Bhevan Chandrasena

Chief Financial Officer responsible for the Directorate Central Route Charges Office and Finance
Bhev Chandrasena

Bhev Chandrasena is Chief Financial Officer (CFO), responsible for the Directorate Central Route Charges Office and Finance as from 1 February 2022.

Bhev is a seasoned leader with 25+ years of finance and commercial experience in blue-chip public and private international companies. He brings to EUROCONTROL a wealth of finance experience spanning all disciplines and across a range of business types and industries.

Bhev joined EUROCONTROL from Baxter International, a global medical devices manufacturer. Most recently, he was responsible for delivering strategic commercial projects in EMEA. Prior to that, he led finance operations for Baxter’s France & Benelux cluster. Before that Bhev was CFO and then General Manager of Hyla Mobile EMEA where he led a business turnaround generating both shareholder and stakeholder value.

He has also held a variety of senior finance leadership roles at Owens Corning (manufacturing) and at Ingram Micro (IT distribution) – both Fortune 250 companies. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Grant Thornton, Gatwick, and worked post-qualification at PwC.

Bhev is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (ICAEW) and the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT). He has an Executive MBA (with Honours) from IMD, Lausanne. In addition, he has a BA (Hons.) from Sheffield University and a MA from DeMontfort University, Leicester.