Deepak Kapoor has been elected as the new chairman of PwC India network of entities for a three-year term beginning on January 1,2011. PwC India network partners ratified the selection of Kapoor by the PwC India governance board.
The selection process,that started with nomination and short-listing,was followed by a sounding process undertaken by the board. Kapoor joined PwC as an articled trainee in 1978 and became a partner in 1991. The chairman will have the overall responsibility for the business of the PwC India network firms in India,representing them externally and internally.