Government Nominee Central Council Member of ICAI

Mr. Jhalani is practicing as Advocate and providing consultancy in specialized areas of Corporate Law, Insolvency, SEBI and other allied areas.

He was nominated as Council Member of Institute of Cost Accountants of India, by Government of India between 2002-2004.

He was nominated as Council Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India by Government of India for the term 2015-2019.

He was nominated as Council Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India by Government of India for the term 2016-2019 and was again nominated by Government of India for the term 2022-2025.

He has also been appointed as the Chairman of Finance and Audit Committee of Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti

Secretary, ICAI

CA. Jai Kumar Batra is the Secretary, ICAI. The second largest Accounting Professional Body globally and regulator of Accounting Profession in India.

He is a seasoned professional with rich and diversified experience of 28 years in leadership roles in Academic and Corporate.

He is a trusted leader and able administrator guiding & leading the team from the front.

In his previous experiences he has achieved remarkable results as per the vision of the organization.

He has authored book on Financial Management published by SAGE.

Hon’ble Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Government of India

Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian economist and politician serving as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India since 2019.

She is a member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Indian Parliament, since 2014.

Sitharaman previously served as the Defence Minister of India from 2017-2019, thereby becoming India's second female defence minister and the second female finance minister after Indira Gandhi, and the first full-time female minister to hold each of those portfolios.

Ms. Sitharaman was ranked 37^th in the Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women 2021.

Vice President, Invest India

Chandrima Sinha is Vice President at Invest India, the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency, where she leads government initiatives focused on promoting and facilitating investments into India including Make in India, National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), PM-GatiShakti and Start Up India. She has over two decades of global experience of attracting private investment flows, primarily in a public-private interface. Previously, Ms. Sinha worked with IDFC Ltd (erstwhile, Infrastructure Development Finance Company). She has served on the board of diverse organizations, from the government, private and social sectors, including Uttarakhand Infrastructure Development Company Limited (U-Dec) and Delhi Integrated Multi Modal Transit System Ltd. (DIMTS).

Board Member, IFAC & Past President, ICAI

CA. Atul Kumar Gupta, was the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in the year 2020-21.

Currently, he is serving as Board Member, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and on the Board of XBRL International.

Earlier, he had been the Chairman of Committee on Education, Training & CPD of SAFA and Member of PFM Committee of CAPA.

Past President, ICAI

CA. Nihar N Jambusaria was the President of ICAI for the year 2021-22.

Currently, he is the Vice President of SAFA and member of the PAIB Committee of IFAC.

He has represented ICAI in many important committees constituted by the Government Ministries/ Regulators.

He was also a Member of the e–Commerce Committee formed by the Ministry of Finance and Peer Review Committee of the Central Board of Direct Taxes.

Chief Mentor, Haribhakti & Co. LLP

Mr. Shailesh V. Haribhakti is an inspiring thought leader who defines Haribhakti & Co. LLP ‘s future. Over decades of hands-on professional involvement, he has worked through myriad engagements which have defined the future at Haribhakti & Co. LLP. His passion for quality is reflected in the ISO 9000 certification for various processes of the Group’s operations. He represented India on the Standards Advisory Council (SAC) of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). He worked with PBAS, an affiliate of IFC Washington, to establish activity based costing and strategic planning processes in Polish SMEs.

Mr. S. V. Haribhakti is a staunch believer in corporate social responsibility, governance and promoting a greener environment. He actively promotes these causes through forums like ASSOCHAM, CII and the Indian Merchants’ Chamber by participating in the process of framing regulations and standards.

Mr. S. V. Haribhakti is an active speaker at several seminars, conferences and training programmes and has been associated with IIM-Ahmedabad as a visiting faculty member. He frequently contributes to leading newspapers and business magazines.

Past President, ICAI

CA. Uttam Prakash Agarwal was the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the year 2009-2010.

He was a technical advisor on the Board of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), Developing Nations Committee (DNC) of IFAC and Small and Medium Practices Committee (SMP) of IFAC.

He has represented ICAI in many important committees constituted by the Government Ministries/ Regulators.

He is an independent director on board of leading companies.

Past President, ICAI

CA Naveen N D Gupta was the President of ICAI in 2018-19.
He is widely commended for his role in making the Income Disclosure Scheme, 2016 a success, which was acknowledged by the Finance. Minister and he represented ICAI as part of various Committees of MCA, CAG, IRDA and SEBI.

