Kapil Arora

Partner, Consulting Leader

KPMG Global Services

Kapil is a seasoned professional with over 26 years of experience spanning a range of industries and countries and currently serves as the Consulting Leader at KPMG Global Services (KGS). Kapil’s expertise spans multiple aspects of risk consulting, outsourcing and managed services, including risk and controls transformation, financial crimes compliance, risk modelling and regulatory reporting and process and controls automation.

At KGS, Kapil leads a team of multi-disciplinary professionals in engaging with KPMG firms around the world and delivering cost-effective, innovative and value-added solutions to clients. His responsibilities include engaging with KPMG member firm leaders and clients and providing active oversight in the development and delivery of risk and regulatory driven transformation solutions, including risk and controls assurance, financial crimes (AML/KYC) compliance, risk modeling and regulatory reporting.

Prior to joining KPMG in 2013, Kapil was a Partner at EY’s advisory practice for over 6 years where he served as their Contract Risk Compliance Leader and lead engagement partner at several Global 1000 companies across a range of sectors. Before EY, Kapil was Managing Principal at the risk advisory practice of EXL Service Inc., New York, where he built their global offshore consulting service delivery model and led a cross-border team in providing risk and IT advisory services. Kapil’s prior experience also includes over nine years at Arthur Andersen.

Kapil is actively associated with professional and industry associations and is a former member of FICCI's e-business Task Force and International Information Technology Committee and CII’s Sectors Committee. He has served as faculty, made presentations, presented papers and participated in panel discussions at various conferences organized by the IIA, ACFE, and international and local trade bodies.

Kapil is based in Gurugram.

  • Chartered Accountant (CA)

  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

  • Bachelor of Arts (Honors), Economics