An experienced professional with 12+ years, he has been a consultant to several large corporate and BFSI clients in areas like capital markets, fund raising, and financial accounting advisory both in India & Overseas. He is a member of the faculty team of the Accounting Standard Board (ASB) of ICAI and a subject matter expert trainer on IFRS/Ind AS for a Big 4 consulting firm. In the past, Mr. Shah has worked with PwC (Audit) and E&Y (Advisory). He is a qualified CA from ICAI and a B.Com from the University of Madras.

An experienced professional with 13+ years, he has worked with KPMG in its Advisory services before venturing into entrepreneurship. He specializes in capital market advisory, and transaction advisory including M&A, fund raising, and financial & accounting process automation advisory & has led several consulting projects in India & overseas. Mr. Jain is a subject matter expert trainer on IFRS & Ind AS for a Big4 consulting firm and a visiting faculty at the ICAI. He is a qualified CA from ICAI, CS from ICSI, and a B.Com from the University of Madras.

Raghu Iyer is a seasoned and highly respected industry professional, academician, and leader with 35+ years of experience in financial services. He runs a successful audit and advisory organization covering a variety of areas like management accounting, audit, tax advisory, accounting standards, IFRS 9 related services like Expected Credit Loss modeling & computation, financial instruments valuation, hedge effectiveness, derivatives accounting, and international advisory services. He guides our IFRS 9-related initiatives while also providing constant guidance to the organization on its India strategy. He is also involved with clients, providing knowledge and subject matter expertise to strategic projects. As an IFRS 9 expert (specializing in IFRS 9 particularly), he has advised more than 80+ clients consisting of leading Indian financial institutions and corporates. Mr. Iyer has also been a distinguished faculty member of top-ranking B-Schools of the country like S P Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai, and Great Lakes Institute of Management (Chennai) for the last 25+ years covering a variety of subjects on financial management. In close association with Crisil, he conducts regular training sessions on Ind AS, Financial Instruments, and Expected Credit Losses. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India securing an India 4th rank in the CA Final examination and an India 3rd rank in the CA intermediate examination. He actively guides the organization’s strategy in Indian markets and as a subject matter expert, works closely in strategic consulting frameworks, intellectual property development, and functional enrichment.

Raghu Iyer Associates (RIA) is an established and reputed chartered accountant firm in Mumbai. The firm was founded in 1985 by CA Raghu Iyer. Mr. Raghu Iyer is a seasoned and highly respected industry professional, academician, and leader with 35+ years of experience in financial services. Mr. Iyer has been a distinguished faculty with top-ranking B schools like S P Jain and Great Lakes for 25+ years. Also, in close association with CRISIL, he delivers regular sessions on IFRS/Ind AS and Valuations. Mr. Raghu Iyer and his team bring in decades of experience advising 100+ clients consisting of leading Indian financial institutions and corporates specializing in complex areas which includes IFRS 9 related services like Expected Credit Loss modeling & computation, financial instruments valuation, derivatives valuation and accounting, hedge effectiveness, risk management including complex Mathematical modeling for financial institutions and international advisory services. Over the decades RIA has advised several marquee names in India and overseas like HDFC, Mahindra, Cholamandalam Group, Godrej Group, DP World, Citibank, HSBC, ICICI, Infosys, and Tata Group among several others.

Mr. Iyer provides constant guidance on AAPL’s risk management-related initiatives, and organization’s strategy in the Indian market and overseas and acts as a subject matter expert, working closely in strategic consulting frameworks, intellectual property development, and functional enrichment.

Mefcom Capital Markets Limited is a team of seasoned investment banking professionals. MEFCOM acts as a catalyst of growth for various MSME to large-size companies across diverse sectors. As a SEBI-registered Category I Merchant Banker, MEFCOM offers comprehensive issue management services for a wide range of transactions, including IPOs, FPOs, QIPs, Rights Issue, Open Offer, NCDs, InvIT and REITs, Delisting, Buy Back and more. With 100+ years of collective team experience, 80+ successful capital market transactions, and INR 2 Lakh Crores+ of funds raised, MEFCOM has truly added value for its clients in their growth journey.

Avati Consulting Solutions (P) Ltd., India is a niche company providing specialized products in the BFSI risk domain with special focus towards the Middle East, India & Levant region. AAPL’s deep expertise, industry knowledge, and tailored approach for BFSI & other sectors combined with Avati’s proven international/global cutting-edge risk frameworks and tech platforms provide an efficient & globally competitive synergy covering consulting, products, services, implementation, and dynamic risk management capabilities.