Mr Akhtar is the Senior Partner of Cap Partnership and the Managing Director of Corporate Advisory Partners Pte Ltd, an accounting and consultancy firm he co-founded in 2002. Prior to that, he spent 27 years (18 years as a Partner) at Arthur Andersen, first in its London office, before his transfer to Singapore in 1980. At Arthur Andersen, Mr Akhtar held various roles over the years including responsibility for Attest and Financial Consulting Services in Singapore and as Director of Financial Markets Practice for Asia Pacific. He was also a member of the firm’s global panel of experts in International Accounting Standards.

Mr Akhtar’s consulting and advisory experience includes areas such as business planning; feasibility studies; purchase investigations; treasury risk management; corporate restructuring; business valuations; business process risks and internal controls; claims and disputes consulting. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as well as the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Singapore.