Chief Executive Officer
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for the overall management of the company; directly manages IT Security, Internal Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility; presides over the Business Executive Committee and the Extended Committee; and serves on the company’s board of directors. |
| Joined in | : | June 2000 |
| Total work experience | : | 32+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | ICICI Securities |
| Education | : | PGDip in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management Kolkata and BTech in Electronics from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
| Accomplishments | : | He is one of the founders of the company and has been instrumental in building the business from ground up since 2000. His key contributions have been building the online brokerage business. He spearheaded the online customer acquisition model as well as the product development and IT strategies. He played a key role in raising funds from various private equity players while at the same time driving Sharekhan’s transition from a promoter-led company to a fully professionally-run private equity company between October 2005 and October 2016; conceived and launched TradeTiger, an advanced desktop trading platform, in 2007; and built the entire technology set-up of Sharekhan, giving it a competitive edge over the other players in the stock broking industry.He assumed charge as CEO in the last quarter of 2016 with BNP Paribas acquiring 100% of the company. The customer base expanded from 14 lakh customers to 28 lakh customers as of June 2023; gross brokerage revenue grew from Rs.378.2 crore in FY2017 to Rs.637.5 crore in FY2023; and mutual fund assets increased from Rs.1,000 crore to Rs.7,159 crore in June 2023 under his watch since November 2016. The period also saw a calibrated integration of Sharekhan with various BNP Paribas systems and processes. |
| Favourite movie | : | “The Dark Knight”, the “Iron Man” series |
| Interests | : | Trekking, travelling and reading |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaideep-arora-7aaa0b2/ |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Jaideep
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Chief Marketing Officer
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for overseeing all marketing and communication initiatives including digital and social media in addition to product management. He is responsible for planning, developing and executing the company’s marketing and advertising initiatives. He supports the business strategically by developing products, channels and campaigns as well as by providing client insights based on qualitative research and data analytics. He also serves on the company’s board of directors. |
| Joined in: | : | May 2019 (second innings), November 2016 to September 2017 (first innings) |
| Total work experience | : | 36+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | BNP Paribas Personal Investors, France |
| Education | : | PGDip in Business, Administration and Finance from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Clermont–Ferrand, France |
| Accomplishments | : | During his first stint in Sharekhan (2016/2017), the company moved from being beyond one of the top 100 largest mutual fund distributors in India to among the top 60 and among the top 15 in terms of SIP; he created and implemented Sharekhan’s brand and the successful “Sharekhan Kar” advertising campaign; and put all marketing teams under one roof: Brand & Communication, Digital Marketing, NPS, Products, Digital Assets, Segment Marketing and Data & Analytics. |
| Favourite music | : | By Irish rock band, U2 | Interests | : | Vintage cars and tennis |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-christophe-gougeon-89b21561/ |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Jean-Christophe
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Chief Business Officer
“Analytical, dependable and responsible, passionate about my work and know how to get the job done”
Bio
| Role* | : | She oversees strategies to enhance Sharekhan's customer experience and drive business growth. Her responsibilities include managing the company's physical network, which encompasses the branch network and the franchise business. In addition, she leads the Research and the Education business with a strategic focus on leveraging education for customer acquisition. She also serves on the company's board of directors. |
| Joined in: | : | February 2022 |
| Total work experience | : | 36+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Kotak Mahindra Bank |
| Education | She holds a PhD in Management from Chitkara University, Punjab, and an MBA in Financial Management from the School of Management Studies, IGNOU, New Delhi. She has also completed postgraduate diplomas in Cyber Law & Forensics from the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, and in Finance & Bank Management from Punjabi University, Patiala. Her professional development includes programmes from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and HSBC Group Training College, UK. She is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance, Mumbai. She has authored six significant publications, two of which are indexed in Scopus. Her research papers have also received recognition through awards. | |
| Accomplishments | : | Working on transforming Sharekhan and making it the number one full-service broker in line with Vision 2025, her focus is on successfully implementing segmentation, which will help drive the objectives of asset diversification and customer-centricity. |
| Favourite city | : | London |
| Interests | : | Fitness, traveling, reading and music |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/parmindervarma/ |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Parminder
