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Home First Finance Company India Limited appoints Rinkoo Somani as CFO

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Blacklitt Research27 October 20262 min read

Home First Finance Company India Limited (NSE: HOMEFIRST) has approved the appointment of Rinkoo Somani as its Chief Financial Officer, effective 27 Oct 2026, it said in a filing on 27 Oct 2026. The same board meeting approved reviewed results for the quarter and half year ended 30 Sep 2026, with a quarterly profit after tax of ₹170.19 crore.

Key highlights

CFO appointment effective from 27 Oct 2026
Profit after tax for the quarter: ₹170.19 crore
Net worth at 30 Sep 2026: ₹4,665.12 crore
Board meeting: 2.00 P.M. to 5:20 P.M. on 27 Oct 2026

The CFO appointment

Item	Detail
Officer	Rinkoo Somani
Role	Chief Financial Officer, designated Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) and Senior Management Personnel (SMP)
Effective date	27 Oct 2026, from the date of Board approval
Recommended by	Audit Committee and Nomination & Remuneration Committee
Experience	Over 25 years in finance, treasury, regulatory compliance, capital planning and financial controls
Most recent role	Group CFO, Dani family office

Background of the new CFO

Rinkoo Somani is a chartered accountant with over 25 years of experience in finance, treasury, regulatory compliance, capital planning and financial controls. She has held senior leadership positions at HDFC Limited, HDFC Bank, IDFC Limited and IDFC FIRST Bank, including interim CFO of IDFC Limited.

At HDFC she also led the finance workstream for the merger of HDFC Limited with HDFC Bank. Most recently she served as Group CFO at the Dani family office, which the filing says brought her expertise in strategic transactions and governance.

Other matters the board approved on 27 Oct 2026

The board meeting ran from 2.00 P.M. to 5:20 P.M. on 27 Oct 2026. The board also approved reviewed results for the quarter and half year ended 30 Sep 2026, on which the joint statutory auditors issued an unmodified limited review report.

The board also approved a postal ballot notice seeking shareholder approval for appointing Vineet Taneja (DIN: 07567421) as a Non-Executive Independent Director. The company had announced Taneja's appointment as an additional non-executive independent director on 24 Oct 2026.

What the CFO appointment means for Home First Finance Company India Limited's shareholders

The appointment adds a chief financial officer designated as KMP and SMP. The board has also approved a postal ballot notice on Vineet Taneja's appointment as a Non-Executive Independent Director, so shareholder approval for that step is still to come. The filing does not give the CFO's remuneration, the date of the postal ballot, or the name of any outgoing CFO.

Reference: Original filing (PDF)

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