About

Zafrulla was born and brought up in Bengaluru, the silicon valley of India with a degree in advanced financial and management accounting. He is a seasoned business leader with progressive growth mindset and over 20 years of international experience in the professional services. His expertise lies in the field of business strategy, consulting and transformation. Believes in helping clients and transforming their businesses with pragmatic, creative and innovative solutions. Thus, has built credibility and reputation of being one of the reliable leaders with a proven track record of accomplishments and success stories. Recipient of multiple awards in recognition for creativity, innovation and transformation of the business practices on multiple occasions throughout his career. Excellent with stakeholder management, creativity & innovation, exceeding targets, executive leadership, confidence in decision-making and expertise in leading the organization through periods of changes and development. Articulate and driven, with excellence in communication, problem-solving, client management and building long-lasting relationships with the clients. Strategic and empathetic with outstanding people leadership abilities. Known to uphold values (Personal values – Empathy, Integrity, Courage, Pursuing excellence and Creativity & Innovation) and lead by example.

Prior to joining Hylman as Senior Partner for India, Zafrulla worked with leading industry players such as EY, KPMG and Convergys, where he successfully led large international client teams as a business leader. He played a decisive role in driving transformation of the tax business across the member firm network and offshoring to global locations. He is based out of India, building the Center of Excellence (CoE) and workforce of the future for global client's, agnostic of their locations.