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SAFA Board |
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About
SAFA Board
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SAFA Board is the Executive Board of SAFA. As per the
constitution of SAFA: -
a). The SAFA Board shall comprise of President, Vice-President,
Immediate Past President, Secretary-General and one member nominated by each of
the member-body and who can be accompanied in the meeting of the SAFA Board
with one technical advisor. The Vice-President shall be deemed to be the member
nominated by the body, which he represents, and the said body shall not have
any right to nominate any member on the Board during the tenure of
Vice-President.
b). Every member of the Board other than President, Vice-President and
Immediate Past President shall have tenure of three years and shall be liable
to retire by rotation. A person cannot be a member of the Board for more than
two consecutive terms. A term served in part would constitute as a one full
term served.
c). The SAFA Board shall meet at least four times in a year physically
or through tele-conferencing or video conferencing through the use of
audiovisual method, once in each quarter of the calendar year.
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Objectives
and Functions of SAFA Board
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The SAFA Board shall perform administrative, financial and
other functions such as:-
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consider policy, strategic and emergent issues for
recommendation to the Assembly
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make recommendations to Assembly for constitution of
committees and their terms of reference
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recommend to the Assembly on application for the admission as
member, observer and on their suspension or removal
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recommend to the Assembly about the appointment of the auditor
and fixation of their remuneration
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set up task forces, study groups etc as may be required from
time to time
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consider the budget of SAFA and its committees, for
recommendations to the Assembly
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consider, receive and approve the financial statements of the
SAFA for placing before the Assembly
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consider and adopt the reports of committees, task force,
study groups etc
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determine response to other bodies or groups of bodies except
on strategic, policy or emergent issues, for which recommendation shall be made
to the Assembly
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determine the publicity policy for SAFA, including policy on
more prominent positioning at SAARC level
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maintain dialogue with the national Accountancy bodies,
Government and regulators in different countries wherever required, for the
furtherance of the objectives of SAFA
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appointment of employees, fixation of their remuneration and
service conditions
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Board
Members
President
Name:
Mr. Komal Bahadur Chitracar
Address:
Babar
Mahal,
POB 5289,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Phone:+977
11 5258569, 4245925,
+9779851024571
Fax:+977
1 4258568
Email:
chitracar@wlink.com.np |
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Mr. Komal Bahadur
Chitracar has been
elected President
of South Asian Federation
of Accountants (SAFA)
for the year 2010
at the Assembly
meeting of SAFA
held on 23 January
2010 at Kathmandu,
Nepal. Prior to
this election, Mr.
Chitracar was the
Vice President of
SAFA for 2009.
Mr. Komal Bahadur
Chitracar is
also the founding
president of the
Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Nepal
(ICAN). He was actively
associated with
development and
institutionalization
of accounting profession
in Nepal. He served
in the first council
of ICAN (1998-2001)
and as its first
president (1997-1999).
He has been continuously
engaged in the various
committees of ICAN.
Mr.Chitracar has
been associated
with SAFA since
its inception. He
represented Nepal
in SAFA on behalf
of the Association
of Chartered Accountants
of Nepal, the predecessor
organization of
ICAN. Mr. Chitracar
is the fellow member
of both ICAN and
ICAI. He has been
in public practice
since 1970. He is
the senior partner
of KB Chitracar
& Co., Chartered
Accountants which
is one of the oldest
and prestigious
chartered accountancy
firms in Nepal.
Beside professional
engagements, Mr.
Chitracar is a dedicated
social worker and
is active in several
social organizations.
He served as the
President of the
Rotary Club of Kathmandu
Mid-Town in 2005-2006.
He is the founding
Secretary General
of Transparency
International Nepal.
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Vice-President
Name:
Mr. A.N. Raman
Address:
Plot
10, PN Muthukumaraswamy
Salai
Baby Nagar, 1st Main
Road, Velachery
Chennai-600 042
Phone:+91
44-30906831, +91 9840075719
Fax:+
91 11 24622156
Email:
anraman@gmail.com |
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Mr. A.N. Raman has been elected Vice-President
of South Asian Federation
of Accountants (SAFA)
for the year 2010
at the Assembly
meeting of SAFA
held on 23 January
2010 at Kathmandu,
Nepal.
Mr. Raman has worked
extensively in the
field of management
accounting--writing
and speaking avidly
on topics relating
to management accounting,
enterprise governance,
and cost management.
He currently works
as a consultant
on management accounting
topics with a focus
on activity-based
costing and target
costing in India.
He is a founding
member of the Total
Cost Management
(TCM) Division of
the Confederation
of Indian Industry
(CII).
