Leadership Team

Hisham Ali Mohamed Al - Taher

Chairman & Partner

Hisham Ali Mohamed Al-Taher is the founder and chairman of HLB HAMT Chartered Accountants and its affiliates.

John Varghese

Managing Partner

John Varghese is the founder and Managing Partner of HLB HAMT and has been a member of the firm’s management since 1999. He is having over 35 years of experience in Auditing

Vijay Anand

Partner and CEO

Vijay, a visionary and strategic leader with a passion for excellence, is a Chartered Accountant, who started his professional journey with Price Waterhouse Coopers. He has more than

Manoj Kumar

Partner

Manoj Kumar, a veteran ambitious professional is a qualified CPA from USA & CAM specialist with over 25 years of comprehensive experience.

Jay Krishnan

Partner

Jay Krishnan is an audit professional with more than 25 years of audit & accounting and finance experience in United Arab Emirates and India.

Sumesh Krishna

Partner

Sumesh is a visionary leader who has completed eighteen years of career predominantly in the spheres of Auditing & Accounting services, risk management, quality assurance reviews and business consultancy.

Nithin.N. K

Partner– Audit & Assurance

Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India having 15 years of experience in the accounting and auditing profession.

Gireesh Kumar

Partner – Audit & Assurance

Gireesh Kumar is a Certified Management Accountant (ICMA) and having professional experience of more than 20 years in audit and advisory services in UAE and India.

Sajin Rasheed

Partner – Payroll & HR

Sajin has been associated with HLB HAMT since 2005. He heads the Payroll Outsourcing Division and is responsible

Raghunath T

Director – Management Consultancy

Raghunath is an MBA from one of India’s leading business schools and carries with him over 20 years of professional experience. He has worked with leading multinational

Vimal Rama Chandran

Director – Technology Services

Vimal is a Data-driven director of Information Technology at HLB HAMT with over 19 years of experience and expertise in IT Audit & Advisory

Vimal Kutty

Director - Accounts & Advisory

He is the Director for Accounts and Advisory Services and has vast experience in providing consultancy related to Accounts & Finance, Audit and Taxation.

Lavin Nalinababu

Director - Business Consultancy

Lavin serves as the head of Business Consultancy division at HLB HAMT. He joined the firm in 2008 and has been successful in accomplishing diverse tasks.

Renjith Tharakath

Senior Manager – Audit & Assurance

Renjith is a Senior Manager for Audit & Assurance services who has experience in the statutory audit of companies for large and medium-sized organizations

Arun Mohan

Senior Manager – Audit & Assurance

Arun is a qualified Chartered Accountant from India with 9 years of post-qualification experience in audit and advisory services.

Mohamad Fathy

Senior Manager - Audit & Assurance

Mohamad Fathy, Senior Manager of Audit and Assurance Division of HLB Hamt has more than 27 years of experience in Audit and Advisory services.

CMA Muhammed Naseer

Senior Manager - Payroll

Qualified CMA from Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India (ICMAI) having more than 12 years of GCC experience in the field of Finance and payroll.

Shan SA

Manager – Audit & Assurance

Shan is a qualified Chartered Accountant with 8 years of post-qualification experience in the audit profession.

Nithin Nambiar

Manager – Audit & Assurance

Nithin is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and holding a master’s degree in commerce with professional experience

Ashton Madiyiko

Manager – Audit & Assurance

Ashton is a trained and qualified accountant based at our Dubai Office in our Audit and Assurance department.

Girish Nair

Manager - Tax and compliances

Girish is a qualified Chartered Accountant from The ICAI and works as a Manager – Tax & Compliance.

Jairaj B.L

Assistant Manager - Technology Consulting

Jairaj is a senior ERP consultant and have more than 15 years of experience in ERP implementation. He is having diversified expertise in implementing Information Technology

Bala Pillai

Head of Business - Digital Transformation

Bala Pillai works with a team who are passionate about helping customers achieve more for their employees, customers and citizens through improved experiences,