the course of his 17-year tenure at the company, he has held various roles, among them finance ERP administrator, consultant and project manager for ERP software implementation, group finance controller, and deputy chief financial officer. He was appointed group finance director in 2022 before assuming his current role as chief finance officer in January 2025.
Sanjeev is a certified public accountant (CPA).
Work
Jan 2025 - Present: chief finance officer, WPP Scangroup
Jul 2022 - Dec 2024: group finance director, WPP Scangroup
Mar 2018 - Jun 2022: deputy chief financial officer, WPP Scangroup
Jan 2013 - Feb 2018: group finance controller, WPP Scangroup
Feb 2012 - Dec 2012: finance ERP administrator, Scangroup
Apr 2010 - Jan 2012: consultant, Scangroup
Jun 2008 - Mar 2010: finance manager, Scangroup
Aug 2007 - May 2008: senior finance manager, Yo!China - Moods Hospitality Private
Jan 2007 - Jul 2007: deputy manager finance, ZenithOptimedia (Publicis Group)
Jan 2004 - Jan 2007: executive accounts, Publicis (India) Communications (Publicis Group)
Feb 2003 - Jan 2004: assistant manager - taxation and audit, Sunil Vijay & Associates
Nov 2002 - Jan 2003: audit assistant, S C Bhagat & Co.
Aug 2001 - Jun 2002: audit clerk, Chandra Gupta & Associates
Jul 1998 - Jul 2001: article trainee, Pradeep K. & Associates
WPP Scangroup
WPP Scangroup is a marketing and communications group operating across Sub-Saharan Africa. The company provides advertising, media investment management, public relations, and brand consulting services through various agencies within the WPP network.
