Audio collection platform Pocket FM has appointed Abhilash Padival as its chief monetary officer (CFO) as the corporate strengthens its leadership staff throughout a interval of worldwide growth.

Padival will lead the corporate’s world finance organisation, overseeing monetary technique, capital allocation, enterprise planning, investor relations, compliance and company governance.

He succeeds Anurag Sharma, who stepped down in May 2026 after almost 5 years at Pocket FM.

Padival joins Pocket FM from Financial institution of America, the place he spent greater than seven years. Most lately, he led the financial institution’s shopper web funding banking apply, advising Indian startups on public listings, non-public fundraising and mergers and acquisitions.

His earlier roles embrace positions at Quess Corp, Altisource, Avendus Capital and Cyient, the place he labored throughout company technique, investments and M&A.

Commenting on the appointment, Pocket FM co-founder and CEO Rohan Nayak mentioned the corporate was getting into its subsequent part of progress and that strengthening its finance organisation had turn into more and more essential because it ready for long-term world scale.

“Abhilash brings a uncommon mixture of funding banking experience, strategic considering and working expertise. His perspective shall be invaluable as we proceed to put money into innovation, broaden globally and construct enduring worth for our creators, prospects and stakeholders. We’re thrilled to welcome him to the Pocket FM management staff,” Nayak mentioned.

“Pocket FM is creating a wholly new class on the intersection of storytelling and synthetic intelligence. Its world ambition, relentless tempo of innovation, and creator-first ecosystem make this an extremely thrilling time to affix. I sit up for partnering with the management staff to construct a world-class finance group, help the corporate’s subsequent part of progress, and create enduring worth for our creators, audiences, workers, and shareholders,” mentioned Abhilash Padival, CFO, Pocket FM.

Based in 2018 by Rohan Nayak, Nishanth KS and Prateek Dixit, Pocket FM gives audio collection throughout genres and languages.

In June 2026, Pocket FM shut down Pocket TV, its beta microdrama product, to give attention to its core audio leisure platform and world growth.