AL CONSULTING - Key Persons

Mr. Bagchi has been an ‘Access to Finance' policy expert as also a practitioner and has worked across various geographies in multiple organizations with professional track of more than 27 years spanning across institutions like SIDBI, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd- NCGTC a Govt. of India (Ministry of Finance) organization. Major part of his professional career was spent at SIDBI where he had been part of various institutional interventions and MSME development programs both at the policy level and ground level implementation in various industrial clusters across the country. He has been a key expert engaged in designing and implementing multiple credit guarantee /financial inclusion programs for the Government of India. After spending more than 23 years with SIDBI, in the year 2019, Mr. Bagchi cofounded his own Impact Advisory firm (KM FINPRO Consultancy - "KMF" http://kmfinpro.com/ ). Presently he advises Development Finance Institutions, Banks and Multi-lateral agencies in India and abroad. Recently he has been inducted as a Domain Expert on the Policy level Committee formed by the Government of India (Department of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare) & NABARD for the Credit Guarantee Scheme for FPO Financing under the Central Sector Scheme for promotion and formation of 10,000 FPOs. A post graduate in Economics from Calcutta University, he started his career as a business research journalist at Television Bazar, a Business Media House from the Ananda Bazar Group.

Debasish has more than 30 years of experience as a management professional. He has worked with several UN organizations, international development agencies and government entities to promote industrial and socially relevant projects in India and abroad. He presently serves as the Regional Director of ICDImpact, an impact consulting organization based in Vienna. As an investment promotion advisor, he has collaborated with foreign investment desks of several countries, corporate houses, industry bodies and international trade promotion agencies to catalyse business within India and support economic and business development of multiple stakeholders across borders. He has held leadership positions to implement Investment Promotion campaigns for the State and Central Government in consultation with bodies like CII, FICCI, ICC, Assocham, SIAM, ACMA, CLRI, MCCI, World Trade Centre, JETRO, JICA, KOTRA and UKTI. As a strong champion of entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship in particular, he dedicates time to mentor the youth as a nominated Mentor of Change for Atal Innovation Mission, mentor of the Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur, KIIT - Technology Business Incubator, Startup Odisha, Bridge For Billions, Spain and CII Utkal University. Debasish has earned his bachelor's degree in Physics and a masters diploma in Marketing Management from Poona University, followed by a MBA in HR from the University of Madras. He has successfully completed several industry specific courses and certifications from the World Bank Institute and XIM, Bhubaneswar.

Deni is an indirect tax professional with more than 15 years of of experience in rendering consulting, compliance and litigation related services across a spectrum of indirect tax laws. As part of his professional career, Deni has worked in the Big4 Accounting firms viz. Andersen, E&Y, KPMG and Deloitte and was also associated with BMR Advisors. During this tenure, Deni has assisted clients in matters related to Customs and Global Trade, Foreign Trade Policy, GST, service tax, VAT, etc. Deni specializes and provides support inter alia in the following areas: 1. Global Trade and Customs advisory, including assistance on matters related to Foreign Trade Policy 2. Operational issues in international supply chain including automation and use of technology 3. Customs broker oversight and management programs 4. GST advisory, compliances and technology support 5. Health checks, due diligences, risk assessment and mitigation and preparedness for audits/ investigations 5. Investigations/ audits and the entire life cycle of litigation proceedings In the indirect tax space, Deni has experience of working with varied industries such as manufacturing, oil and gas, leasing, pharmaceuticals, financial services, e-commerce, media

Mr. Masayuki Matsuda has over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry and is very widely connected in the Japanese and international automotive markets. He was a Director at a leading Japanese manufacturing company having top market share for automobiles and two-wheel hoses at a global level. He also has cross-border business experience in business development and management in Japan and overseas. He specializes in:

Souvik is a qualified lawyer and has practiced for more than 19 years in the field of mergers and acquisitions (which includes domestic and cross-border transactions). Currently, Souvik is the Managing Partner of Acuity Law.​ Souvik assists clients in identifying potential strategic and financial opportunities in India and advises clients on various matters on Indian legal, taxation and regulatory issues.​ Souvik has dealt in intricate sectors like aviation, steel, energy, pharmaceuticals, roads, automotive, information technology, hospitality, advertising, insurance and media. ​ Souvik was called to the Bar in the year 2001 and qualified as a solicitor of England and Wales in the year 2005. Souvik also has a masters' degree in law from University College, London​

Yuto Hara leads the AL Consulting Japan desk and spearheads all Japan initiatives through his country networks. Yuto Hara is also responsible for coordinating AL Consulting's efforts to support Japanese companies present in India or proposing to commence business in India. Yuto Hara has previously worked for five years at a Japanese tax accountant corporation and was involved extensively in tax filings, fund raising support, and management consulting for small and medium sized companies in Japan. He has also worked with a start-up company in Japan for over 18 months as General Manager, Finance department, overseeing all back-office operations of the entire group