Furthermore, Mr.
Raman is the current
Chair of the Professional
Accountants in Business
Committee at the
South Asian Federation
of Accountants (SAFA),
where he plays a
pivotal role in
promoting the work
of the IFAC PAIB
Committee in the
Asian region. In
addition, he is
also a member of
PAIB Committee of
IFAC.
Mr. Raman is a member
of the ICWAI, the
Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India,
and the Institute
of Certified Management
Accountants of Sri
Lanka.
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Advisor
Name:
Mr. Sheikh A. Hafiz
Address:
The Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of Bangladesh
CA Bhaban, 100 Kazi
Nazrul Islam Avenue
Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh
Phone:
+880-2-9115340,
9117521, 9137847
Fax:
+880-2-8119399
E-Mail:
sheikhhafiz@kpmg.com |
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Mr. Hafiz is a Senior
Partner of Rahman
Rahman Huq (RRH),
a leading firm of
Chartered Accountants
in Bangladesh. RRH
is a Member Firm
of KPMG International
, one of the "Big
4" Accounting Firms
in the World.
Mr. Hafiz is a senior
member of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of Bangladesh(ICAB).
He is also a fellow
member of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
in England & Wales
(ICAEW). Mr. Hafiz
is a Council Member
and a Past President
of ICAB.
Mr. Hafiz was a
member of the National
Gas Utilization
Committee. He was
a Director of Sonali
Bank Limited for
over six years and
currently a Director
of Agrani Bank Limited.
Mr. Hafiz is a dedicated
social worker and
is associated with
many social organizations
in various capacities.
He is the Chairman
of the Governing
Body of Dhanmondi
Rotary Club Girls'
High School at Savar
and is a Member
of Sweden-Bangladesh
Trust Fund Committee.
He is also a life
Member of the Bangladesh
Medical Studies
and Research Institute.
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Name:
Dr. Jamaluddin
Ahmed
President
The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Bangladesh
Address: Chartered
Accountant Bhaban,
100, Kazi Nazrul Islam
Avenue,
Kawran Bazar Commercial
Complex,Dhaka 1215,Bangladesh
Phone:+880-2-9115340
Email:
president@icab.org.bd |
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Dr. Jamaluddin Ahmed is an accounting graduate with honours followed by Masters from Dhaka University, a PhD (1996) from the Cardiff Business School, under the University of Wales United Kingdom as well as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and is a council member of ICAB for the last nine years. Dr. Jamaluddin Ahmed FCA has been elected the President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh(ICAB) for the year 2010. He is currently the Board Member of South Asian Federation of Accountants, an Apex body of SAARC. Dr Jamal is the 2 times’ elected treasurer of Bangladesh Economic Association and co-author of “From Cash to Accrual Accounting-Reforming Government Accounting in Bangladesh” with Professor Abul Barkat-General Secretary of Bangladesh Economic Association. Dr Jamal is co-researcher with Professor Abul Barkat in Rural Electrification and Regional Energy Co-operation.
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Name:
Mr. A.B.M.
Shamshuddin
Board Member
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh
Address:
P.O. Box 2629,ICMA Bhaban, Nilkhet,
Dhaka 1205
Email:
icmab@citechco.net |
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Name:
CA. Amarjit Chopra
President
The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India
Address:
ICAI Bhawan, P.O. Box
No. 7100,
Indraprastha Marg,New
Delhi – 110002,India
Phone:+91-11-30110403
Email:
president@icai.org |
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CA. Amarjit Chopra,
a fellow member
of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of India (ICAI),
with more than three
decades of standing,
has been elected
as the President
of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of India (ICAI),
for the year 2010-11
by the Twenty First
Council on February
12, 2010. During
his tenure in the
Central Council,
he has been the
Chairman of Accounting
Standards Board,
Auditing and Assurance
Standards Board,
and Corporate Laws
Committee for two
years each and has
been the Chairman
of Expert Advisory
Committee, Financial
Reporting Review
Board, Committee
on Corporate Governance
and Committee on
Internal Audit for
an year each.
He was nominated
by the Punjab Government
on the Committee
for fixing the fee
for the medical
institutions. He
was nominated to
the Consultancy
Syndicate and Energy
Syndicate of the
MOU TASK FORCE for
the years 2008-09
and 2009-2010 respectively
constituted by the
Department of Public
Enterprises.
He has been a speaker
in International
Conferences on Quality
Control of Audit
and Corporate Governance
convergence with
IFRS at Dubai, Karachi,
Sri Lanka and London.
He is also a Technical
Advisor to International
Auditing and Assurance
Standards Board
as ICAI representative.
