Satyavati Berera
Independent Director
Appointed:
1 October 2024
Career
Ms. Satyavati Berera is the former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of PwC India. After 40+ years of managing diverse portfolios and playing key leadership roles, Ms. Berera retired from the firm in 2023. Ms. Berera is an Economics Graduate from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
Ms. Berera qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984 and subsequently became a Partner in 1995 with Price Waterhouse. Before becoming the COO in 2016, Ms. Berera headed the consulting practice and was also the Managing Partner for the firm's, northern region. Ms. Berera served as an Audit Partner from 1995 to 2005.
Ms. Berera has extensively worked across industry sectors in the areas of Assurance, Consulting and Governance Risk and Compliance services (GRC). Ms. Berera was actively involved in designing and implementing control strengthening and process improvement solutions for a variety of domestic and multinational Companies.
Ms. Berera's role as the COO, has given her a deep understanding of Finance, Operations, Human Capital, Technology & Cyber Risk and Regulatory & Compliance environment.