Managing Director, Keynote Services LLC
Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India, and an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Retired as Senior Partner of BDO Oman in 2013 – 5th largest accounting firm in the world – having performed the role of Partner since 1988. Before joining BDO in 1981, Mr Mehta associated in various capacities with several large international companies in India and in the Sultanate of Oman.
Presently Managing Director of Keynote Services LLC, a privately owned organisation rendering business advisory services to various companies and families in Oman.
Over 39 years of experience in providing auditing, tax and advisory services of which over 31 years have been in the Sultanate of Oman. The stay in the country has provided Mr Mehta with extensive commercial knowledge in all aspects of business and decision making. As the Partner in charge of Risk Advisory and Internal Audit, Mr Mehta represented BDO on 14 SAOG and LLC companies; invaluable exposure to audit committee functioning and its roles and responsibilities.
Managed numerous projects involving strategic business restructuring, preparing business plans, assessing organisational strategies and preparation of policies and procedures manuals. Also involved in providing consulting services to various ministries, government organizations, insurance companies, banks, investment companies and other big private companies for development of business strategies, process improvement, benchmarking and privatization studies etc.
Mr Mehta carried out several business valuation assignments in relation to proposed acquisitions, disposals of several organisations and these included insurance, IT and industrial companies. He has expert knowledge in liquidation and administration and has advised on turnaround of companies which were on the brink of insolvency.
He has vast experience in teaching finance related subjects and represented Oman in the management challenge an annual management competition organised by Benson and Hedges.
Mr Mehta has also been the Chairman of the Muscat Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Also been in the forefront in the social life in Oman, having been the President of the management committee of the Indian Schools in Oman and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Schools. Presently holding the position of the Election Commissioner for Indian Schools in the Sultanate of Oman.