MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Organization Structure
The day to day affairs of the Chapter are managed, organized and supervised through its Constitution and by the managing committee under the guidance of our mentors. The managing committee consisting of a chairman, vice chairman, secretary, treasurer and ordinary committee members who shall be termed the office-bearers of the association, shall be elected at the annual general meeting (AGM).
The functions of the Committee primarily include to make presentations to the Council of the ICAI on matters of professional interest in that country and to offer suggestions for raising the standard and status of the profession and to make decisions on matters that affect Malaysia chapter’s running within the general policy laid down by the general meeting. Each office bearer of the committee is assigned with specific tasks and duties which are well defined in the constitution of chapter.
The accounts of the Chapter, which follows calendar year shall be audited every year and together with the auditors’ report and the report of the Chapter, shall be sent to the members within four months from the close of financial year. The chapter intends to obtain full support, co-operation and participation by the local business community in accomplishing its goals and meeting its objectives of generating and maintaining the enthusiasm and commitment amongst the members through various professional development and social events.
CA Yeshwanth Kumar
Chairman
Experienced personnel with over 10 years’ professional expertise in the field of Reinsurance, Mr. Yeshwanth Kumar currently leads the operational team at Arom Grips Ltd, a management consultancy company.
Mr. Yeshwanth Kumar is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and also holds a Bachelor Degree from the University of Madras. Having completed his articleship with M/s. V Krish & Associates, a Chennai based audit firm which has garnered a reputable list of multi-sector clientele, Mr. Yeshwanth Kumar joined M/s. Arom Grips Ltd in 2012.
His expertise includes Reinsurance Accounting, Risk Management and Analytical skills. Additionally, he is also experienced in developing in-house software products for (Re)Insurance industry by leading the team of developers and database managers and providing functional support. He has also organized various training sessions for the executives working in various companies of South East Asia on Smart use Microsoft Excel for their day-to-day activities. His accomplishments include various cost-cutting and time saving models developed and implemented at client sites.
CA Hiten Narottam Asher
Vice Chairman
Mr. Asher is an accomplished professional with 22 years of experience across the financial services industry (particularly Asset Management and Life Insurance) spanning multiple Asian Markets.
He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of MCIS Insurance Berhad, a life insurance company part of the Sanlam Group, South Africa. He is responsible for the Company’s Finances and being part of the senior management team that identifies, builds and drives the Company strategy. He has also played a key role in the Company’s transformation journey.
Hiten is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He started his work career as Asst. Manager Finance with ICICI Prudential Asset Management Limited in 1999 and spent close to 18 years with the Prudential group, learning, growing and contributing in various regional and country specific roles spanning multiple Asian markets. He moved to Malaysia in 2010 as the Chief Financial Officer for
Prudential Asset Management (now known as Eastspring Investments), and helped the Company transform by building a sustainable growth strategy and transforming the back office operations for the Company.
CA Jayanta Chaterjee
Secretary
A Chartered Accountant with 24 years of post-qualification experience and former Group Chief Financial Officer with gloves business of Indo Rama Corporation in Southeast Asia.
Mr. Jayanta worked extensively in India, Malaysia, Singapore (in listing IPO in SGX) and won many awards, one being the Best Medical Equipment Manufacturing CFO Award 2020 in Southeast Asia, from United Kingdom.
He is also an alumnus from IIM Ahmedabad, Henley Business School, Institute of Directors, India and a Cost Accountant.
CA Prakash Chetwani
Treasurer
Mr. Prakash Chetwani is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (2014) and holds a bachelor’s degree from Gujarat University (India).
He has more than eight years of post-qualification experience in the field of forensic accounting and risk advisory services, having a diverse industry exposure such as defense, plantation, manufacturing, finance, information technology and aviation. During 2017, Prakash gained his membership of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), USA. Experienced in solutions like fraud investigations, damage quantifications, forensic due diligence, Anti-money laundering review, fraud risk assessment and litigation support, Prakash leads a passionate forensic team at Alliance IFA Sdn. Bhd., a consulting firm based in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Prakash has actively contributed to the Chapter’s activities since its formation in 2018. He is an inquisitive follower of financial markets especially equities and enjoys sharing thoughts on investing, personal finance and portfolio management.
CA Jagdish Sandeep Agarwal
Committee Member
An accomplished professional with over 20 years of expertise across Energy and Real Estate verticals spanning across Asia. Based out of KL since 2016 as Finance Director of Mulia Property Development’s Exchange 106, an iconic Malaysian commercial office development, slated to be tallest tower in South East Asia.
