R M Sanghavi

Founder

R M Sanghavi, B Com, FCA qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1946 and established SANGHAVI & CO. in 1950 , which was also the year in which the Institute of Chartered Accountants was established in India, the first firm of Chartered Accountants in Saurashtra and amongst the few 100 in the entire country of India at that time.

He was a partner for over forty-eight years having specialized in the field of Business consulting, Statutory and Tax Audits, Tax Planning and Tax Consulting.

He was a member of the first Direct Tax Advisory Committee and the Founder President of Rajkot Branch of WIRC of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

He was the past president of Rotary Club of Rajkot and Tax Consultants Society. He was associated with many social organizations and charitable trusts. He was a member of advisory committee of Ramakrishna Ashram, Rajkot and the Founder Chairman of Ashok Gondhia Memorial Trust which operated and managed what is now Virani-Wockhardt Hospital-the first multi-specialty hospital in Saurashtra providing medical care of the highest standards.

He left for his heavenly abode on 19th March 1998. The firm and its partners stand committed to preserve & move ahead on the high ethical standards & principles which he stood for all his life as also the dedication, commitment and respect with which he stood by & worked for all his clients.


D B SHAH

Senior Partner

D B Shah, B Com, FCA qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1963. He served the firm for 38 years with his professional expertise and skills in the fields of business consulting, audits and taxation matters before he left for his heavenly abode on 26th March 2001.


MANOJ C. GANATRA

Partner Bhavnagar Branch Office

Education

  • B Com : Saurashtra University
  • LL B : Saurashtra University
  • FCA : Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • Visiting Faculty at SNDT University, Bhavnagar University and Sikkim Manipal University

Range of Experience

  • Qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1989
  • Partner for over eighteen years
  • Trustee - Mitra Vartul Trust, Bhavnagar
  • Past President, Bhavnagar Chartered Accountants’ Association
  • Vice President, Income Tax Bar Association - Bhavnagar
  • Vice President, Income Tax Bar Association - Bhavnagar
  • Visiting Faculty at SNDT University, Bhavnagar University and Sikkim Manipal University

Areas of Specialization

  • Statutory and Tax Audits
  • System Analysis and Evaluation
  • Company Law matters
  • Accounting Systems, Internal Controls and Procedures
  • Business Restructuring.


GAURANG R. SANGHAVI

Partner Rajkot Head Office

Education

  • B Com : Gujarat University
  • FCA : Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Range of Experience

  • Qualified as Chartered Accountant in 1990
  • Partner for over seventeen years.
  • Trustee – Ashok Gondhia Memorial Trust, Rajkot
  • Past Chairman – Rajkot Cancer Society

Areas of Specialization

  • Tax Planning and Tax Consulting.
  • System Analysis and Evaluation
  • Statutory and Tax Audits
  • Strategy Consulting.
  • Business Restructuring.


SAMIR D. SHAH

Partner Ahmedabad Branch

Education

  • B Com : Gujarat University
  • FCA : Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • DISA : Information System Auditor – A well recognized degree from the ICAI

Range of Experience

  • Qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1990
  • Joined the firm as a partner in 1996 after six years of independent practice.

Areas of Specialization

  • Statutory and Tax Audits
  • Tax Planning Tax Appeals
  • Financial and Management Audit
  • Management Information & System Audits


R N DESAI

Partner-Ahmedabad Branch

Education

  • B Com : Gujarat University
  • FCA : Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Range of Experience

  • Practicing for over eighteen years and joined the firm as a partner from April 2000 after association with the firm for more than ten years in various capacities.

Areas of Specialization

  • Statutory and Tax Audits
  • Financial and Internal Audits
  • Taxation Matters


Mrs. K B KAMDAR

Sr. Manager (Audit)-Rajkot

M.A., LL.B. from Bombay University-associated with the firm since five decades with a rich & core experience in Corporate & non corporate Audits and Company Law matters.


Mrs. AARUSHI GANATRA

Sr. Manager (Audit)-Bhavnagar

Working with the firm for more than 20 years with her excellent communication skills, she manages specialized audit assignments & audits of banks and public sector undertakings. She has a rich experience in the arena of various banking operations including international banking.