PROFESSOR ROY ROHATGI – B.SC (ECON.), B.COM., F.C.A. (E&W), F.C.A. (INDIA), M.B,C.S. (UK), A.T.I.I. (UK)

Born 1939 in Calcutta, India; Resident in the United Kingdom since 1960 (still an Indian national).

Economics graduate from London University and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales and of India.

Retired as partner in Arthur Andersen (United Kingdom) in 1994 after 24 years with the firm. (First Indian partner in the Firm worldwide). During this period based in Europe, Middle East and India. Established the Indian firm of Arthur Andersen in 1982 and ran it as managing partner during the eighties. Wide international professional experience over last forty years. 

Currently, a professor and an international consultant in strategic management and international taxation. Professor in international tax planning at the St Thomas University, Miami, Florida (USA). Author of “Basic International Taxation” recently published in the United Kingdom. Academic director and professor for the diploma course organised by the Financial Services Promotion Agency in Mauritius. Advisor to a wide range of international business and government organisations (including Mauritius). Frequent speaker and writer on international tax issues. He is also the conference director of the leading conference on international taxation which is held in Mumbai (Bombay) in India every December since 1995.

Mentioned in the Debrett’s distinguished “People of Today” in the United Kingdom annually since 1991.

Note: This write-up provides a summary of my professional career spanning over forty years.

Personal

 Address                       43 Great Brownings
                                     College Road
                                     London SE21 7HP
                                     United Kingdom

                                     (Permanent resident in the UK since October 1960) 

Telephone                    44 208 670 3512
Fax.                             44 208 670 3551
Email                            roy@itpa.org

Date of Birth                 10 November 1939

Place of Birth:               Calcutta

Nationality:                    Indian

Wife:                             Pauline Rohatgi

Children:                       None

Father’s Name             Binay Krishna Rohatgi

Educational

School                          St Xavier’s College, Calcutta  (1946 – 1956)
                                      - Senior Cambridge Examinations - 1956

Universities                   St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta
                                    Bachelor of Commerce – 1960
                                    Calcutta University

University                     University College London
                                    Bachelor of Science (Economics) – 1964
                                    University of London

Professional                  Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales
                                    Associate Member – 1969
                                    Fellow Member -  1974

                                    Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
                                    Fellow Member – 1980

                                    Associate Examinations of the Institute of Taxation (UK) – 1967

Memberships

British Computer Society (UK) – 1976 (lapsed)
            British Strategic Planning Society – 1991 (lapsed)
            International Fiscal Association – 1997
            International Tax Planning Association - 1997

Professional Career

Post University:

1963 – 1966    Senior economist and statistician in industrial market research in London

Chartered Accountant:

1966 – 1970    Articled and qualified as chartered accountant with Mann Judd & Co in London           

1970 – 1994    Arthur Andersen Worldwide Organisation

London Office:

Manager – 1974; Partner – 1980

Dubai Office:   

Head of Accounting and Audit Division Audit for Gulf Countries (1980- 1984)

India:

Managing partner for South Asia based in Mumbai (1980 – 1989)
Established and ran Indian firm as head of the firm

London:

Senior partner and consultant (1990 – 1994)

Retired as Worldwide partner in 1994

Areas of expertise:

Auditing, taxation and consultancy and practice management

Involved in a wide range of assignments involving banking and finance, manufacturing, international trading, oil and gas, hospitality, information technology and a range of other industries in Europe, Middle East and South Asia. Advisor on technology transfers and international joint ventures. Specialist in international taxation and tax planning, and auditing and accounting standards. Wide experience as advisor on management, finance and marketing issues in several countries. Recognised expert on doing business in India with special reference to international joint ventures, foreign investment and technology transfers.

Specialist in computers and computer auditing (Head of Computer Auditing for Europe in the seventies) 

1994 – 2004    International Taxation and Strategy Advisor and Professor in International Taxation

Strategy advisor and management consultant: 

Advised on developing operational and long term strategic plans and assisted in successfully managing change in several organisations in India, Mauritius and United Kingdom in the following industries - professional services, manufacturing, engineering services, pharmaceuticals, computer hardware, and agro-industry 

Advisor to the Mauritius Offshore Business Activities Authority and Ministry of Economic Affairs, Financial Services and Corporate Affairs on strategic planning issues (2000 onwards)

Management consultant as trusted business advisor on marketing, finance, human resource development, operations and regulatory compliance, particularly involving cross-border business activities 

International taxation:

Visiting professor in international taxation - RAU University, South Africa (1996)

Professor of International Tax Planning – St Thomas University School of Law (2002 onwards)

Conference Director of the annual International Taxation Conference held in Mumbai (India) every December since 1995 (whole conference programme is planned by me)  

Professor and Academic Director of the Diploma Course in International Taxation organised by the Financial Services Promotion Agency, Mauritius (2003 onwards)

The course was developed specially to meet Mauritian needs by me using lectures supplemented by distant learning techniques

Active member of the International Fiscal Association and International Tax Planning Association as international tax specialist and advisor

Active international tax consultant and both writer and speaker on the subject at international conferences on the subject. Recognised as an expert on international taxation and tax planning

Author of well known book “Basic International Taxation” published by Kluwer Law International (2001)

Mauritius global business:

1993           Strategy consultant to the leading firm of accountants and consultants (De Chazal du Mee) in Mauritius

1997           Visited Mauritius to advise Mauritius Offshore Business Activities Authority on international tax planning for global business activities

2000 onwards              Appointed strategy advisor to Mauritius Offshore Business Activities Authority (and now Financial Services Promotion Agency) and Ministry of Economic Development, Corporate Affairs and Financial Services

Developed a special diploma course in international taxation for Mauritius professionals on behalf of FSPA and appointed first academic director and professor in august 2003  

Specialist on international tax and regulatory issues affecting global business affecting Mauritius; advisor to the Ministry, FSPA and Bank of Mauritius

Informal advisor to several global business management companies in Mauritius

Other activities:

Frequent speaker and writer on various professional and business issues in several countries (I estimate I have written over 300 articles and given over 500 presentations during my professional career)

Director of several companies and involved in charities and several professional and business organisations over the years. For further details, see the entry in the People of Today of the United Kingdom, published annually by Debretts.  

Professor Roy Rohatgi

April 2004

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