Prateek Bhatia

Group Director Internal Audit - Bateel International | Governance, Risk and Compliance professional | Head of Internal Audit | Chief Audit Officer | CA, CIA

13.4 yrs experienceRetail

Mar 2026Added yesterday

The move

MoveCravia Inc → Bateel International

TitleHead of Internal Audit → Director - Internal Audit

LocationDubai → United Arab Emirates

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Years in UAE8.7

Total experience13.4 years

Bateel International headcount1,001-5,000 employees

Bateel International industryFood and Beverage Services

Bateel International HQDubai, UAE

Bateel International founded1991

Bateel International typePrivately Held

Career arc

Director - Internal AuditMar 2026 — Present
Bateel International· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Head of Internal AuditJul 2021 — Mar 2026
Cravia Inc· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Manager - Internal Audit and Risk AdvisoryOct 2020 — Jun 2021
Protiviti· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Assistant Manager - Group Internal AuditAug 2019 — Oct 2020
Kuwait Food Company (Americana)· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Group Senior AuditorJul 2017 — Jul 2019
Kuwait Food Company (Americana)· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ManagerFeb 2016 — Jun 2017
Sahni Natarajan & Bahl· New Delhi Area, India
Consultant- AssuranceDec 2014 — Feb 2015
EY
Supervisor - Internal AuditSep 2014 — Dec 2014
Sahni Natarajan & Bahl
Articled Assistant- Internal AuditSep 2011 — Aug 2014
Sahni Natarajan & Bahl

Education

Delhi University
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)2010 — 2013
The Institute of Internal Auditors, United States of America
Certified Internal AuditorOct 2025 — Oct 2025
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
CA2010 — 2015

Top skills

LeadershipCorporate GovernanceAuditingStrategic PlanningOperational RiskAccounting

About

• Currently Heading the Internal Audit, Risk and Loss Prevention initiatives for Bateel Group. • Chartered Accountant (CA) - India, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) - IIA, B. Com (Honors) - Delhi University, India • With 14 years of experience in internal audit and risk advisory, I have led 100+ business, operational, and compliance audits across diverse sectors including investments, production, automobile, F&B, retail, telecom and technology-driven environments. • I’ve built and managed Internal Audit functions from the ground up, aligning charters, strategic plans, and audit methodologies with IIA standards while driving governance maturity and cross-functional collaboration. • My expertise includes enterprise risk assessment, development of audit universes, KPI tracking, and combin

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