Mohan K. Pattabhiraman

“It’s not enough to get the job done, the focus should be on doing it well. It is up to us to ensure that whatever we do, we do it to perfection and learn along the way.”

Mohan brings to Kinara Capital his passion for Internal Audit that has continued since 25+ years and his expertise in Fraud Examination & Deterrence, Enterprise Risk Management & Business Excellence Assessment. As Chief Audit Officer for Kinara Capital, Mohan works to deliver value as Conscience Keeper & Critical Advisor of the management, Assurance provider to the Board Audit Committee on Governance, Risk Management and Controls & as pulse taker of business trends.

Previously, Mohan worked at Vistaar Financial Services Private Limited as Senior Vice President & Head of Internal Audit. He has also worked with Speedage Express Cargo, AFL Limited & DTDC in India & with Sumaria Group, Insignia Limited in the United Republic of Tanzania and Triton Group in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Mohan is a graduate in Commerce from the Bangalore University and also possesses a certificate in Forensic accounting and fraud examination from the West Virginia University. He is also a certified ISMS lead auditor and Business Excellence assessor and brings with him successful experience of implementing and auditing ISO quality management systems, ISMS audits, GMP audits and Social Responsibility Audits. He is proficient in both the EFQM model & Baldridge Excellence framework models used to assess organizational business excellence.

As a Certified Internal Audit trainer, Mohan has successfully developed content and conducted numerous workshops and trainings as a volunteer of The Institute of Internal Auditors, Tanzania (IIA Tanzania) during the years 2005-2010. He was recognized for his outstanding contribution as a founder & member of the Board of Governors of IIA Tanzania and also as a volunteer resource person to the National Board of Accountants and Auditors of Tanzania.