DILIP GANDHI
Email : dilipcgandhi2010 AT gmail.com | www.linkedin.com/in/dilipgandhi

SUMMARY :
Dilip Gandhi has over 30 years of experience working in the capacity of Senior Vice-President – Corporate Planning & Projects, Group Adviser – Finance and Corporate Affairs, Group Director Finance, Head NRI Services, Company Secretary and Head Legal, Senior Vice President (Corporate Affairs) & Company Secretary, Vice President Finance and Company Secretary & Head –Private Clients Group, Finance Manager & Company Secretary with various organizations.
He has worked in the areas of Corporate Finance, Company Law matters, Secretarial, Legal & Taxation matters, Accounts, Banking, Investments, Portfolio Management and Wealth Management for HNIs / NRIs.

SKILLS :
- Financial & Legal restructuring
- Financial Accounting
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Cost Control & Monitoring
- Monthly P & L
- Project Finance
- Investment Banking
- Private Banking
- Commercial Banking
- Forex Derivatives
- Fund raising
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Venture Capital
- Joint Ventures
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Law
- Corporate Tax
- Legal Advice
- Insurance & Risk Management
- Review of Annual Business Plans
- Statutory Compliances
- Corporate Governance
- Board & General Meetings
- Investor Relations Management

WORK EXPERIENCE :
Proprietor, Dilip C. Gandhi & Co., Mumbai April’81 – Present
- Working as Adviser to various business groups on Financial and Business restructuring, BIFR matters, DRT, CDR and bank loans restructuring
- Adviser to private groups on various Secretarial, Legal, Corporate Finance, Taxation and Accounts matters. In addition, worked as an Associate of Cunningham and Lindsey International Pvt. Ltd, as loss assessor for stocks, liability and LOP claims, and also worked as an Independent Financial Advisor for NRIs / HNIs

Senior Vice-President :Corporate Planning & Projects, Ashapura Group of Industries, Mumbai Feb’10 – Dec’11
- Strategic
- Reviewed, analyzed, integrated and evaluated the functional performance, achievements, activities, costs, operations to determine progress toward stated goals and objectives
- Along with the CEO and management team take over and enhance the long term turnaround plan and take actions to implement the same
- Reviewed Forex derivatives matters and restructuring of bank loans
- Restructuring of assets, capital, financial and legal matters of the Group companies

- Financial :
- Developed with other members of the leadership team key financial objectives that support the company’s strategic plans
- Prepared financial statements of the company, including managing relations with the auditors and accurate and timely reporting to the management
- Developed appropriate internal controls, policies and processes and coordinated with internal auditors
- Put in place a strong MIS system and ensure timely and accurate preparation and management of the budget and annual business plans, controlling the budgets and providing detailed quarterly forecasting and monthly budget variance analysis
- Visited the processing units periodically to examine various costs of manufacturing and implementing financial and cost controls.
- Reviewed Outstanding Debtors and Creditors
- Managed financial, legal and administrative clauses of the commercial and finance agreements, MOUs, share holders’ agreements and business service agreements with the joint venture partners
- Participated in the annual Insurance renewal process of the Group assets

Company Secretary & Head Legal, The Baroda Rayon Corporation Ltd., Mumbai April’08 – Julyl’08
Group Adviser : Finance & Corporate Affairs, The Dukes Retreat Limited Dec’06 – Oct’07
- Operating a Four Start Resort (The Dukes Retreat Ltd.)
- Manufacturing of Locomotives (San Engineering and Locomotive Co. Ltd)
- Manufacturing of Sports Cars (San Motors Ltd.)

Group Director Finance & Head-NRI Services : House of Patel’s Group Feb’05 – July’06
- Worked as Group Director Finance and Head-NRI Services with Wall Street Finance Ltd., Patel On Board Couriers Ltd, and Patel Roadways Ltd companies belonging to House of Patel’s Group in Mumbai having business interests in Transport, Couriers and Logistics business, Forex, Banking, Financial Services, Portfolio Management and Wealth Management for Non Resident Indians (NRIs) /High Net worth Individuals (HNIs).

Senior Vice-President & Company Secretary :Importex International Group Sep’03 – Feb’05

Vice-President and Company Secretary & Head Private Clients’ Group : Meghraj Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. April’95 – June’02
- Meghraj Financial Services (India) Pvt. Limited., Mumbai.(Category I Merchant Banker, registered with Securities and Exchange Board of India) The Company has been promoted by the U.K. based Meghraj Group. The Meghraj Group is in private banking business and has active investments and investment banking interest in India.

Worked with various companies in the areas of Finance, Accounts, Company Secretarial, Direct and July’78 – Mar’95
Indirect Taxation, Project Finance matters

EDUCATION :
Associate Company Secretary, ICSI, New Delhi Graduated June 1984
Bachelor of Laws, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad Graduated May 1982
Fellow Chartered Accountant, ICAI, New Delhi Graduated Nov 1980
Bachelor of Commerce, The M.S. University of Baroda Graduated April 1975

AWARDS :
Prof. V.Y.Kolhatkar Gold Medal for securing First Class First with Distinction in Bachelor of Commerce