Gautam Banerjee

Executive Chairman

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Singapore

Gautam Banerjee is the Executive Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Singapore. He is also the Chairman of the PwC Regional network of firms in Asia, which includes China, Hong Kong, Indochina, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore.

Gautam joined PwC Singapore in April 1982 after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in London and was admitted to the partnership on 1 July 1989. He has been a member of the PwC Singapore’s executive committee since January 1996 and has had experience leading various business units in the firm, including its largest business unit, the Assurance practice. He was elected Executive Chairman of PwC Singapore with effect from 1 January 2004.

During his 26 years with the firm, he has been responsible for some of its largest clients. He has also contributed significantly to the development of PwC Singapore from a predominantly audit and tax practice to a multidisciplinary professional services firm with capabilities in Risk Management, Corporate Finance and other business advisory services in Banking and Capital Markets, Telecommunications and Technology.

He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Singapore. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Accounting and Financial Analysis from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

His interests outside the firm include serving as a member of the National Heritage Board, a board member of the Economic Development Board, a member of the Board of Governors of Singapore International Foundation as well as a director of the Singapore Arts School Limited.

Gautam assumed a significant new external role when he became a Nominated Member of Parliament in January 2007. As an NMP, his main agenda has been to speak on issues which enhance Singapore's competitiveness as an emerging global city of opportunity. He has been particularly passionate about Singapore's need to not only retain its own talent but to attract the best and brightest from overseas. For example, in December 2006, he spoke to Singaporeans resident in the New York area as part of the "Distinguished Business Leaders" programme. More recently, he is assisting with the "Singapore Promise" programme, which aims to promote Singapore as an attractive destination to study, work and live.