TEAM
Biswanath Chakrabarty
President
Areas of Expertise:
- Audits, reviews and compilations
- Internal control Policies and procedures development
- Taxation – corporate, personal and GST
- Financial planning – business plans, projections, feasibility study, recovery and restructuring plans
- Strategic planning and performance management
Program reviews
As a long-term Northerner (since 2001), Biswanath possesses over 26 years of combined national and international experience in working with various SMEs, Indigenous organizations, First Nation Bands, Community Governments, and Territorial Governments. Biswanath has recently been appointed as the Financial and Strategic Advisor for Dene Nation. Biswanath has direct working experience with various departments and agencies of the Government of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. He served the Nunavut Housing Corporation for three years and participated as a member with the Interdepartmental Capital Planning Committee (ICPC) of the Government of Nunavut. He has served as the Director for Business Development for the Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation for a few years and worked with various manufacturers and businesses of various communities across the territory.
Biswanath currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Board of CPA Association of NWT/Nunavut. He also serves as the Chair Person of the Practice Review Committee of the CPA Association of Northwest Territories/Nunavut.
Mr. Norman Yakeleya is the former National Chief of the Dene Nation with intrinsic knowledge of the indigenous communities, their way of life, culture, and traditions. He is an experienced politician having held varied Government managerial roles. He has been running his own consulting firm and providing various business consulting services as well as Training and Development of Professional skills, especially among the Indigenous community members.
As one of the Lead directors of NSY Consulting Ltd he is aware of the requirements and the market for Consulting and Training Business.
Norman Yakeleya
Indigenous Advisor
Isaiah Mutandiwa
B.ACC. HONS (UZ)
Senior Vice President-Operations
Areas of Expertise:
- Audits and reviews
- Business process re-engineering
- Procedures manual development
- Controllership functions
- Internal control development
- System analysis
- Training
Mr. Newton Grey holds a Master of Science in Tourism and Hospitality Management and brings over 33 years of rich and diverse industry experience. With a strong background in strategic growth and relationship management, he has built a reputation for driving sustainable business expansion and fostering long-term partnerships. He has joined IBS Group of Companies as Vice-President – Business Development, where he leads initiatives focused on strengthening market presence and accelerating organizational growth.
Newton Grey
VP - Business Development of IBS Group of Companies
Areas of Expertise:
- Business Development & Strategic Growth
- Corporate Relationship Management
- Market Expansion & Revenue Generation
- Strategic Partnerships & Alliances
- Leadership & Team Development
Manik Duggar
Strategic Advisor
Manik Duggar has over 30 years of professional work experience in Canada and abroad. Most recently, Manik retired from the Federal Government working as Senior Policy Advisor with the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency’s (CanNor) Northern Projects Management Office (NPMO). At NPMO, Manik also worked as Senior Project Manager dealing with major projects in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Prior to joining NPMO, Manik worked as Senior Policy Advisor as well as Acting Executive Director for the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board. Manik has also worked as Senior Associate with DPRA Canada’s Yellowknife office (formerly known as Terriplan Consultants) as Senior Associate working in all the three Territories. Manik has extensive international work experience as well: working as the Program Manager of the South Asia Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE). This is a major capacity development initiative in South Asia funded by the World Bank and multiple donors in EU and the USA involving all the countries of South Asia. While in South Asia, Manik also worked in the Environmental Economics Unit of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Ranajit Batabyal
Director Business Development
Areas of Expertise:
- Accounting in Sage 50
- Business Plan Preparation
- CaseWare Template building
- Financial data Analysis
- Budgeting and Variance Analysis
- Business Process Development and Implementation
- Team Building and Project Management
- Corporate Management
- Manual and Policy writing
Dr. Deborah Nixon
Senior Management Consultant
Areas of Expertise:
- Organizational development
- Business and strategic planning
- Community consultation
- Market research
- Leadership development
- Change management
- Performance assessment
- Project management
Agamani Chakrabarty
Economist
Areas of Expertise:
- Statistical data analysis and statistical modelling
- Research of various proposed investment
- Enterprise risk modelling
- Analysis of economic and business data
- Data integrity analysis
- Preparation of reports to support the research hypothesis
Meera Basnyat
MBA, CPA, CGA
Director of Operations
Areas of Expertise:
- Audits, reviews and compilations
- Assessment of internal control
- Taxation – corporate, personal and GST
Eric Whitworth
CPA, CMA
Public Sector Consultant
Areas of Expertise:
- Program Reviews
- Compliance Audits
- Corporate Training
- Business Process Re-engineering
- Policies and Procedures Development
- Controllership Functions
- Internal Control Development
Kyle Chisholm
CPA, CMA, MBA
Senior Accounting Advisor
Areas of Expertise:
- Audits and reviews
- Compilation
- Internal control procedure
- Bookkeeping and strategy development
- Taxation – corporate and personal
- Training
Suman Basnyat
CPA, CMA, MBA
Accounting and Sage Intacct Advisor
Areas of Expertise:
- Audits, reviews, and compilations
- Internal control and financial procedures development
- Taxation – corporate, personal, and GST
- Financial system setup
- Training
Partha Chakraborty
Director IT Infrastructure
Areas of Expertise:
- IT infrastructure management
- Vendor management
- Windows server
- Network security and firewall
- IT operations
- Infrastructure planning and design
Paulami Gupta
Director of Consulting
Areas of Expertise:
- Professional research and writing (Preparation of business proposals and plans, project report, policy and procedure manuals,etc.)
- Project execution including Project based research, analysis, co-ordination and liaison
- Editing of Scientific papers, thesis, conference speeches for language and grammar
- Office administration, co-ordination and basic accounting
- Event management, execution, and comprehensive event co-ordination
Edwin Luyinda
Engineering Specialist
Areas of Expertise:
- Technical Leadership and Guidance
- Project Management and Oversight
- Compliance and Standards
- Safety and Risk Management
- Collaboration and Communication
Kimberly Acheson
Controller and Financial Advisor to the President
Areas of Expertise:
- Strategic Financial Planning and Advisory
- Financial Reporting and Compliance
- Budgeting, Forecasting & Cash Flow Management
- Risk Management and Internal Controls
- Accounting Operations and Systems Management
- Stakeholder and Executive Collaboration
