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'''Rahul Roy''' (4 October 1963 – 18 November 2009) was an [[demographics of India|Indian]] [[chartered accountant]] and the former President of [[ICAI]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New CA code may push down accounting costs|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/consultancy-/-audit/new-ca-code-may-push-down-accounting-costs/articleshow/589497.cms?from=mdr|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=27 November 2006|author=Gireesh Chandra Prasad, TNN|accessdate=30 November 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1998, Rahul Roy, a former president of the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] (ICAI)<ref>{{cite news|title=Renowned accounting professional Rahul Roy passes away|url=https://www.caclubindia.com/forum/renowned-accounting-professional-rahul-roy-passes-away-56150.asp|newspaper=CAClub India|date=20 November 2009|author=CAClub India|accessdate=30 November 2020}}</ref> became the youngest person ever to head the ICAI, the second largest professional institute in the World, at 34 years of age. Earlier Rahul had been the chairman of the ICAI's Eastern Region when he was 31 years old. The highly acclaimed "campus interview" scheme was introduced by Rahul when he chaired the Committee for Members in Industry of the ICAI. On behalf of India, Rahul executed a landmark MoU with the Kingdom of [[Nepal]] to assist in developing the profession of chartered accountancy there. Rahul also conceived and executed bilateral agreements with the Italian, Russian, Kyrgyzstan and Ukrainian professional bodies, for development of the Auditing and Accounting profession. Rahul served a full term on the Ethics committee of the [[International Federation of Accountants]] (IFAC), New York and actively participated in the evolution of the "risks-threat-safeguards" framework of addressing Auditor Independence.

He served on the Steering Committee (later renamed Advisory Committee) on Extractive Industries, of the [[International Accounting Standards Committee]] (now, [[International Accounting Standards Board]])., London. He was deputed to represent the IFAC's Ethics Committee at the Confederation of Asia Pacific Accountants(CAPA)<<ref>{{cite news|title=Financial statements have become unintelligible to lay readers|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/Financial-statements-have-become-unintelligible-to-lay-readers/article20162544.ece|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|date=26 April 2007|author=Business Line|accessdate=30 November 2020}}</ref> conference at Philippines, and the Eastern Central and South African Accountants (ECSAFA) conference at Nairobi as a speaker. He chaired all the three standing committees of ICAI (the examination, executive and disciplinary committees), the last of which is invested with the power of seeking evidence and summonsing, equivalent to a High Court in India.

He served on a number of committees set up by the Reserve Bank of India (India's central bank), the Securities Exchange Board of India (India's securities regulator) and the Government of India. He was a member of the Advisory Board of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG, the Supreme Audit Authority in India).

He was a member of the World Bank Team's Mission to the State of Karnataka in the year 2000 (?).

==Professional life==
Roy was the youngest-ever President of the [[Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] and after his tenure, he joined [[Ernst & Young]] as Director in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inside the secret world of auditing|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/magazine/cover-story/inside-the-secret-world-of-auditing/story/3775.html|newspaper=Business Today|date=22 February 2009|author=Suman Layak & Pooja Mehra|accessdate=30 November 2020}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Roy has been the general secretary of the Calcutta Debating Society.
His ancestry included [[Welsh people|Welsh]], [[Bengali people|Bengali]] and [[Assamese people|Assamese]] lines.

He died on 19 November 2009 in Kolkata and is survived by his wife Soma and daughter [[Rohini Roy]].
His daughter Rohini has authored his biography "Remembering Baba" which has been published by Penguin India.

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