He was actively
involved in teaching
for more than 20
years at Delhi University
and is presently
visiting faculty
to some Management
Institutes. He has
been delivering
lectures in training
programmes at various
banking institutions
and C&AG Office.
He is on the Board
of various reputed
companies including
RICO Auto Ltd. He
was a Central Government
nominee on the Board
of Bank of Baroda
for a period of
three years up to
October, 2009 wherein
he was also the
Chairman of the
Audit Committee.
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Name:
Mr. Suvod Kr.
Karn
President
The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Nepal(ICAN)
Address:
Babar Mahal,POB 5289,
Kathmandu, Nepal |
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Mr.Suvod Kumar Karn,
BBA, LLB, FCA has
been elected President
of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of Nepal (ICAN)
for the year 2009-2010.
He was Vice President
for the year 2008-2009.
Graduated in Commerce
from Tribhuvan University,
Kathmandu, and Law
from Bihar University,
India, Mr. Karn
is a Fellow Member
of ICAN and ICAI.
Mr. Karn qualified
as Chartered Accountant
from the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of India (ICAI)
in 1993 and founded
the professional
accounting firm
Suvod Associates.
He has also served
almost eight years
in various senior
management levels
in Public and Private
Sector Organizations
in Nepal.
Mr. Karn is dedicated
to promotion and
development of accounting
profession in Nepal.
He became council
member of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants
of Nepal (ICAN)
2006-09 (Fourth
Council) as well
as 2009-2012 (Fifth
Council). Since
then, he has been
contributing to
strengthen and building
of the Institute.
During his tenure
as a Council member
he had shouldered
many responsibilities.
He also became the
elected Executive
Member of the Association
of Chartered Accountants
of Nepal (ACAN)
for the year 2000-01.
He has represented
the Institute in
the Executive Committee
(2008-09), Examination
Committee (2008-09),
Continuing Professional
Committee (2007-08),
Professional Development
Committee (2008-09),
Disciplinary Committee
(2006-07 & 2007-08),
Scholarship Selection
Committee (2008-09),
Law Reform Committee
(2008-09) and Task
force on Middle
Level Accounting
Manpower (2007-08)
He has widely traveled
in and out of Nepal
including India,
Bangladesh, Italy,
Netherlands, France
& Belgium. He is
also a resource
person in various
training and workshops
conducted by the
Institute.
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Name:
Mr. Shaikh
Saqib Masood
Board Member
The
Institute of
Chartered
Accountants
of Pakistan
Address:
KPMG Taseer Hadi
&
First floor,
Sheikh
Sultan Trust
Bldg. No.2
Beaumont
Road,
Karachi –
75530
Phone: +92-300-8221774
Email:
saqibmasood@kpmg.com |
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Name:
Mr. Muhammad
Rafi
Board Member
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan |
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Mr. Muhammad
Rafi is Fellow
Member of the
Institute of
Cost and
Management
Accountants of
Pakistan (FCMA),
Pakistan
Institute of
Public Finance
Accountants
(FPA), the
Institute of
Corporate
Secretaries of
Pakistan (FICS)
and a Diplomaed
Associate of the
Institute of
Bankers in
Pakistan
(DAIBP).
Mr. Rafi is on
the Council of
Institute of
Cost &
Management
Accountants of
Pakistan (ICMAP)
for the last 14
years and has
been its
President in
2005, Vice
President in
2003 & 2004 and
Honorary
Secretary in
2002. He has
served as
Country
Representative
of Pakistan at
the
International
Federation of
Accountants
(IFAC), Public
Sector Committee
(now IPSASB)
during
2000-2002.
Currently he is
a member
Consultative
Group of IPSASB.
He has also been
the Chairman of
SAFA Working
Group on
Accrual-Based
Accounting for
Governments and
Public Sector
Enterprises. Mr.
Rafi has widely
travelled and
presented many
papers at
national and
international
conferences &
seminars.
Presently
serving as
General Manager
(Finance) in the
Oil and Gas
Development
Company Limited
(the largest
petroleum
company of
Pakistan), Mr.
Rafi has 33
years of
experience at
senior
management
levels in
Finance,
Accounts and
Banking
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Name:
Mr.
Sujeewa
Rajapakse
Board Member
The
Institute of
Chartered
Accountants
of Sri Lanka
Address: 30A,
Malasekera
Mawatha,
Colombo –
7,Sri Lanka
Email:
sujeewa@bdo.lk |
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Board
Meetings
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Meeting
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1st |
3rd-4th April 2007 |
New Delhi,India |
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