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CMA (Dr.) Ashish Thatte

Cost and Management Accountant

CMA Dr. Ashish Thatte is a renowned Cost and Management Accountant (CMA) in the Country. He started his career as a CMA in a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing company, Abbott India Limited. After winning the First Managing Director’s Award in the hands of Managing Director of the company for exceptional performance, he decided to find himself in the big world as a teaching professional.

He worked as a Professor in leading management institutions like the Chetana and Indira group of Institutions. He was associated with the visiting faculty in management colleges like ITM, ICFAI, IFEEL etc. He was also a leading faculty member in the Institute of Cost Accountants of India's Oral Coaching and Campus Orientation Program. He pioneered the Soft Skill Development Program for budding and upcoming CMA professionals during his tenure at Mumbai.

He has conducted numerous webinars, seminars and workshops for all 3 professional institutions at various locations across the country. He has conducted a number of webinars and corporate trainings for quite a few companies in and around India. He has also given professional talks in countries outside of India. 

CMA Dr. Ashish Thatte completed his M.Com and Cost Accounting degrees before he joined the corporate world. After stepping into a teacher’s role, he successfully completed his studies for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the prestigious Symbiosis International Deemed University and never looked back. He is presently a Partner in the leading Cost and Management Accounting firm Joshi Apte and Associates where he specializes in Cost Audits, Cost Management, Internal Audits, Designing MIS, ERP Implementation and Valuations, etc. He is also an Insolvency Professional and an Independent Director.

He is popular for appearing on national and local television channels expressing his views on income tax, GST, and economic matters. He also writes articles for local newspapers which are quite popular. His scholarly articles are published by magazines across the country and world. He is also the youngest Chairman of Western India's Regional Council for the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI). Presently he is Member of Central Council of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India 2023-27. Currently, he is also Chairman of Sustainability Standards Board and International Affairs Committee of ICMAI. He is a member of Member’s Development Committee (MDC) of Confederation of Asia Pacific Accountants (CAPA) from 2020-2024.

Besides all his activities he is a national- and international-level chess player and has won many medals as an individual, and on teams. He is an internationally rated chess player in India.     

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CMA (Dr.) S K Gupta

Managing Director of Registered Valuers Organization

CMA (Dr.) S K Gupta is a Post Graduate in Commerce (Gold Medalist), FCS, FCMA, Ph. D (Corporate Governance) with over 43 years of corporate experience in leadership positions with various public and private sector organizations  in the domains of Finance, Valuation, Costing, Internal Audit, Sustainability, Integrated Reporting and Company Secretarial functions. Currently Dr. Gupta is the Managing Director of Registered Valuers Organization of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He is also Chief Executive Officer of ICMAI Social Auditors Organization, and Chief Operating Officer of ICMAI International ADR Chamber. Dr. Gupta has chaired and addressed a large number of national and international seminars and conferences. He is a member of various Industry Associations and is a prolific writer. He has written over 300 articles and research papers which are regularly published in various professional national and International journals.

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