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Chief Operating Officer
Bio
| Role* | : | He drives the company’s operational and administrative functions and is responsible for all non-integrated functions of the company except Information Technology. As the supervisor of the Operational Control Framework, he leads the implementation of Sharekhan’s overall integration with the BNP Paribas Group. He also serves on the company’s board of directors. |
| Joined in: | : | September 2017 |
| Total work experience | : | 32+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Consorsbank (BNP Paribas Germany) |
| Education | : | MBA from University of Nuremberg and a vocational education as a banker at a savings bank |
| Accomplishments | : | He successfully led the integration of the functions of Sharekhan with BNP Paribas, especially Compliance, Risk and Legal. He implemented and established the Project Portfolio Office in Sharekhan. Efficiency gains in operation processes especially in account opening processes were achieved under him. Consolidation of the Head Office space, creation of a new workspace in the Gigaplex office and changing the working environment by implementing a new option to work also from home are some of his other key achievements. |
| Childhood dream | : | To be a football star |
| Interests | : | Golf, books (thrillers) and music (especially Bob Dylan) |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-groening-2b1613b8/ |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Stefan
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Chief Information Officer
“A geek, nerd, sci-fi fan and dreamer, love to challenge the status quo and motivate Sherus to build things beyond general imagination; trying to be a better husband and father too”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for all Information Technology (IT) related activities of the company. |
| Joined in | : | February 2022 |
| Total work experience | : | 18+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Edelweiss Financial Services |
| Education | : | PGDip in Business (Analytical Finance & Strategic Marketing) from Indian School of Business Hyderabad, and MTech and BTech from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| Accomplishments | : | He was responsible for the roll-out of Microsoft 365 for all staff; the creation of the IT infrastructure of Sharekhan’s Gigaplex office and the related migration; the launch of WhatsApp as a communication channel between Sharekhan and customers; and the introduction of RM productivity tools, such as Meeting Tracker and Financial Planning. |
| Favourite music | : | Soft Bollywood numbers by Mohit Chauhan |
| Interests | : | Learning new technologies and writing software programmes |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anshumandas/ |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Anshuman
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Head – IT Development - Backoffice
“Passionate about fitness and technology; love being up to date on everything in the technology space, both software and hardware; and unless sick, hardly miss gym or skip running or biking”
Bio
| Role | : | He is responsible for transforming the company by creating a singular golden database, an application programming interface gateway and a micro-services system. |
| Joined in | : | August 2019 |
| Total work experience | : | 24+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | BNP Paribas India Solutions |
| Education | : | BE in Electrical Engineering from Mumbai’s Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, PGDip in Software Technology from National Centre for Software Technology and a Chartered Financial Analyst charter |
| Interests | : | Exploring the latest technologies, gymming, cycling and running outdoors |
| Favourite TV programme | : | “Friends” |
| : | amit.vaidya@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-vaidya-1a04961/?originalSubdomain=in |
Head – Administration & Procurement
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Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for facility management, entire non-IT procurement, travel and MICE, people & property safety, global environment reporting and real estate portfolio management for the Sharekhan group. |
| Joined in | : | January 2023 |
| Total work experience | : | 19+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Kotak Mahindra Bank |
| Education | : | MBA degree in Operations from Symbiosis Centre of Distance Learning, Pune |
| Accomplishments | : | In his previous role as Associate Vice President - Administration & Security, he managed the organisation’s physical security, safety, environment health and safety commitments; and technical services across the Head Office locations and the Branch Network. |
| Favourite movie | : | *** |
| Interests | : | Trekking, running and staying physically fit |
| : | [email protected] |
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Chief Human Resources Officer and Head –
Internal Communications, CSR and OD
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for developing and executing human resource strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organisation. He also heads the Internal Communications, Corporate Social Responsibility and Organisation Design functions; and leads Sharekhan's change management programme under Vision 2025. |
| Joined in | : | August 2015 |
| Total work experience | : | 32+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | HR Xpress |
| Education | : | MHRDM from University of Mumbai; diploma in Personnel Management from Welingkar’s Institute of Management Development & Research; LLB from University of Mumbai; diploma in Computer Application & Management from A-Plus Computer Education; and Basic Lab in Human Process Programme from Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Science |
