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CII Vice President


Mr Rajiv Memani
Vice President, CII (2023-24)
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Chair - India Region and Chairman - Emerging Markets Committee, Ernst & Young LLP

Rajiv Memani is Chairman of the India region of EY (Ernst & Young), a leading global professional services organisation. He is also a member of EY’s global management body as the Chair of its Global Emerging Markets Committee.

A qualified CA, Rajiv is active with many clients, principally with private equity funds, fast-growing Indian entrepreneurial and global organizations establishing/expanding their presence in India. Rajiv specializes in complex Mergers & Acquisitions as well as assisting companies in raising Private Equity. He has worked with large Indian groups as they have looked at corporate structuring, advising them on long-term value creation, tax and structuring issues.

In his role as Chairman of EY’s Global Emerging Markets (EMs) committee, Rajiv’s responsibilities include connecting EMs with developed markets as well as recommending investment plans for the EMs.

Rajiv is a member of the National Council of CII, in addition to being the Chairman of its National Committee on Tax and has been a part of several policy advisory committees constituted by the Government of India including the task force constituted by the Government to draft a new Direct Tax legislation that submitted its report in 2019. In the past, he has been a part of the Ministry of Finance Committee taskforce to simplify the provisions of the Income Tax Act, and the Ministry of Railways Advisory Body to modify the accounting system for tracking expenditures to desired outcomes.

Rajiv has also been the driving force behind EY Foundation for the last 15 years. Under his leadership, the Foundation has positively impacted millions of poor families through sustainable and scalable programs in the areas of education and rural empowerment.

In his personal capacity, he is a Board member of the IIM, Sirmaur, a premier institute of management education and research, and a member of the governing council of KREA University. He also serves as the President of the board of Him Jyoti School, Dehradun which provides free of cost, quality education to underprivileged girls from rural Uttarakhand.

About EY

At EY, our purpose is Building a better working world. Through our four integrated services Assurance, Consulting, Strategy & Transactions, and Tax, we help clients capitalise on new opportunities and manage risk to deliver responsible growth. The insights and quality services our 360,000+ people provide help build trust & confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over.

In India, EY has been consistently recognised as the country’s leading professional services firm, it has over 100,000 employees across 15 cities, including a key Digital Innovation Centre. By providing high-quality services to large enterprises, fast-growth entrepreneurial companies and the government, EY plays a critical role in the country’s economic growth and prosperity. We believe that growth should be sustainable and inclusive, since 2005, EY Foundation has been engaged in education, environment, and entrepreneurship, impacting the lives of more than 1 million people.





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