Global CEO & Chartered Accountant - Strategy, Growth, & Turnarounds

Praveen Joshi Chartered Accountant & Global Business Leader

30+ Years in Finance, Strategy & Industrial Project Execution, Driving Turn arounds and Capacity Expansions

Kampala, Uganda ********@*****.*** 256-********* +256-********* DOB 29/04/1970 PASSPORT Z6716920 DRIVING LICENCE13162577 23C, BUKOTO WHITE FLAT, BUKOTO, KAMPALA, UGANDA Professional Summary

Dynamic and results-driven Chartered Accountant & Strategic Business Leader with over 30 years of international leadership experience across manufacturing, steel, sugar, power, mining, fertilizers, chemicals, education, construction, hospitality, trading, and diversified industries. Proven track record as CEO, MD, CFO, and Board Member, driving sustainable growth, financial governance, organizational transformation, and large- scale project execution. Recognized for leading over 150 industrial projects, delivering turnarounds, capacity expansions, policy design, and implementing ERP, financial, and HR systems (SAP, Navision). Expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions, cross-border operations, business expansion, policy advocacy, and stakeholder engagement, with a strong ability to build high-performance teams and create long-term enterprise value Core Competencies

• Executive Leadership & Strategic Planning

• Corporate Governance & Board-Level Engagement

• Financial Management & Risk Governance

• Industrial & Infrastructure Project Execution & Turnkey Operations

• ERP Implementation & Digital Transformation (SAP, Navision, HRM, One Point, Tally ERP9)

• Mergers & Acquisitions Business Expansion & Industry Diversification & Exposure

• Export & Trade Development International Operations

• Taxation & Compliance (Direct & Indirect)

• Audit, Risk & Compliance

• Investor Relations & Stakeholder Engagement

• Team Leadership, Mentoring & Talent Development

• Result-Oriented and Responsive, Recognition & Achievements, Global Exposure Professional Experience

General Manager – Strategy Projects, Export & Construction Tembo Steel Uganda Ltd. Kampala, Uganda From Apr 2025

• Lead execution of industrial & infrastructure projects, starting new captive power plant

• Drove market expansion & export strategy, spearheading East Africa export strategy to expand construction-grade 100% virgin iron-based steel markets.

• Driving marketing & product innovation positioning enhancing brand equity & customer trust.

• Engaged in policy advocacy & sectoral development, influencing government liaison, construction sector growth, and strategic planning.

• Provided strategic leadership & Building high-performance teams to ensure fostering, sustainable growth long-term profitability.

Chief Executive Officer

Mayuge Sugar Industries Ltd. Jinja, Uganda May 2024 – Mar 2025 Project Contract

• Expanded sugar processing capacity from 3,500 PMT to 7,500 PMT. Deals Consultants.

• Commissioned 100 PMT white sugar processing line and scaled ethanol (ENA) production.

• Upgraded steel division, introducing TMT bar production & increasing rolling capacity by70%

• Boosted electricity export to national grid to 23 MW/h per day, creating new revenue streams

• Built high-performance leadership teams and executed long-term strategic plans, stakeholder engagement, and a culture of integrity, innovation, and sustainability.

• Managing group accounts finalization and consolidation, overseeing treasury and fund management, ensuring tax compliance, strengthening internal controls and audit risk management, and supervising end- to-end vendor and customer management. MIS & Budget presentation and effective controlling

• Accounting & Tax Oversight Handling Group Accounts, Finance, Operations, Business developments

• Governance & Compliance – Ensure adherence to internal policies and external local regulations.

• Banking & Treasury Management – Supervise bank operations, maintain relationships with local banks, and optimize cash flow through forecasting.

Group Finance Controller

Picfare Industries Ltd. Kampala, Uganda Oct 2013 – April 2024 Project Head on Contract May 2024 – May 2025

• Directed financial operations of a USD 100M+ diversified group (20+ companies) across textiles, construction, education, Paper, packaging, hospitality, Agriculture, FMCG. Shipping, Confectionery and trading, ensuring transparency, compliance, and profitability.

• Implemented strategic financial management, Financial Accuracy & Controls & Banking & Treasury Management including budgeting, forecasting, M&A, investment analysis, ERP/Navision adoption, digital transformation, and internal controls for optimized performance.

• Managing group accounts, treasury and banking operations, tax compliance, internal controls and audits, vendor–customer relations, and daily accounting activities, along with MIS preparation and presentation

• Implemented industrial projects including Tissue plant, Paper plant, Label plants, Medical plant

& Covid PPE projects, Confectionery, Transport & Shipping, FMCG, & real estate.

