KNAV hires new global lead partner of indirect tax

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KNAV hires new global lead partner of indirect tax

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KNAV has announced it has appointed Amitabh Khemka as global lead partner of indirect tax services in its Mumbai-based tax practice.

Khemka has more than two decades of experience in indirect tax. He was a senior manager at KPMG for more than five years before moving on to Vodafone, where he was the head of indirect tax. Khemka then became director of indirect tax at BMR Advisors and then the chief operating officer at Sthir Advisors.

Khemka has extensive industry knowledge, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, energy and finance. He has advised clients on tax optimisation, structuring transactions, risk mitigation and supply chain management.

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