CA K SivaperoumalCA K Sivaperoumal – M.No. 210014 – M.No. 210014 CA K SivaperoumalCA K Sivaperoumal – M.No. 210014 – M.No. 210014

CA Professional Achiever AwardCA Professional Achiever Award CA Professional Achiever AwardCA Professional Achiever Award

Deputy General Manager Caterpillar India Private Limited subsidiary of

Caterpillar Inc USA

• Turnover (Sales) of the Company in Turnover (Sales) of the Company in Rupees:Rupees: INR 3,000 Billions INR 3,000 Billions

• Net worth of the Company:Net worth of the Company:

INR 646 BillionsINR 646 Billions

• Market Capitalization of the Market Capitalization of the Organization:Organization:

INR 2,750 BillionsINR 2,750 BillionsNote: Please give details of the company where the person is located. For CA Business Achiever or CFO where person is handling multiple companies within a group, please give composite details of all companies under the domain of nominee. Details of Individual companies may be given separately. The applicants of CA Professional Achiever should give details only of the company where they are working.

Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel electric locomotives. It is also a leading service turbines and diesel electric locomotives. It is also a leading service provider through Cat financial services, Remanufacturing, Logistics provider through Cat financial services, Remanufacturing, Logistics and Rail. With 2011 Sales & revenues of $60.138 Billion, Caterpillar and Rail. With 2011 Sales & revenues of $60.138 Billion, Caterpillar has been making sustainable progress possible on every continent has been making sustainable progress possible on every continent and was ranked by Fortune as the number one admired company in and was ranked by Fortune as the number one admired company in the Industrial and farm equipment category and number 19 on the Industrial and farm equipment category and number 19 on world’s Most admired companies list this year.world’s Most admired companies list this year.

Asia pacific shared services (APSS) provides valued accounting, Asia pacific shared services (APSS) provides valued accounting, related shared services and decision support to help Caterpillar related shared services and decision support to help Caterpillar achieve its goals. We are recognized for providing value added low achieve its goals. We are recognized for providing value added low cost services by ensuring strong fiduciary responsibility reporting cost services by ensuring strong fiduciary responsibility reporting and regulatory compliance, with 200+ workforce in Bangalore and and regulatory compliance, with 200+ workforce in Bangalore and Tianjin.Tianjin.

India Shared Service Center working from Bangalore provides India Shared Service Center working from Bangalore provides accounting and related shared services support for 15+ legal accounting and related shared services support for 15+ legal entities in the region which covers India, Singapore, Thailand, entities in the region which covers India, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia and Australia, handling business volume Japan, Indonesia and Australia, handling business volume transaction of close to $12 Billion Sales & revenues.transaction of close to $12 Billion Sales & revenues.

About the OrganizationAbout the Organization

Key Role in the Organization (Abstract)Key Role in the Organization (Abstract)1996 - 1996 - Graduated from Bharathidasan University in Business AdministrationGraduated from Bharathidasan University in Business Administration

2000 - Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India2000 - Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

2000 - Accounts Officer, Hindustan Motors Limited (HML) responsible for 2000 - Accounts Officer, Hindustan Motors Limited (HML) responsible for Accounts Payable & Financial Reporting for the Pondicherry plant OperationsAccounts Payable & Financial Reporting for the Pondicherry plant Operations

2001 - Caterpillar Acquired Earthmoving division of HML and moved to the rolls of 2001 - Caterpillar Acquired Earthmoving division of HML and moved to the rolls of Caterpillar India Private Limited (CIPL)Caterpillar India Private Limited (CIPL)

2003 - Deputy Manager, Financial Reporting responsible for the Thiruvallur Plant 2003 - Deputy Manager, Financial Reporting responsible for the Thiruvallur Plant Operations, CIPLOperations, CIPL

2006 - Manager, Financial Reporting, Shared Services Center responsible for all 2006 - Manager, Financial Reporting, Shared Services Center responsible for all Caterpillar Legal Entities in IndiaCaterpillar Legal Entities in India

2009 - Senior Manager, Financial Reporting, responsible for all Asia pacific Legal 2009 - Senior Manager, Financial Reporting, responsible for all Asia pacific Legal entities entities handled from SSC Bangalore in the business nature of Manufacturing handled from SSC Bangalore in the business nature of Manufacturing activitiesactivities

2010 - Senior Manager, Financial Reporting, responsible for all Asia pacific Legal 2010 - Senior Manager, Financial Reporting, responsible for all Asia pacific Legal entities entities in the business nature of Marketing and trading activitiesin the business nature of Marketing and trading activities

