Vaibhav Javaria
Vaibhav Javaria is a seasoned internal audit and risk professional, currently serving as the Group Director of Audit at the Ghassan Aboud Holding, one of the United Arab Emirates’ leading diversified conglomerates.
He brings over two decades of experience across governance, risk, assurance, and fraud prevention, having held senior audit and assurance leadership roles across major organisations in the GCC and India.
Vaibhav holds professional qualifications in finance and control, including membership in chartered accounting bodies, and he has earned certification as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). His expertise encompasses enterprise risk management, controls assurance, forensic investigations, and compliance, underpinned by a strong commitment to ethical standards and continuous improvement.
At Ghassan Aboud Holding , Vaibhav leads a high-performing internal audit function, overseeing risk-based audit planning, rigorous control testing, and advisory assignments to the executive leadership. His work supports business resilience, corporate governance, and the embedding of a strong risk-aware culture across the organisation.
Vaibhav is recognised for integrating traditional audit practices with advanced analytics and forward-looking risk strategies. He is a frequent speaker at industry forums on topics such as AI and automation of internal Audit practices, fraud risk mitigation, digital audit innovation, and strengthening compliance architectures including the recent developments on E-Invoicing in UAE.
