SS Innovations Hires Naveen Kumar Amar as CFO

SS Innovations has appointed Naveen Kumar Amar as the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO), effective September 24, 2025.

Amar is assuming the CFO role on a permanent basis from Dr. Vishwa Srivastava, who has been the company’s interim CFO since July 2025. Dr. Srivastava will continue his role as SS Innovations’ CEO—Asia Pacific.

Amar boasts over 25 years of global finance leadership spanning a range of industries and geographies. He has gathered expertise in financial accounting and reporting, planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, corporate finance, treasury operations, governance, internal controls, and both U.S. and Indian GAAP.

He’s been recognized as one of India’s top finance execs by many publications and organizations, including Forbes Asia magazine, CFO India Forum, and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London.

“Amar brings to SS Innovations a strong track record of building best-in-class finance operations, effective cross-functional teams, and successful businesses across diverse industries and geographies,” said Dr. Srivastava. “We are thrilled to welcome a seasoned financial executive of his caliber to our leadership team as we expand the global presence of our advanced, cost-efficient SSi Mantra surgical robotic system.”

Most recently, Amar provided virtual CFO services to clients based in the U.S., Canada, and the UK. He’s served as head of finance and commercial for SpiceXpress, global CFO for Munch Ado India, as well as senior VP of finance and compliance and company secretary for MSD Wellcome Trust Hilleman Laboratories.

He’s also been CFO—India & Australia and company secretary for EDirect Proprietary and India manager—financial consolidation and company secretary for GE India.

“I am honored to be joining SS Innovations at this exciting stage in its journey to democratize access to advanced surgical robotic care and I look forward to helping the team drive growth and deliver sustainable long-term shareholder value,” said Amar.

In July, the company revealed it had completed the world’s first successful intercontinental robotic cardiac telesurgery, which used its SSi Mantra 3 surgical robotic system.