Kamlesh Shivji Vikamsey is an Indian Chartered Accountant and a Past President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and a Past President of The Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA). He is an expert on governance and oversight; and has served in his personal capacity on several international organizations like UNDP, IMF, UNICEF, ITU and WMO in Audit and Oversight Committees.
Childhood and education
Kamlesh was born in Dec 1960 in Mumbai in a family of highly educated people. His father, Mr.Shivji K. Vikamsey was a Chartered Accountant and a past member of the central council of ICAI. His younger brother, Mr.Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey is also a Chartered Accountant and was the past president of the ICAI.
He obtained B.Com degree from Mumbai University after studying in Podar College in 1981 and went on to become a Chartered Accountant in 1982.
Profession
After obtaining CA qualification, Kamlesh started his public practice in the same year. He is the senior partner of the accounting firm, KKC & Associates LLP (formerly Khimji Kunverji & Co LLP), Mumbai.
Positions held
In India
ICAI : Kamlesh Vikamsey was elected to the Central Council of ICAI in 1998 and he remained as a Central Council Member till 2007. He was elected as its Vice President in 2004 and its President in 2005. He has also chaired various committees of the Institute.
IRDA : He was member of The Standing Committee on Accounting Issues of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) Appellate Authority : He was also the member of Appellate Authority constituted under section 22A of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949. Directorships : Kamlesh is director in many prominent public sector and private sector companies. He is also Trustee and treasurer of Global Vipassana Foundation, an internationally renowned Trust, which has constructed Global Pagoda in Mumbai. The Global Pagoda is the World’s largest stone dome built without any supporting pillars. It is built combining ancient Indian and Modern Technology to enable it to last for at least 2000 years. He is appointed as a trustee of LIC Golden Jubilee Foundation, a charitable trust settled by Life Insurance Corporation of India.