Abhishek Sanyal joins Khaitan & Co as the Chief Risk, Audit & Compliance Officer to spearhead the firm’s compliance and risk strategy, and Rohit Shukla comes on board as the Chief Digital Officer to lead key digital initiatives.

With twenty years of experience in risk, audit and compliance functions, Sanyal has held leadership positions in various multinational banking and financial services organizations. His expertise has been to design and implement effective risk, audit, and compliance frameworks, complemented by efficient processes that result in intuitive products, a focused team, engaged clients and partners.

Shukla specializes in legal tech, digital transformation, technology product development, project management, and leveraging technology for cost and client service improvements. Prior to joining the firm, he was the Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Legitquest, a legal-tech start-up.

Amar Sinhji, Executive Director, Human Resources, Khaitan & Co said,

“Today’s dynamic and complex business landscape demands organizations to be agile and stay ahead of the curve. We believe Abhishek and Rohit will bring tremendous value to the firm as we enhance our risk, audit and compliance frameworks, and deepen our focus on technology and innovation. Given our scale and sustained growth in terms of both revenues and geographies, these become very essential leadership roles.”

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