CONCOR appoints Vivek Gupta as Director Finance and CFO
Railways-approved move sees Gupta take charge for five-year term; Harish Chandra steps down as CFO
Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) has appointed Shri Vivek Gupta as Director (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from 21 April 2026, following approval from the Ministry of Railways and the company’s Board of Directors.
The Board confirmed the appointment at its meeting held on 22 April 2026, in line with earlier communications issued on 20 and 21 April 2026. Gupta will hold the position for a period of five years from the date of assuming charge or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Following this appointment, Shri Harish Chandra, Principal Executive Director (Finance) & Company Secretary & CFO, has ceased to hold the additional charge of CFO with effect from 21 April 2026.
Gupta is a 1997 batch Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer with over 32 years of experience. He holds a B.Tech from IIT-BHU, Varanasi, and an MBA in Finance from BITS Pilani.
He has worked across five zonal railways in roles covering finance, IT, business development and general administration. His previous positions include Additional Divisional Railway Manager at Izzatnagar Division, Senior Divisional Finance Manager at Moradabad, Jhansi, Agra and Kota divisions, and Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer in North Western and North Central Railways.
Among his key contributions, Gupta was involved in the implementation of the Traffic Accounts Management System (TAMS) in North Western Railway and the development of a freight terminal under the public-private partnership model at Bhopatpur in 2022 through Central Warehousing Corporation.
He has received several awards, including the National Award for Outstanding Service (Minister of Railways Award) in 2009 for integrating the Crew Management System with the Payroll Accounting System. He also received the General Manager Award for Best Innovation in 2015 for designing the ‘Railkarmi’ mobile application, later adopted as a pan-India platform.
During his tenure at DFCCIL, he was associated with refinancing a World Bank loan through IRFC, resulting in savings of more than ₹2,700 crore for the Government of India.
