Management Committee

Chairperson - CA Kamlesh is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). He has more than 25 years of experience in Oil & Gas and FMCG sectors in the field of Accounting, Auditing and automating Business Processes and Digital solutions on the SAP Platform. He is working with QatarEnergy since 2008 and is also a past President of CA Toastmasters Club. His passion includes watching thriller and fiction television series, playing cricket and is an avid follower of tennis and football. Kamlesh trusts his instincts in challenging times and is a firm believer in the philosophy “whatever happens, happens for good”. (Phone +974 55928942)

Vice Chairperson - CA Kishore Alex hailing from Kottayam/ Kerala (South India). After graduation in Mathematics and did master’s in Financial Management in 2002 and CA qualified in 2003.Currently working as Head of Risk in a semi government company Qatar Real Estate Investment company. (Alaqaria). Prior to joining QREIC, held several managerial positions in large organizations, including Mirc Electronics Ltd. (Onida) as Finance Manager for South India and Hi Tec Telecom as Assistant Finance Manager. Had sounds of experience in Risk Management, Financial planning, Restructuring, Mergers and Acquisitions,Interested in cricket, football, listen to music, chatting with family and best friends.Always believes in principles of hard work, sincerity and team work.

Secretary - CA Arun Somanath, Finance professional with over 16 years of experience, presently working as Finance Head (Qatar) with Aster DM Healthcare, a leading Healthcare Group in GCC and a listed company in India.

CA Arun has been associated with the group for almost a decade now. He has in-depth knowledge about healthcare functioning along with expertise in Treasury, Corporate Finance, Budgeting, MIS & Reporting, Procurement and Revenue Cycle Management.

He started his career with GE Consumer and Industrial (Manufacturing Industry, India) and then moved to Dubai and worked with an Audit firm where he audited many well-known large to medium sizes companies, including a subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation functioning from JAFZA before becoming a part of Aster Family.

He is also a part of the Advisory committee of Aster Volunteers, Qatar an association engaged in many benevolent activities in Qatar for low income workers.

He is an ardent sports lover and passionate about Cricket, Badminton and Football.

Treasurer - CA Dewaki Nandan is a Commerce Graduate and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Dewaki Nandan is certified as a SAP S/4 HANA consultant in Financial and Management Accounting, SAP Analytics Cloud, BPC, and Treasury. He has traveled to various countries such as Canada, UK, France, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain for SAP consulting. With over 23 years of experience in the Telecom, Automobile, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Healthcare and FMCG sectors, he specializes in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, and Auditing. Dewaki Nandan has a strong background in automating Business Processes and implementing solutions on the SAP Platform. Currently, he holds the position of Senior Financial Systems Manager at Power International Holding. Additionally, he has served as the past president of the CA Toastmasters club. Outside of work, Dewaki Nandan enjoys playing Badminton and Cricket. He strongly believes in the principle of “Do good for others it will come back in unexpected ways”. His contact number is +974 66970721.

Excom Member - CA Rakesh Bahety, Senior Financial Professional with over 13 years of experience (10 years in Qatar), skill and expertise in Corporate Finance, Budgeting & Controlling, Contract Management, MIS Reporting, Stakeholder Interest. He is also a qualified Company Secretary from ICSI and ICWAI Inter pass. Throughout his personal and professional journey, he believes in the fact that - without your involvement you cannot succeed, with your involvement you cannot fail. (Mobile +974 33259957)

Excom Member - CA Rajesh Kumar Singh, is an eloquent finance professional, spirited sportsman, melodious Singer and a passionate community worker. Rajesh is a Fellow member of ICAI and has rich experience of nearly 27 years post qualification. He worked in various multinational companies based in Mumbai, Bahrain and Qatar. Rajesh has been in Doha for 24 years where he worked with various industries including major Petrochemical Company. He is a co-founder of a loss adjusting, contractual claims consulting, Zoho ERP and a trading company. He is a Managing Partner of Capitaire Consulting LLC. Rajesh is an active investor in the real estate and stock market and holds various investments in stocks, mutual funds, PMS and AIF schemes.

Rajesh is very active member of the vibrant Indian Community in Qatar and was an ExCom member of Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) for six years. ICC is one of the most prominent apex bodies under the aegis of Embassy of India in Qatar. He was also an Advisory Council of Maharashtra Professional Forum (MPF) and Indian Cultural Centre (ICC).

Rajesh is a very active cricketer and has many accolades to his name. He regularly plays tennis, badminton, paddle tennis and squash. He is also a qualified Open Water Scuba Diver. Finally, Rajesh is a melodious singer and has conducted solo professional music concerts.

He has been a regular sponsor and supporter of Doha Chapter of ICAI (DCICAI) for many years and an ExCom member for three years. He believes in teamwork makes a dream work. (Mobile +974 5583 4205).

Excom Member - CA Aswathy Nandan, is a finance professional having a wide spectrum of experience working in finance as well as audit domains of small to medium size companies in India and the State of Qatar. Throughout her career, she has fostered effective partnerships with cross functional teams that helped her to evolve as a better leader in management roles. She have been contributing towards the profession by associating with the conduct of various events by the Doha chapter of ICAI. CA Aswathy is passionate about training and motivating freshers in the accounting industry. She love to practice Yoga and enjoy dancing and have performed in various stages in India. Her mantra for life is to try to be a little better everyday and always believe in creating opportunities by not letting your past define your future. (Mobile: +97477889705)

Excom Member - CA Manish Kumar, is a Member of ICAI since 2002. Out of his 23 years’ professional career, he has been a banker in the last 19 years. He has worked in the SME Banking Vertical with ICICI Bank, Yes Bank and Standard Chartered Bank in India. Currently, he is working with Qatar Development Bank since 2011. He is also a past President of CA Toastmasters Club and the Current District Finance Manager for D116 of Toastmasters International. He is actively involved in supporting the development of SME sector and is a Coach and Mentor for the Al-Fikra National Entrepreneurship Competition organized by Qatar University and QDB. He is passionate about music and likes to read and watch web-series on legal themes. (Mobile: +974 33548908)