Velan Inc. announced that Mr. Rishi Sharma ha been promoted to Chief Financial Officer, to oversee all of Velan's administrative functions in addition to his oversight of the financial team. Mr. Rishi Sharma has been the Chief Financial Officer of Velan since May 2022. Before that, Rishi Sharma began his career at Deloitte & Touche in 2005 and progressed to lead finance departments in the aerospace and rail manufacturing industry through senior roles across Alstom SA and Bombardier since 2008.

Rishi is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and has a bachelor's degree in commerce with a Major in Accounting and Minor in Corporate Finance from the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University. He also holds a Graduate Diploma in Chartered Accountancy from the John Molson School of Business.