Team
Raghupathi Rao
CA, CISA, CFE, CRMA
Raghu has had a distinguished career, leading major initiatives in top companies worldwide.
As the MD & Group Head of IA at Keppel, a diversified conglomerate in Singapore, he oversaw 6 SGX-listed companies and over 500 unlisted companies. Here he led the Darwin restructuring for Group IA for strong performance outcomes.
At TATA Consumer, a leading company in FMCG, B2B & Retail, Raghu transformed the Global IA & Risk organization into a key enabler for achieving strategic objectives, transforming processes and digital maturity. Raghu is instrumental in significant enhancement in TBEM scores over 7 years through 3-successive promising practice recognitions., best in class digital recognition in DATOM and top 200 in InnoVista.
His role as Head of Internal Audit Services at JAPFA Ltd, an agri-food heavyweight listed on the Singapore stock exchange with revenues over USD 4 billion, underscored his strategic impact.
Previously, at Danone, Raghu developed the Global Internal Audit COE across 50 countries in food, beverages, and pharmaceutical sectors, later becoming the CFO & Business Co-pilot for Danone’s Nutrition operations in Singapore.
Raghu also played a critical role at Delphi/Aptiv, the largest EV supplier globally, as the Asia Pacific Deputy Audit Head. Here, he developed the audit team and led significant projects during the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, including setting up a Global Finance Shared Services Center. His broad experience and leadership in internal audit, advisory, digital, enterprise risk, and business domains have established him as a respected thought leader in these fields. Raghu has received several recognitions and a regular speaker in international conferences.
At TATA Consumer, a leading company in FMCG, B2B & Retail, Raghu transformed the Global IA & Risk organization into a key enabler for achieving strategic objectives, transforming processes and digital maturity. Raghu is instrumental in significant enhancement in TBEM scores over 7 years through 3-successive promising practice recognitions., best in class digital recognition in DATOM and top 200 in InnoVista.
His role as Head of Internal Audit Services at JAPFA Ltd, an agri-food heavyweight listed on the Singapore stock exchange with revenues over USD 4 billion, underscored his strategic impact.
Previously, at Danone, Raghu developed the Global Internal Audit COE across 50 countries in food, beverages, and pharmaceutical sectors, later becoming the CFO & Business Co-pilot for Danone’s Nutrition operations in Singapore.
Raghu also played a critical role at Delphi/Aptiv, the largest EV supplier globally, as the Asia Pacific Deputy Audit Head. Here, he developed the audit team and led significant projects during the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, including setting up a Global Finance Shared Services Center. His broad experience and leadership in internal audit, advisory, digital, enterprise risk, and business domains have established him as a respected thought leader in these fields. Raghu has received several recognitions and a regular speaker in international conferences.
