MANAGING PARTNER

DR CA V.VENUGOPALAN

B.Com, FCA, Ph.D

  1. Born in 1948 at Wadakkancherry, Thrissur District, Kerala. Father late T.P. Damodaran Nair. Hailing from a business family. Passed Chartered Accountancy Final Examination in 1976. He was in employment for 10 years in private sector/public sector and abroad. He is in active practice from 1987 onwards.
  2. Educational Qualification: B.Com, FCA. He has also been conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) by The Open International University, Colombo, Sri Lanka, for his Thesis on ‘Management of Non-Performing Assets of Banks’.
  3. Strength:
    • Integrity
    • Clean Image
    • Leadership Qualities
    • Excellent Communication Skills
    • Hard Working Nature
    • Willingness to update knowledge regularly.
  4. Practicing Chartered Accountant. Managing Partner, V VENUGOPALAN & ASSOCIATES, Chartered Accountants, Thrissur.
  5. Ex-Director: CATHOLIC SYRIAN BANK LTD., THRISSUR (1997 to 2004). Formerly Reserve Bank Nominee Additional Director for three years from 1993 – 1996 in the same bank. He was the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the bank since its formation. As chairman of the Audit Committee from 1997 to 2004 he could contribute substantially for the improvement of the internal control and auditing system of the bank.
  6. Work Experience: Mr. V Venugopalan has got rich and vast experience in the following fields/areas:
    • Conduct of Statutory Central Audit of banks and Government Companies.
    • Conduct of Management Audit, Concurrent, Revenue/ Stock audit of banks.
    • Project report preparation; work-study and consultancy for revival of sick units.
    • • Management Consultancy

    He is also supervising the Statutory Audit of some leading public/private limited and foreign collaboration companies in Thrissur and Cochin.

  7. Senior Faculty Member: In the panel of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Southern India Regional Council. Presented papers on Bank Audit in more than 150 Chartered Accountants Seminars organized by various branches of the Institute throughout South India and Regional Council for fifteen years.
    He has also presented paper at the seminars of Central Statutory Auditors of Banks organized by The Regional Council of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, at Chennai.
    He was co-speaker at Teleconferencing Programme (live) on Bank Audit organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India through ‘Doordarshan’ at New Delhi during 2006, 2009 and 2010
  8. Guest Speaker: In various professional forums and colleges on subjects connected with Corporate Governance, Banking Reforms, Indian Economy, NBFC Guidelines, Union Budget and World Trade Organization (WTO).
    He was a visiting faculty to teachers’ training programs organized by University of Calicut and bankers training college of few banks.
  9. Author of Books/Writer:
    1. BANK BRANCH AUDIT (background material) published by the CPE Committee of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi in March 2004, which is a 300-page book.
    2. APPROACH TO AUDIT OF BANKS AND VERIFICATION OF NPA’S (Sixth edition) – A detail guidance note on practical aspects of bank audit and assessment of NPA in banks.
    3. Written several articles in professional journals, C.A. Institute Journal and leading newspapers on subjects connected with finance, auditing and banking. He has also handled a column in ‘Malayala Manorama’ a leading newspaper for one year on the topic of ‘Investments and Savings’.
      Conferences training programme attended He has attended several conferences and training programs organized by NIBM, Indian Bank Association and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi which includes Audit Committee Chairmen’s’ Conferences, Seminars on Corporate Governance, Refresher Course on Risk Management, Asset Liability Management, Corporate Debt Restructuring etc.
      Chairman, Trichur Branch of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India during the year 1988-89.
      Nominated Member
      Co-opted Member of Banking and Insurance Committee of The Southern India Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India – 2010 –
      Trustee and Treasurer: CHINMAYA MISSION EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL TRUST, Thrissur. Director of Educationr: CHINMAYA MISSION C.B.S.E. SCHOOL and CHINMAYA MISSION COLLEGE, Thrissur.
      Expert Advisory Committee Member Cochin Devaswam Board – 2010–12. Finance expert to Guruvayoor Devaswom, 2012-13.
      Past Vice-President – Trichur Management Association (TMA) -2015-16.