Shri Subodh Kumar Agrawal, a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) with 24 years of standing has taken over as the new President of the Institute w. e. f. today. Shri K. Raghu has been elected as the new Vice-President of ICAI. Both later addressed a Press Conference and assured that the Institute will be ever vigilant in fulfilling the expectations that the society has from it.

Shri Agrawal has been serving as Central Council member of the Institute for two terms since 2007. He has specialization in the area of internal and statutory audit of private and public sector entities viz. banks and insurance companies. He has been actively involved with the functioning of the Central Council of the Institute in various capacities, viz. as Vice President and Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Member of its various Committees.

Shri K. Raghu’s area of specialization is taxation, business and technology consulting. He was elected to the Central Council of the ICAI for the first time for the term 2007-10. During his tenure in the Central Council, he has been the Chairman of Information Technology Committee and spearheaded the web-casting and e-learning initiatives of ICAI.

KKP/sk

(Release ID :92187)

ICAI leadership appointment: new President and Vice President assume office, prioritising audit, taxation and technology initiatives. Appointment of new leadership at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India: Shri Subodh Kumar Agrawal has assumed office as President and Shri K. Raghu has been elected Vice President. The President specialises in internal and statutory audit across private and public sector entities and has extensive Central Council leadership experience. The Vice President specialises in taxation, business and technology consulting and has led the Institute's information technology and e learning initiatives.