Chief Financial Officer
Rohit Group of Companies
Sonam Donkar is a highly accomplished, board-certified global finance executive with more than 23 years of leadership experience across Canada, India, the UK, and Africa. She serves as Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Rohit Group of Companies in Edmonton, overseeing financial strategy, governance, and treasury across a multi-entity real estate portfolio.
A recognized pioneer in international treasury and corporate finance, she was named “Woman of the Year” at the Treasury Today Asia Adam Smith Awards.
Previously, she was CFO of the $12B Aluminum & Power division at Vedanta Limited, making her the youngest woman CFO of one of Asia’s largest diversified resources enterprises. She also held roles as Associate Director & Treasury Head at PepsiCo India and India Treasury Controller at Dell Computers, where she managed multi-billion-dollar liquidity portfolios and pioneered channel-dealer financing models.
A digital anchor and thought leader, she has driven finance transformations by launching Centers of Excellence in AI, data governance, blockchain in trade finance, and predictive analytics.
Sonam is a board director holding the ICD.D designation (Rotman School of Management) and sits on the boards of TELUS World of Science Edmonton, FEI Canada, and ACCERTA Health Canada. She is a CIMA-qualified management accountant (ACMA, CGMA), holds an MBA from IIM Bangalore, and completed Columbia Business School’s Executive Program.