• Oversaw budgeting, forecasting, M&A, and investment analysis, strengthening group profitability and growth.

• Enhanced investor relations & stakeholder engagement, building credibility, capital access, and confidence among shareholders, banks, and regulators. Budget and Strategy Compliance.

• Built high-performance teams & leadership pipelines, managing 4,000+ employees, mentoring future leaders, promoting operational excellence, workplace safety, CSR, and sustainable growth.

• Drove growth & innovation, executing expansion strategies, streamlining costs, improving top- and bottom-line performance, and identifying new business opportunities and markets.

• Strategy Growth & Innovation to Enhance Capacity, Develop business strategy, drive growth, valuations, and implement the strategic business plan

• Vision and strategy are clearly and effectively communicated to and understood by all employees, shareholders and external stakeholders

• Governance & Compliance Provide oversight for the day-to-day activities of the business, develop of new business opportunities, and manage key stakeholder relationships with the objective of maximizing profitability and growth

• Controlling & Reporting Work closely with senior management in creating the vision, core values, and strategy required for both short and long-term value creation and profitable growth. MIS Reporting

• Accounting & Tax Oversight Handling Group Accounts, Finance, Operations, Business developments with costing and product mixed, Invoicing & Collections,

• Various Projects implemented and new business developments, Shipping Industry, Border cross Projects, Printing, Textile line management, Paper project with maharani group JV, confectionery, hospitality, Contraction of ware house and mauls and colony, enery sector, meter business, medical projects

• ERP & Special Tax Regimes ERP system enhancements and manage execution of Applicable tax regimes General Manager – Finance, Accounts, Insurance & Taxation EMCO Ltd. Mumbai, India Sep 2006 – Sep 2013

• Managed accounts & finance operations for INR 1000+ Crore turnover company including budgeting, treasury, cash flow, statutory accounting, MIS, Costing and fund mobilization.

• Led SAP ERP implementation and digital process automation, across business units, Delegation

(DOA) frameworks, reverse auction procurement, improving efficiency & streamlining governance.

• Directed taxation across 14 Indian states, overseeing assessments, appeals, compliance & direct taxes.

• Oversaw insurance & risk management for major infrastructure assets, optimizing coverage and claims.

• Implemented industrial projects including power plants, solar/wind projects, Packaging, Eltro energy meter, switchgear, Substation projects, Transmission lines and real estate.

• Strategic planning & board-level contribution, serving as Assistant CFO and Mini Board Member, providing MIS reports, market analysis, governance, and supporting long-term growth initiatives. Sr. Manager (Finance & Accounts)

Hardcastle Petro Fer Ltd Gujrat, India Sep 2004 – Sep 2006

• Directed financial operations across multiple group companies & Governance

• Led compliance, statutory, internal, and tax audits and HR regulations.

• Oversaw multi-entity finance functions, CMAs, reconciliations, cash flow, cost & accounts for group entities including HAWCO, HHPL, HPPL, and SATCL.

• Implemented Microsoft Navision ERP.

• Project execution & operational stabilization, turnkey management of Resin & Warns plant.

• Strategic financial planning & banking management.

• Industry contributions, supporting ventures like powder coating plant in collaboration with German partners (later acquired by Asian Paints) and McDonald’s franchise expansion, ensuring financial and regulatory compliance.

Manager (Finance & Accounts)

Udaipur Poly Sacks Ltd Udaipur, India May 2000 – Sep 2004

• Handling packaging UPSL, Fertilizer IPL, Education schools and Transportation four business SSP group

• Finance & Accounts Leadership Handling group companies UPSL, IPL & SSP group

• Taxation & Regulatory Affairs

• Audit, Control & Governance

• Strategic Project Execution (Woven Sacks, Fertilizer, Educational, Mining Projects)

• Transport Division Oversight

• Trading & Supply Chain for Chemicals and Minerals to cement and steel plants

• Policy, Licensing & Business Structuring

• Strategic Planning & Investor Interface

• Project on Fertilizer plant implemented

Practice Chartered Accountants

Praveen Joshi Chartered Accountant Rajasthan, India Oct 1998 – April 2000

• Statutory and Concurrent Bank Audits

• Audits for Companies, Firms and Proprietorships and Tax Audits

• Accounting works for clients and finalizing financials

• Liaison on Direct & Indirect taxes

• Liaison on Company registration, Company low board and filling returns and maintain minuets

• Projects for new business, Khadi Gram Udyog board, Prime ministers scheme and Govt schemes

• Mining operation at Uni Plus Marble Pvt. Ltd

Manager (Accounts & Audit)

Divya Chemicals Ltd. Rajasthan & Maharashtra, India Dec 1993 – Oct 1998

• Developed SOPs, risk controls, and secured statutory, regulatory, and environmental approvals

• Directed financial operations: accounts finalization, budgeting, forecasting. MIS Presentation.

