Memberships

• Member of IE, CFA

Board Level Experience

• Has been Director on the Boards of:
  
  
  • India Fund (Mauritius), an offshore fund company
  • Dalmia Cements (Bharat), a large cement company
  • Bhushan Steels & Strips, a cold rolled steel company
  • Derby Textile, a textile company
  • M/S N R Aggarwal & Co, a paper company
• Currently, an Independent Director in Shreem Corporate Advisors

Awards & Recognition

• Winner of the prestigious ‘British Chevening – Manchester Business School Scholarship – 2002’ for the Senior Executives sponsored by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK and Manchester Business School
• Winner of ‘Young Manager Competition’ 1993 (Western Region) conducted by the All India Management Association. Theme: ‘Managing Competition-Successful Strategies’
• Won two Gold Medals for securing 1st rank in the university and 1st rank in Finance Specialisation – MBA
• Merit Certificate for securing the highest rank (All-India level) in ‘Security Evaluation & Investment Analysis’ in CFA
• World Rankings for Schemes Managed at UTI and Sahara Mutual Fund

Other Professional Activities

• Actively involved in setting up a Joint Venture Offshore Asset Management Company in one of the neighbouring countries for managing mutual funds in that country. Steps were initiated to form the first Joint Venture AMC in that country after successful completion of the due diligence process.
• Part of the core team to formulate Asset Quality Standards and Risk Management Strategies for the mutual fund assets in UTI
• Involved in interaction with Senior Investment Management Teams of leading institutions through Senior Executives Meetings (SEMs) and Meeting of Investment Institutions (MIIs) during his tenure in the Department of Investment
• As part of the Senior Management Team, organised marketing efforts for the important schemes among Institutional and Retail Investors as well as addressing marketing teams at various centres across India
• Was a member of the Investment Advisory Committee (IAC) for the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India
• Designing and successful floatation of US 64 Bond issue of the size of over INR 8,400 crore
• Selected for the prestigious ‘British Chevening Scholarship’ for the year 2002 sponsored by the British Government