Shri. Amitav Kothari

Biography

Shri. Amitav Kothari, M. Com., LL.B., FCA, FICA, FBIM (UK), is Non-Executive Independent Director of Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd. He is a practising Chartered Accountant since 1975 and the Managing Partner of Messrs Kothari & Company. He is experienced in the fields of Banking and Financial Services, Tax Planning and Representation, Corporate Laws and Foreign Collaboration. Presently, besides being a Member of Executive Committees of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI), Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry (ASSOCHAM), Bharat Chambers of Commerce, Kolkata and Calcutta Chamber of Commerce, he is also a Life Member of the Indian Council of Arbitration, New Delhi and Fellow of the British Institute of Management. He is on the Panel of Arbitrators of the ICC Council of Arbitration, Kolkata. Apart from serving on the Board of Directors of Life Insurance Corporation of India and Allahabad Bank as a Government Director in the past, he is on the Board of National Insurance Company Limited and South Eastern Coalfields Limited as a Government nominee. He is also associated as a Director, Member, Advisor etc. with many other reputed Bodies. He is past President of Merchants Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata (1989-90). He was nominated by the Government of India to serve as a Member of the Central Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) during 1998-2001. He has also chaired the Taxation Committee and Corporate Laws Committee of ICAI. He was conferred outstanding Young Person of West Bengal Award by Indian Jaycees in the field of Law and Taxation in 1988. He is also a frequent author of articles on the topics concerning business and economic matters. Shri. Amitav Kothari, M. Com., LL.B., FCA, FICA, FBIM (UK), is Non-Executive Independent Director of Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd. He is a practising Chartered Accountant since 1975 and the Managing Partner of Messrs Kothari & Company. He is experienced in the fields of Banking and Financial Services, Tax Planning and Representation, Corporate Laws and Foreign Collaboration. Presently, besides being a Member of Executive Committees of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI), Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry (ASSOCHAM), Bharat Chambers of Commerce, Kolkata and Calcutta Chamber of Commerce, he is also a Life Member of the Indian Council of Arbitration, New Delhi and Fellow of the British Institute of Management. He is on the Panel of Arbitrators of the ICC Council of Arbitration, Kolkata. Apart from serving on the Board of Directors of Life Insurance Corporation of India and Allahabad Bank as a Government Director in the past, he is on the Board of National Insurance Company Limited and South Eastern Coalfields Limited as a Government nominee. He is also associated as a Director, Member, Advisor etc. with many other reputed Bodies. He is past President of Merchants Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata (1989-90). He was nominated by the Government of India to serve as a Member of the Central Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) during 1998-2001. He has also chaired the Taxation Committee and Corporate Laws Committee of ICAI. He was conferred outstanding Young Person of West Bengal Award by Indian Jaycees in the field of Law and Taxation in 1988. He is also a frequent author of articles on the topics concerning business and economic matters.

Research Interest

 Global Economics  ,Entrepreneurship & Organization Management