• Oversaw finances, tracery and project financing, statutory compliance, strategic planning

• Executed financial planning and funding, fertilizer plants and Hotel division

• Accounting & Internal Control management of Divya Chemical and Group Companies

• Internal Audit head of Hindustan Farm and Fertilizer, Ambika trading, Siyaji Hotels, Liberty Phosphate and Fertilizer Companies

• Supported joint ventures, deal structuring, investor relations, and long-term strategic planning

• Managed trading and supply chain for Mineral & chemicals for fertilizer division Article ship Audit Clerk

K.L. Vyas & Company Three-year CA Artisanship Nov 1990 – Nov 1993

• Managed taxation, ROC filings, corporate governance, and secretarial compliance.

• Led statutory, internal, and tax audits; established internal controls and governance systems

• Direct & Indirect tax filling attending assessments

• Filling Returns with ROC, Company secretory compliance

• Filling Government returns for HR, Electricity, Subsidy and relevant statutory of clients

• Bank Audit as Statutory, concurrent, Profit & Loss Audit

.

Education & Credentials

• Chartered Accountant (CA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India – 1997

• Cost Accountant (ICWAI – Inter), India – 1996

• PG Diploma in Computer Applications, Rajasthan, India – 1994

• Bachelor of Science (PCM), Rajasthan University, India – 1990

• Higher Secondary Ajmer Board of Education, Rajasthan India - 1986

• Secondary Education Ajmer Board of Education, Rajasthan, India 1985 Project Execution Successfully executed 150+ multi-sector projects, covering end-to-end project Petrochemical &

Chemical Sector

Electronics & Electrical Power & Energy

Sector

Healthcare & Medical

Sector

Hospitality & Services

Sector

Paper, Printing &

Packaging

Construction &

Infrastructure

Textile & Garments Stone, Marble &

Minerals

Food & Agro

Processing

Beverages & Bottling Steel & Industrial

Manufacturing

Trading & FMCG Transport, Shipping &

Logistics

Mining & Metals

Jewellery &

Showrooms

Government & MSME

Schemes

Grain to Ethanol Khadi Gram Udyog

Projects

Cottage Industries

Projects

Sugar Expansion SSP & GSSP Fertilizer Agro Processing (Silo, Grain Mill)

Confectionery

Industry

Prime Minister

Scheme Projects

Bottling & Drum

Packaging

Carbonated Cold Drink

Plant

Mineral Water Plants Farming Projects Agriculture Products Trading

Border Post

Management

Sanitary Pads & PPE

Kits

Shipping Clearing & Freight

Logistics

Contraction Material

Trading

Granite & Stone Integrated Textile Spinning Mill Paints Industry Raisin & Varnish Label Plant Mini Cement Plant Switch Gears Power Projects Solar Energy Windmills Power

Generation

Electronic Energy

Meter

Pharma & Medicals

Project

Transformer

Manufacturing

Roads & Infrastructure

Transmission Line Hospital Project Paper Conversion Printing Projects Tissue Paper Plant Planning, feasibility studies, market research, asset procurement, construction scheduling, budgeting and cost analysis, regulatory compliance, risk assessment, product demand forecasting, stakeholder coordination, and development of result-oriented policies and implementation frameworks. Awards & Recognition

• ERP Implementation Excellence – SAP & Navision Rollouts

• Tax Compliance Excellence Award

• Risk Management & Governance Leadership Award

• Best Policy & Internal Control Framework Design Award

• Multiple Best Employee & Team Leadership Awards

• Best Employee Award

Community & Professional Involvement

Active member: Indian Association, Rajasthan Association, Bram Semaj, HSS, SAVA International. Supportive Culture & Meaningful social Worker, Team Player able to work within diverse teams Reference

Richard Mubiru Director +256-********* Madhu Kabra CEO +256-********* Lalit Devpura GM +91-988******* LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/praveen-joshi-29067b226/ CA PRAVEEN JOSHI +256-***-***-***

CEO & FOUNDER - WEALTH NEST STRATEGY LTD UGANDA

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