Curriculum Vitae of the Chief Finance Officer of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

The UNDP is a secretive organization and so far has kept in the dark every information related to its Chief Finance Officer and Deputy Assistant Administrator, Mr. Darshak Shah. If anyone would dare to search the main website of UNDP for "Darshak Shah" will get the following message:

UNDP has no public website on its Bureau of Management, contrary to the corporate disclosure and transparency policies it claims to follow.

Given the failure of UNDP Management to disclose the activities of the Bureau of Management and its Chief Finance Officer, the UNDP WATCH will publish a serious of documents which will shed some light into the secrets of the most powerful man in UNDP's cupola:

Darshak Shah

(click here for his CV @UNFCU)

Residence	New York, USA
Agency and Department or Office	Deputy Assistant Administrator, Deputy Director and Chief Finance Officer, Bureau of Management, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Educational Background
Year of Graduation	Name of School	Degree
1987	Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of Great Britain	Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of Great Britain (FCCA)

United Nations Service
Start date/ end date	Company	Position Held
October 2008 – Present	UNDP	Deputy Assistant Administrator, Deputy Director and Chief Finance Officer, Bureau of Management
June 2005 – October 2008	UNDP	Comptroller and Director, Office of Finance and Administration
March 2001- May 2005	UNDP	Comptroller, Bureau of Management
July 1997 – August 1998	UNDP	Senior Resource Planning Advisor, Division of Resource Planning and Co-ordination (DPRC)
May 1995 – June 1997	UNDP	Senior Finance Advisor for Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (RBLAC)
May 1992 – April 1995	UNDP	Manager of Financial Reporting, Accounts Section, Division of Finance
August 1990 – April 1992	UNDP	Manager of Assets Control and Trust Funds Unit (ACFTU), Accounts Section, Division of Finance

Non-UN Experience
Start date/ end date	Company	Position Held
September 1998 – February 2001	Neumann Gruppe	De facto functions of a Regional Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
October 1989 – July 1990	Trade Bank and Lima Finance, Kenya	Group Financial Controller
December 1987 – September 1989	Trade Bank and Lima Finance, Kenya	Financial Controller
August 1982 – November 1987	Bellhouse Mwangi Ernst & Young, Kenya	Semi-Senior Audit Clerk to Audit Supervisor/Junior Manager

Experience/Qualifications relevant to candidacy

I have significant experience in dealing with strategic direction and management of organizations, but also comprehensive knowledge of effective internal controls and appropriate measures that need to be put in place to mitigate risk. My work experience as a member of the UNFCU Credit Committee, a comptroller in a bank to CFO of a multilateral organization, UNDP and my significant managerial experience are an attestation of my effective leadership and management style. UNFCU has been a very valuable partner with whom I have worked closely to foster a working relationship and continued provision of support to staff.

Personal Statement

UNFCU provides services to UNDP staff in many locations where banking services would otherwise be extremely complicated to have. I believe that I can play a part in furthering support to our staff that requires support from UNFCU that already gives them so much. The Credit Union is run in a highly professional manner; this resonates in the manner in which I have managed my portfolio, and hence I feel I would be able to add value in providing appropriate advice on the fiscal and risk elements of UNFCU while sustaining the level of service provided to its members.