Vir Lakshman

Vir Lakshman was appointed a director of Venator in 2021. Mr. Lakshman serves as Chair of Venator’s Audit Committee.

Mr. Lakshman worked for KPMG in Germany from 1999 to 2019, where he was Head of Chemicals and Life Sciences in Germany and a Deal Advisory Partner. Mr. Lakshman led several global due diligence transactions in the Chemicals and Life Sciences sector for both corporate and private equity clients. He also organized regular roundtables for chemical companies, enabling them to network and share best practices. He developed thought leadership in areas such as Digitalization and M&A.

Prior to KPMG, Mr. Lakshman held senior positions at GE Capital, including that of CFO at Budapest Bank in Hungary, and worked for Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) in the UK and in Germany.

He is a UK Chartered Accountant and has an MBA in Finance from City Business School, University of London.