Parminder Chopra, the director (finance) and CMD (additional charge) of Power Finance Corporation (PFC), has been awarded the prestigious Icon of the Year award by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. Ms Chopra has been lauded for being a role model for the profession of accountants by achieving tremendous success in business enterprises and by contributing significantly to the cause of business, society and nation. 

Ms Chopra, a qualified cost accountant, has also pursued postgraduate diploma in business management. In an illustrious career spanning more than three-and-a-half decades, Ms Chopra has held various critical positions in PFC since 2005 and earlier in power sector majors NHPC and PGCIL. Her visionary approach, meticulous financial planning and sound decision-making have contributed significantly to PFC’s sustained growth and profitability, a media release of PFC has said.  

The award was presented by Arjun Ram Meghwal, the minister of law and justice and Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs, at an event held on July 14, 2023, in New Delhi. R K Malhotra, the ED (finance), Sanjay Mehrotra, the ED (finance), and Mohammed Salim, the SGM (finance), were also present during the occasion.