Sri Venkataraman Murali (holding Director Identification No 00730218), holds a degree
of Bachelor of Commerce from the Vivekananda College, Chennai. He is a Fellow Member
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Fellow Member of the Institute
of Cost Accountants of India. He has been awarded Doctorate Honoris Causa (D.Litt)
for his contribution to accounting and financial sector. Sri V Murali is the Senior
Partner of M/s Victor Grace & Co., Chartered Accountants, Chennai.
He has to his credit more than three decades of experience in the areas of Finance,
Accounts & Consultancy. He was elected to the Southern India Regional Council of
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for 2 terms (6 years) for the period
from 1998 to 2004 and was its Chairman for the year 2002-2003. He was elected to
the Central Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for 4 terms
(12 years) in succession for the period from 2004 to 2016. He has the unique distinction
of being elected as Chairman of both The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
and The Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He is presently the elected Regional
Council Member of The Southern India Regional Council of The Institute of Cost Accountants
of India for the period 2015 to 2019 and its immediate Past Chairman for the year
2016-2017.
He is the President of the All India Tax Payers’ Association (AITPA), President
Society of Cost Accountants (SOCA) and Past President of Hindustan Chamber of Commerce.
He has been elected to the Executive committee of the International Chamber of Commerce.
He is on the governing body of Indian Council of Arbitration and All India Organisation
for Employers, New Delhi.
V.Murali was an independent director on the Boards of State Bank of Hyderabad, Neyveli
Lignite Corporation Ltd, Hindustan Insecticides Limited. The Comptroller & Auditor
General of India, New Delhi had nominated him to the Audit Board of Power Finance
Corporation Ltd and Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd as ‘Technical Expert’.
The Reserve Bank of India had nominated him as a Member of the Co-Ordination Committee
for Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) and unincorporated bodies. He has been
Chairman Board of Studies of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and
was nominated as Chairman of the Committee on Education, Training and CPD constituted
by the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) which is an Apex body of SAARC.
Presently he serves on the Boards of 1. M/s Shriram Housing Finance Limited, 2.
M/s Take Solutions Limited 3. M/s Witzenmann (India) Private Limited and 4. M/s
Andhra Chamber of Commerce.
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