Mr. Agarwal graduated from prestigious Sri Ram College of Commerce 1996 batch and cleared his Chartered Accountancy in 1997. He was selected on campus by Fortune 500 public sector behemoth Indian Oil Corp Ltd where he served for a total 8 years based at Panipat Refinery and at Delhi Head Office. Later, he was handpicked by Jakarta based conglomerate Mulia Group who are market leader in Real Estate and Construction Material industry in Indonesia, to spearhead setting up finance for a mega refinery project in Iran. Since then, based out of Jakarta, he has served Mulia Group as Management Advisor for Performance Management of prime properties spanning retail, commercial and hospitality units. Additional charge included lead auditor for the group and strategize set up of overseas ventures in PNG and Malaysia.
Mr. Agarwal believes in a balanced work path and has been instrumental to set up social, cultural and professional bodies in Indonesia and Malaysia. He has solely energized formation of Malaysia Chapter of ICAI for professional enrichments of its community and is an active member in its continued success. Born in Tirchy in 1976 in a business family, he is married to Shalini Agarwal and blessed with a teen daughter and son. Well versed with Tamil, Hindi and Bahasa Indonesia languages, Mr. Agarwal is always keen to interact, network and share life lessons.
CA Gagan Deep Nagpal
Committee Member
Gagan has an overall experience of sixteen years in industry as well as consulting. He specializes in international tax and transfer pricing matters. Gagan handles large portfolio of clients from various industries ranging from Consumer Durables, Airlines, IT & ITES, Pharmaceuticals, Automotive and Telecommunications.
Gagan has an experience of working in multiple jurisdictions and well-aware of the contemporaneous trends of tax world. He has led and settled many complex audit and litigation cases before tax authorities. He is a technology enthusiast. He is also passionate about trainings and conduct various advanced trainings / workshops. He regularly speaks in various internal and external forums and contribute articles in renowned publications.
Gagan holds a degree in Masters of Commerce, Bachelor of Laws, member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi and CPA from Arizona State Board of Accountancy, US. Outside work, he loves travelling, reading and hiking.
CA Yogesh Somani
Committee Member
Mr. Yogesh Somani is a Chartered Accountant from the ICAI and a certified Business Management professional from IIM-C with over 18 years of global experience in renowned MNCs. He has been an active member of the ICAI Dubai chapter until 2017 and is now a member of the ICAI Malaysia chapter since its formation.
Currently working as Global Lead of Financial Reporting with Baker Hughes, responsible for financial reporting and analytics working towards bringing digital transformation to the finance function. He has also worked as Regional Financial Controller in Dubai and Business Process head in Kuala Lumpur for Schlumberger where he spent 15 years in various progressive roles. He worked with Deloitte and Capgemini before joining Schlumberger.
He has made notable achievements in transforming the finance function with the use of technology while part of the Shared Service organization and bringing cost efficiency, improving cash flow and profitability by providing commercial business support as regional financial controller.
CA Mukta Malhotra
Committee Member
Mukta Malhotra is a Chartered Accountant and holds a certification in IFRS from ACCA, UK. She has close to 6.5 years of experience in Finance and Accounting, IFRS and auditing of some of the largest multinational corporations. She is currently working with Larsen & Toubro in KL, Malaysia, looking after finance operations across the ASEAN region. She is also a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants
Her experience includes finance and accounting, cost controlling and budgeting, working capital management, treasury management for forex exposure, in-house transfer pricing, statutory audit of multinationals, and International Financial Reporting Standards and its impact. She has worked with the Ind AS (IFRS) Implementation Committee of ICAI, New Delhi, and Deloitte Malaysia.
A Chartered Accountant professional by day, poet, and writer by night, she loves watching thrillers and going on vacations.
CA Aakansha Bhalotia
Committee Member
Born in Kolkata in a business family, Aakansha always excelled in studies and attained Chartered Accountant degree from the ICAI in 2006. She worked with IDBI Bank in the Corporate Banking division before locating to Malaysia in 2009.
She is a proud homemaker and is blessed with a son. During her free time, she loves travelling, watching movies and listening to songs .
CA Pooja Gupta
Committee Member
Current: Spiritual Speaker. Running a YouTube Channel to explain the meaning of each verse of Shrimad Bhagavad Gita in greater detail. Also, the channel consists of chanting of various Sanskrit hymns
Earlier:
-Was associated with Deloitte (India) and S.P. Nagrath & Co. LLP in Transfer Pricing advisory practice and handled diverse multinational clients across various industries -Gamut of client profile includes a wide spectrum of industries including Japanese sogo-shosha, Automotive and Automotive Components, Steel & Power, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, IT/ITeS, Chemicals, Liquor etc. -Assisted multinationals in the Advance Pricing Agreement program consisting of bilateral and unilateral applications
Professional Skills: Professional experience in the field of Transfer Pricing, Corporate Tax and International Tax
Hobbies: Reading, Chanting, Travelling & Cooking
CA Satish Kumar Verma
Committee Member
Satish K Verma is currently the finance director at Ria Financial.