He has been a technical advisor to SMP Committee of IFAC, on international front. He was member of the board of CAPA, SAFA and IIRC during the years 2018-19.

He is also on the board of various companies.

Past President, ICAI

CA. K Raghu served as the President of the ICAI for the year 2014-15.

He has served as Independent Director on Board of Indian Overseas Bank and has been a Former Board Member of the IFAC and of the Confederation of Asia Pacific Accountants (CAPA).

He has also served as a Member of Board of IRDA, the Quality Review Board and a Member of the Governing Body of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.

Central Council Member

He is Central Council member of ICAI for the term 2022-25.

Currently he is the member of various Committees in ICAI

He has a rich professional experience of more than 20 years.

Vice Chairman, Committee on MSME & Start-up

CA.(Dr.) Raj Chawla is the Central Council member of ICAI for the term 2022-25.

Currently he is Vice Chairman Direct Tax Committee, MSME Committee, CMIB and Member Board of Discipline

Vice Chairman, Committee for Development of International Trade, Services & WTO

CA. Rohit Ruwatia is a Central Council member for the term 2022-25.

Currently he is the Vice-Chairman of Committee for Development of International Trade, Services & WTO, DRTC and Public Relation Committee of ICAI.

Chairman, Committee on MSME & Startup and Committee for Development of International Trade, Services & WTO

CA. Dheeraj Kumar Khandelwal, with more than 20 years of experience, has been elected as member of Central Council of ICAI for continuous 3 Council terms since 2016.

He is currently the Chairman of Committee for Development of International Trade, Services and WTO, Committee on MSME and Startup and Vice Chairman of Committee for Members in Public Services and Entrepreneurship of ICAI.

Chairperson, Committee on Public and Government Financial Management

CA. Kemisha Soni is serving her third consecutive term in the Central Council of ICAI (2022-2025).

Presently, she is Technical Advisor, International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants.

Member, Committee on Governmental and Public Sector Enterprises Accounting, South Asian Federation of Accountants (2022-23) .

Member Development Committee of XBRL International, Chairperson of Professional Development Committee and Committee on Public and Government Financial Management.

Independent Director, Ujjain Smart City Limited and Nominated Member of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi

Past President, ICAI

CA. M. Devaraja Reddy was the President of ICAI for the year 2016-17.

On the International front, he has served as the Chairman, Small and Medium Practices Committee of SAFA and Technical Advisor to the Small and Medium Practices Committee (SMPC) of IFAC.

He was also on the Board of SAFA and was also the technical advisor to the CAPA Board.

He served as a Member of the Professional Accounting Organization Development Committee (PAODC) of CAPA for the period 2016-19.

Hon’ble Minister of State for Finance, Government of India

Dr. Karad is an Indian politician and currently the Hon’ble Minister of State for Finance, Government of India.

He is a member of the Rajya Sabha the upper house of Indian Parliament from Maharashtra.

He served as Deputy Mayor, Aurangabad Municipal Corporation from 1997-98.

He was the Mayor, Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (two terms) from 1999 - 2000 and 2006 -2007

Vice Chairperson, Corporate Laws and Corporate Governance Committee

CA. Priti Paras Savla is Central Council member of ICAI and Vice Chairperson of Sustainability Reporting Standard Board, Corporate Laws & Corporate Governance Committee, Women Members Empowerment Committee.

She is representing ICAI as Chairperson of SAFA Committee on Sustainability Reporting and Assurance and also on SAFA Committee on Women Members Empowerment.

Vice Chairman, Committee on Economic, Commercial Laws & Economic Advisory

CA Hans Raj Chugh is a Central Council Member of ICAI for the period 2019-2022 and 2022-25.

He is Chairman of the Committee for Members in Entrepreneurship & Public Service(CMEPS) & Committee on Career Counselling (CCC) and Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Economic, Commercial Laws & Economic Advisory.

He has more than 3 decades of experience in the professional practice relating to Indirect Taxes, Foreign Trade Laws, including Foreign Trade Policy, Customs, Foreign Exchange & Management Act(FEMA), GST, Trade Remedies & Banking related laws.

Chairman, Banking, Financial Services and Insurance Committee

CA. Prakash Sharma is member of the Central Council of ICAI since 2016 .

