Venkat Pillai
CFO & Board Advisor | Finance-Led AI & ESG Transformation | Governance, Risk & Turnarounds | Keynote Speaker
- Role
- Chief Financial Officer at Slk Global
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Venkat Pillai
Venkat PillaiGlobal CFO | Finance Led AI & ESG Transformation | Keynote speakerI am a Chief Financial Officer and global finance strategist with 26+ years of experience driving financial transformation, governance excellence, and enterprise resilience across multinational organizations and complex regulatory environments.Currently, I serve as the CFO of SLK Global (a subsidiary of West Ireland Investments), where I lead enterprise-wide financial strategy, AI-led finance transformation, capital governance, and sustainable growth initiatives across multiple industry verticals. Professional CredentialsACA – Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)ACA – Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW)FCMA, CGMA – Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UKCertified Practicing Accountant - CPA, AustraliaCFE - Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), USASenior Management Program – Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode Global Leadership ExperienceI have held senior finance leadership and transformation roles with GE, Dell, Cummins, and Allianz, managing:Large-scale finance operationsGlobal controllership and governanceCross-border compliance under Ind AS, US GAAP, and IFRSEarlier in my career, I also worked with leading professional services firms including Deloitte, EY, Lovelock & Lewes, and Baker Tilly, gaining deep exposure across audit, advisory, and risk domains. Core ExpertiseStrategic Financial Leadership & ForecastingAI-Enabled Finance TransformationCorporate Finance, Capital Structuring & CFO AdvisoryFraud Risk Management & Forensic ControlsBusiness Continuity, Crisis & Resilience ManagementSustainability-Driven Investment & ESG Governance Thought Leadership & PublicationsI regularly speak at national and global finance, governance, and leadership forums, including:ICAI, ASSOCHAM, CIMA, American Management Association (South Asia), Transformance, Biz Millennium, Christ University, Marian College, & NMIMS : Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune & DubaiMy insights have been published in professional journals :ICAI, ACFE, AIRA, and SCCE. RecognitionsGreat India CFO Leader Award – 2024Indian Achievers’ Award for Best CFO – 2025 Current FocusI am actively deepening my engagement in:Advanced Financial ManagementAI & Data-Driven FinanceQuantitative & Decision Sciences for CFOsMy passion lies in shaping the next generation of finance leadership at the intersection of strategy, AI, governance, and enterprise value creation.
Experience
Chief Financial Officer
May 2025 — Present · Dubai, AE
Education
CPA Australia
CPA, Strategic accounting
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ACA, Accounting, taxation, Law
1998 — 1998
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
Associate's degree, Accounting and Finance
ICAEW
ACA, Accounting and Finance
2020
CIMA
Fellow member, Accounting and Business/Management
University of Calicut
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Accounting and Finance
1988 — 1990
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