Kedar Joshi

CEO

Hong Kong, Hong Kong31 yrs 9 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

25+ years in Risk & Internal Controls.
Led a team of 120+ auditors across APAC.
Thought leader and speaker at professional conferences.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned executive in the financial services and risk management sector.

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Enterprise Risk ManagementOperational Risk ManagementSarbanes-Oxley ActRisk ManagementInternal ControlsInternal AuditAuditingCorporate FinanceBankingOperational RiskFinanceTreasury ManagementBasel IITreasury

About

- Senior Executive in Risk & Internal Controls space with 25+ years of professional experience covering Internal audit, Operational risk management, and External audits / Financial advisory services - Proven track record of building and leading cross-functional regional teams (currently, leading a team of ~120+ auditors across APAC region) - Extensive interactions with regional and global management, Board-level committees and regulatory agencies across the globe - In-depth knowledge of all financial services verticals, products, risks and processes - Progressive leadership experience across international jurisdictions (Lived and worked in Hong Kong, India, Canada, and Middle East) - Consistently deliver business results through strong leadership, strategic mindset and consistent execution - Driven significant organisational value through location strategies and resourcing models, continuous monitoring, automation and data analysis, and continuous process improvements - Committed to continuous learning and development for team and self - Thought leader (speaker at professional conferences, Ex-Faculty for CPA and CFA) and Contributor to IA profession and society.

Experience

31 yrs 9 mos

Total Experience

7 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

11 mos

Current Experience

Axis bank

Group Chief Audit Executive

Jun 2025 – Present · 11 mos · Mumbai, India

Bank of america

2 roles

General Auditor, Head of APAC Audit

Promoted

Apr 2019 – Jun 2025 · 6 yrs 2 mos · Hong Kong SAR

SVP & Audit Director

Apr 2007 – Mar 2019 · 11 yrs 11 mos · Hong Kong SAR

Audit Leadership role with broad audit responsibility covering the following:
APAC - Enterprise Functions (including Finance, Risk Management, Treasury, Compliance, Human Resources among others) across the 12 jurisdictions in APAC region,
Global audit responsibility for audit coverage to Bank‟s global delivery operations (Bank‟s global delivery operations comprise of over 35,000 associates/contractors operating out of the Bank's captive units in India, Costa Rica, Philippines and Mexico, and third party suppliers, and
Country responsibility for the Greater China region (PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan).

The bank of nova scotia

2 roles

Audit Director

Promoted

Jul 2005 – Mar 2007 · 1 yr 8 mos

Audit Director, Internal Audit – Corporate Departments.
In this role, I led a team of over 15 internal audit professionals responsible for supporting the Bank‟s Corporate Departments, the key among them being Finance (including SOX and Basel Implementation), Human Resources, Shared Services, Taxation and Legal.

Senior Manager, Internal Control - Wholesale Banking Operations

Feb 2003 – Jul 2005 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Led the WBO - Internal Control Group ('1st Line of Defense') responsible for managing operational risk and internal control initiatives supporting Scotiacapital and Group Treasury Operations.