Dr. Veerinderjeet’s career as a tax specialist spans over 38 years and includes roles as an Inland Revenue Officer, Tax Partner/Executive Director at Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young in Malaysia; and Associate Professor in Taxation at the University of Malaya. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) and Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) as well as CPA Australia.

He was the past President of the MIA, MICPA and Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia (CTIM). A noted authority on Malaysian taxation, he is a frequent speaker on the subject and has authored numerous books and articles in local and international tax, law and accounting journals. He was also a member of the Tax Reform Committee which was established by the Minister of Finance in September 2018.

Dr. Veerinderjeet is the Non-Executive Chairman of Tricor Services (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (which provides various business expansion, outsourcing, tax advisory, governance and risk management services). He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of AmBank (M) Berhad, UMW Holdings Berhad and ICC Malaysia Berhad.

He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Amsterdam-based International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, a member of the Paris-based Tax Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce and a former trustee of the Malaysian Tax Research Foundation.

Dr. Veerinderjeet received a first-class honours degree in Accounting from the University of Malaya and a doctorate from Universiti Putra Malaysia.