" Mr. Ketaan Mehta is a seasoned corporate professional with over 42 years of extensive experience in the field of indirect taxation, statutory compliance, tax litigation, GST automation, audit, and advisory services. He has held senior leadership positions in the indirect tax departments of several major multinational and listed Indian corporates, including Larsen & Toubro Limited, Tata Teleservices Limited, Cadila Healthcare Limited (Zydus Cadila), and most recently retired as Assistant Vice President from Kalpataru Projects International Limited.
Mr. Mehta holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws (General) from the University of Mumbai, as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from ICFAI. In pursuit of continuous learning and leadership excellence, he is a Certified Independent Director and Certified ESG & BRSR Expert. He has completed the Independent Directors Certification Program by KPMG and IPO Strategy and Business Valuation from Woolf University; USA. He is currently pursuing an advance program in Artificial Intelligence and Business Analytics from the globally recognized Said Business School, University of Oxford.
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Job Experience
Over a 42-years career, led the Indirect Taxation department of multinational companies engaged in various sectors, including: EPC giant at Larsen & Toubro Limited, Telecom at Tata Tele Services Limited, Pharma at Zydus Cadila
Manufacturing, exports, and EPC contracts execution at Kalpataru Projects International Limited (formerly known as Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited) Retired from Kalpataru Projects International Limited in
July 2024 as Assistant Vice President - Taxation
Job Skills
∞ Critical Thinking and Analysis:
Ability to gather information, assess complex situations, and make well-informed decisions.
∞ Risk Management
Confident of good risk manager based on experience in tax planning and taking strategic decision – will Ability to evaluate / prioritize / monitor risk.
∞ Legal & Regulatory acumen / Tax Compliance & Litigation Management:
Navigating regulatory pressures, enhancing compliance frameworks, and making sound, future-ready decisions/ ability to bridge legal, financial, and strategic perspectives, Ability to monitor Tax compliance / Tax Litigation.
∞ Corporate Governance Monitoring :
Confident to monitor corporate governance based on legal background and knowledge of corporate & commercial laws.
∞ Initial Public Offering – Supports in compliance management and valuation:
confident to play crucial role in IPO by promoting transparency in compliance, promoting good corporate governance , Support in assessing Valuation and Financial Performance, support in building investor confidence.
∞ Financial Acumen:
Understanding financial statements, evaluating financial performance metrics, and making sound financial decisions.
∞ Adaptability and Agility:
Ability to Respond to changing market conditions and industry dynamics.