The 26th Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the world’s largest accounting body, today elected its new President and Vice-President for the term 2026–27.

CA. Prasanna Kumar D has been elected as the President, ICAI and CA. Mangesh Pandurang Kinare has been elected as the Vice-President, ICAI w.e.f. February 12, 2026.

Brief profile & photograph of Prasanna Kumar D, President, ICAI & CA. Mangesh Pandurang Kinare, Vice- President, ICAI are attached.

 

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is a statutory body set up by an Act of Parliament under the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 for the regulation and development of the profession of Chartered Accountancy in India. The Institute functions under the administrative supervision of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. With around 11 lakh students and over 5 lakh members, today ICAI is the largest professional accountancy body in the world. ICAI has a wide network of 5 Regional Councils and 185 Branches within India and a global presence with 54 Overseas Chapters and 31 Representative Offices spanning 81 cities across 47 Countries worldwide.