2011 – Deputy General Manager, General Ledger and Reporting function for all 2011 – Deputy General Manager, General Ledger and Reporting function for all Caterpillar Caterpillar Asia Pacific Legal entities handled from Shared Service Center Asia Pacific Legal entities handled from Shared Service Center BangaloreBangalore

Key Role in the Organization (Current Key Role in the Organization (Current Position)Position)

Responsible for meeting US GAAP, Local GAAP and statutory accounting Responsible for meeting US GAAP, Local GAAP and statutory accounting compliances for the entities handled from India Shared Service center, Bangalorecompliances for the entities handled from India Shared Service center, Bangalore

Acts as a trusted advisor for Business Partners and provide Strategic support to Acts as a trusted advisor for Business Partners and provide Strategic support to Greenfield project implementation from accounting perspectiveGreenfield project implementation from accounting perspective

Manage the relationship with the Process Partners, develop and administer the Manage the relationship with the Process Partners, develop and administer the Service Level AgreementsService Level Agreements

Process owner for the Sox controls relating to GL, Revenue, Inventory & tax and Process owner for the Sox controls relating to GL, Revenue, Inventory & tax and also responsible for standardizing and streamline GL Reporting and Inventory also responsible for standardizing and streamline GL Reporting and Inventory accounting processes to align with global process accounting processes to align with global process

Perform risk assessment on processes handled, prioritize and develop risk Perform risk assessment on processes handled, prioritize and develop risk mitigation plans.mitigation plans.

Support audit reviews both external and internalSupport audit reviews both external and internal Attract, retain and develop people with Deep Expertise in technical Attract, retain and develop people with Deep Expertise in technical

accounting/business acumen and building sustainable talent pipeline for accounting/business acumen and building sustainable talent pipeline for accounting pool in this regionaccounting pool in this region

Business Process Owner and Subject matter expert for SAP implementation from Business Process Owner and Subject matter expert for SAP implementation from FI moduleFI module

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTSMAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS• Dedicated my 12+ years of accounting professional services to Dedicated my 12+ years of accounting professional services to

Caterpillar and feeling proud for the Caterpillar and feeling proud for the learning experiencelearning experience and and opportunity provided to me by this great company. I’m credited with a opportunity provided to me by this great company. I’m credited with a variety of technical, business and system knowledge through out my variety of technical, business and system knowledge through out my work span which are challenging and at the same time interesting.work span which are challenging and at the same time interesting.

• Across my career acted as a Across my career acted as a mentormentor for fellow accountants and helped for fellow accountants and helped them to build a successful career in the accounting profession. I was them to build a successful career in the accounting profession. I was considered in my organization as “Serves as a Go to person” for all considered in my organization as “Serves as a Go to person” for all accounting and technical topics including ERP system related expert accounting and technical topics including ERP system related expert opinion. I do this without any boundaries and cut across organization opinion. I do this without any boundaries and cut across organization and peoples of various grades/position. All along I felt that the more I and peoples of various grades/position. All along I felt that the more I give, its coming back to me with multiple folds of knowledge from the give, its coming back to me with multiple folds of knowledge from the experience of others with whom I interact. experience of others with whom I interact.

• Below were some of the Below were some of the Key eventsKey events organized by me for the benefit of organized by me for the benefit of all accounting fraternity members in the company:all accounting fraternity members in the company:– Technical Accounting knowledge sharing session – On going event to Technical Accounting knowledge sharing session – On going event to

make sure the people who does the activity, share the technical and make sure the people who does the activity, share the technical and process update with other team members, for mutual benefitprocess update with other team members, for mutual benefit

– Accounting Forum meeting to connect the people with in shared Accounting Forum meeting to connect the people with in shared services, Business partners, Audit firm to enable a platform to services, Business partners, Audit firm to enable a platform to discuss about the common issues and understand from each other’s discuss about the common issues and understand from each other’s perspectiveperspective

– IFRS workshop to understand the transition and other technical IFRS workshop to understand the transition and other technical requirements applicable for Caterpillar requirements applicable for Caterpillar

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTSMAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS• Implementation of various Corporate initiatives to support the goal of Implementation of various Corporate initiatives to support the goal of

establishing a “establishing a “World Class AccountingWorld Class Accounting” organization across the ” organization across the globe. I was responsible with the task assigned on this which included globe. I was responsible with the task assigned on this which included preparation of Business manager checklist, Risk assessment and preparation of Business manager checklist, Risk assessment and Account reconciliations which served as a good base to improve the Account reconciliations which served as a good base to improve the transparency as well as the quality of financials submitted both for transparency as well as the quality of financials submitted both for consolidations as well as for the Local GAAP requirements.consolidations as well as for the Local GAAP requirements.