Chairman of Banking, Financial Services and Insurance Committee, and Committee for members in Practice.

Represents ICAI as Chairman, Small and Medium Practitioners Committee of SAFA.

Chairperson, Corporate Laws and Corporate Governance Committee

CA. Sripriya Kumar is the Central Council member for the period 2016-19 and from 2022 -2025

She is Chairperson Women Members Empowerment Committee, along with Corporate Laws and Corporate Governance Committee of ICAI and Vice Chairperson Committee on Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code.

Chairman, Committee on Economic, Commercial Laws & Economic Advisory

CA (Dr.) Rajkumar S Adukia Central Council member ICAI for the term 2022-25 is serving the ICAI in various capacities since 1998. Presently he is serving the ICAI as Central Council.

Member and also Chairman of CPE Committee, CPEC, CECL & EA and CDS Directorate, ICAI.

He served as President of GST Research foundation. He is the Chairman of Association of Indian Investors and Vice President of All India Insolvency Professionals.

Past President, ICAI

CA. Amarjit Chopra was the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India during 2010-11.

He was the Chairman of NACAS for four years till September, 2018, a committee setup by the Central Government.

Presently he is on the board of various companies and is the Chairman of Audit Committee of IFCI Venture Capital Limited and RICO Auto Limited.

He has chaired several important committees that dealt with Auditing and Accounting Standards, Corporate Governance and Banking at national level and International level.

Past President, ICAI

CA. Y M Kale, former President ICAI, is Chairman of Hinduja Global Solutions, and Group President Corporate Governance of Hinduja Group since 2002. He was Board Member of IASC and Member of many Government, SEBI, Stock Exchanges and Chamber of Commerce committees. He was independent Director and Chairman Audit Committee for 14 years on Board of Oracle Financial Services Software, and also on Boards of ICICI Mutual Fund AMC and Hutchison Essar.

Past Chairman, Singapore Chapter of ICAI

Srinivasan Venkita Padmanabhan (known as Venkita) believes in the Sharing and Learning journey and strongly believes in his 8 I principles (Insight, Influence, Involve, Impact, Inspire, Institutionalize, Introspect and Inclusive). His “Why” meaningfully touches as many people’s lives as possible and leaves a positive Legacy.

He is currently the Chairman of SVP group of companies (consisting of about 15 companies…having interest, in robotics, education, 3D printing, go to marketing, recruitment, Hr tech, corporate compliance etc., ) and Founder of The Infinity Forum. (an exclusive Invite only forum of sharing and learning on Investment, Entrepreneurship, Startup, Fitness & Inspiration).

Previously, he was the President & Global Head of Finance of Olam International Limited (Group), (joined as a 2nd employee of their Indian operation in 1994, been with the group till Dec 21 and took voluntary retirement after about 28 years of experience). He was a Senior Member of Finance Executive Committee, Finance talent Management committee and member of Operational committee of Olam Group (SGD 40 billion company operating in over 60 countries and employing 87,000 employees, as well as a sourcing network of an estimated 5 million farmers and listed in Singapore Stock Exchange).

Venkat has more than 34 years of extensive experience in leadership areas, oversight on multiple Regions & Business Verticals, building & growing businesses from scratch, implementing systems and process, value creation and value augmenting strategies, Strategic business partnership, M&A and so on so forth. (Linked in profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-venkita-padmanabhan-venkat-2929552).

Venkat is a Fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Associate member of The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, Master of Commerce from Kerala University, India, Competent Toast Master & Certified NLP Coach.

He has won Asia’s Greatest CFO award, 2 consecutive times, awarded by the Asia One Magazine and won Excellence in Crisis Management Award from CFO Innovation Asia 2015.

Currently, he is also a Board Member of Management Development Institute of Singapore Governing Council, Treasurer of Singapore Indian Fine Arts & Member of Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee of Singapore Institute of Directors.

He is a Regular Speaker & Contributor in Professional/Industry Forums both in Singapore and Internationally.

Many Articles & his Interviews got published in Local and International magazines and newspapers.

He also held various positions such as Chairman of Meyer Neighborhood Committee, Asst. Treasurer in Citizens Consultative Committee (at Mountbatten constituency). Chairman of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - Singapore Chapter, Director of Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (For 4 years), Chairman of Investment and Strategy Subcommittee of MDIS etc.
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