Career With Arthur Andersen
He was born in Mumbai, India, a qualified British Chartered Accountant,studied law in Switzerland. He joined Arthur Andersen's consulting practice in England in 1977 and after a fast rise through the company, became the CEO in 1997 at the age of 49.
Wadia's appointment was notable for the fact that he was the first non-accountant to run the firm that was established on its honest auditing practices. He was nominated as one of the top 25 consultants of the year 2000 by Consulting Magazine.
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