• During my career I have been assigned with the task of During my career I have been assigned with the task of ERP ERP implementationimplementation for Cat India legal entities and this opportunity helped for Cat India legal entities and this opportunity helped me in both learning the system fundamentals and as well work towards me in both learning the system fundamentals and as well work towards setting up the system process to meet the technical accounting setting up the system process to meet the technical accounting requirement from both Local and US GAAP requirements. After this major requirement from both Local and US GAAP requirements. After this major implementation, I’m participating as an SME for various new projects implementation, I’m participating as an SME for various new projects involving SAP implementation to ensure that business requirements involving SAP implementation to ensure that business requirements were properly defined and also bridge the gap between the accounting were properly defined and also bridge the gap between the accounting system user and the system implementation team, which proved system user and the system implementation team, which proved successful in many deployments.successful in many deployments.

• Supported the Supported the Shared Service implementationShared Service implementation strategy, by directly strategy, by directly working for India entities migration to the Shared service center in working for India entities migration to the Shared service center in Bangalore and provided transactional support for other regional entities Bangalore and provided transactional support for other regional entities transition on a need based. This opportunity has provided, an entirely transition on a need based. This opportunity has provided, an entirely new zone of experience and changed the way in which accounting new zone of experience and changed the way in which accounting processes was handled prior to the transition. Ensured that accounting processes was handled prior to the transition. Ensured that accounting activities were all documented and process maps drawn to make it more activities were all documented and process maps drawn to make it more process focused than people dependant.process focused than people dependant.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTSMAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS• During my career span, Caterpillar has provided me with various opportunity for both During my career span, Caterpillar has provided me with various opportunity for both

structured and unstructured structured and unstructured training programstraining programs to help me keep updated with the to help me keep updated with the developments in both technical and soft skills. Few to mention here:developments in both technical and soft skills. Few to mention here:

– US GAAP Technical Accounting presentation – By the consolidation teamUS GAAP Technical Accounting presentation – By the consolidation team– Service tax and IFRS – ICAI online courseService tax and IFRS – ICAI online course– Powering up – Technical & Leadership program – Peking University, BeijingPowering up – Technical & Leadership program – Peking University, Beijing– Making Great Leaders – Graded for Leaders as TeachersMaking Great Leaders – Graded for Leaders as Teachers– Stepping into Leadership – Indian School of Business (ISB),HyderabadStepping into Leadership – Indian School of Business (ISB),Hyderabad– 6 Sigma Green Belt certification6 Sigma Green Belt certification– Class A production process/Caterpillar production system (CPS)Class A production process/Caterpillar production system (CPS)– Sarbanes Oxley Compliance –Implementation workshop Non US subsidiariesSarbanes Oxley Compliance –Implementation workshop Non US subsidiaries– Project management tool and MS office packagesProject management tool and MS office packages– FI/CO SAP certified course (MAARS, Chennai)FI/CO SAP certified course (MAARS, Chennai)– Training on Corporate systems/ in Singapore.Training on Corporate systems/ in Singapore.– Advance Manager ProgramAdvance Manager Program– Knowledge Sharing session (internal)Knowledge Sharing session (internal)

• Other Other Key projectsKey projects worked during my career: Caterpillar acquisition of Hindustan motors worked during my career: Caterpillar acquisition of Hindustan motors limited, Mergers & Plant closure activities relating to Cat India legal entities, Accounting limited, Mergers & Plant closure activities relating to Cat India legal entities, Accounting process set up for new business activities in the region, New processes support for profit process set up for new business activities in the region, New processes support for profit center accounting, Implementation relating to Pension cost accounting process, Stock based center accounting, Implementation relating to Pension cost accounting process, Stock based compensation accounting, Tax accounting process etc., Shared service transition for an compensation accounting, Tax accounting process etc., Shared service transition for an Australia entity.Australia entity.

• Received an award from CFO Forum Received an award from CFO Forum Recognition Recognition for the contribution towards ERP and for the contribution towards ERP and Shared Service set up for India entitiesShared Service set up for India entities