Narasimha Kini

Kini is the global leader for EXL’s emerging business that cuts across all industry verticals, where he owns sales, client relationship management, product development and service delivery. He joined EXL in 2001 and has built market-leading capabilities in F&A, including finance transformation and risk advisory services for global clients. In his earlier role, Kini incubated and grew a high impact CFO consulting business from 0 to 250+ consultants with a number of F500 clients. As part of the leadership team of an early start up company, Kini led and supported various strategic initiatives, including raising venture capital, strategic sale of the company and buy-back and recapitalization.

Kini has over 20 years of experience in CFO services outsourcing, public accounting, consulting, financial management and risk advisory services. Prior to joining EXL, he has worked with two of the Big 4 accounting firms in their business assurance and consulting divisions where he extensively served varied clients in financial services, manufacturing, retail, and the energy sector. Kini is an industry recognized thought leader and has been a speaker on leading edge topics such as the Changing Role of the CFO, Digital Finance Transformation, Finance Innovation in Insurance Companies and Regulatory Compliance in Financial Services Firms.

Kini is a Chartered Accountant and a Certified Public Accountant licensee candidate. His other credentials include CISA, CIA, CFM and CMA. He has also successfully completed qualifying exams and is a licensee candidate for CISM and CISSP.