| Accomplishments | : | He led the integration of the HR function with the policies and framework of the BNP Paribas Group during the acquisition. He played a key role in the implementation of HR standards and compliance in the organisation. He has changed the perception of HR from a tactical function to a strategic contributor to business profitability and employee welfare. The organisation’s eNPS is a healthy +40 as of 2022. He used internal communications strategically to keep all Sherus on one page during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is credited with streamlining CSR efforts and achieved 11,998 volunteer hours in 2021 vs a target of 11,200 hours. |
| Childhood dream | : | To live in a small Himalayan village |
| Interests | : | Indian mythology, chess, drawing and music (both singing and listening) |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajesh-shetty-62214916/ |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Rajesh
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Chief Transformation Officer
“Happy go lucky, thinker, can be glued to idiot box for hours”
Bio
| Role* | : | He leads the transformation process in the organisation on a full-time basis and focuses on the implementation of strategic projects. |
| Joined in | : | December 2009 |
| Total work experience | : | 19+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | ICICI Bank |
| Education | : | CA, CISA from ISACA, USA |
| Accomplishments | : | Within the organisation, over the past 14 years, he has successfully handled various roles like business reporting, customer analytics and financial management. |
| Favourite movie | : | Any comedy movie |
| Interests | : | Markets, user-level automations, number crunching |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/satish-nagda-74a0399/ |
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Business Executive Committee
The Business Executive Committee is responsible for developing and executing strategic business plans for Sharekhan. They also develop critical policies for the organisation; provide navigational direction to the board; and address pressing issues. They meet once a week.
Whole-time Directors
Non-executive Directors
Independent Directors
Head – Admin & Procurement
“Straightforward; strongly believe in ethics and ethos; passionate about learning and sharing knowledge with community including my team; love challenges; hate dishonesty; and always eager to do the most difficult thing”
Bio
| Role* | : | He manages Sharekhan’s real estate portfolio across the country; he is also responsible for facility management, entire non-IT procurement, travel and MICE, people & property safety and global environment reporting. |
| Joined in | : | November 2011 |
| Total work experience | : | 10+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | ICICI Securities |
| Education | : | Doctorate in Management Studies, BCom, qualified interior designer, certified Scrum Manager, Fellow with Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyor London, Certified Green Building Professional, Certified Procurement & Supply Chain Manager from University of Houston |
| Accomplishments | : | He played a key role in the Gigaplex project, which was a runner-up in the “Best Project in Corporate” category in the Workplace Excellence Conference & Awards 2022-2023. He created Procurement as an independent function, and Travel and MICE as independent sub-divisions of Administration to handle centralised travel and events. He built 42 branches in one year, ie FY2016-17. He organised and structured the Administration team, which used to be a team of 150 odd office assistants when he joined. |
| Interests | : | Sports (played cricket, football and basketball at district and zonal levels), food and travel |
| Childhood dream | : | To be an IPS officer |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-abhijit-sarkar- frics%E2%84%A2cpscm%E2%84%A2mle%E2%84% A2csm%E2%84%A2iosh-uk%E2%84%A2-adi-s-3584a130/ |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Abhijit
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Head – IT Projects
“Learner and curious, I enjoy solving problems based on first principle thinking; I love music and Alphonso mangoes”
Bio
| Role* | : | He heads Sharekhan’s non-trading and back-office IT projects. |
| Joined in | : | June 2022 |
| Total work experience | : | 13 years |
| Previous organisation | : | ZS Associates |
| Education | : | PGDip in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad; BTech in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras; certified Snowpro; Cloud Practitioner; Solution Architect; Semantic Integration Expert; and NEO4J |
| Interests | : | Indian politics and elections; music especially old Bollywood numbers |
| Favourite singer | : | Kishore Kumar |
| : | ajayshankar@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajayramkrishnan/?originalSubdomain=in |
Head - DIY
“Ambitious yet driven by ethics and values; a learner, I keep challenging the status quo, “Respect all, fear none” is my mantra”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for acquiring customers through digital channels for Sharekhan and for customer acquisition and onboarding for Espresso. |
| Joined in | : | March 2019 |
| Total work experience | : | 16 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Angel Broking |
| Education | : | BA from University of Mumbai |
| Accomplishments | : | He was instrumental in setting up the digital account opening process of Sharekhan. He is credited with reducing the account opening process to less than 30 minutes from 6 hours in 2020. He has been successfully managing the digital customer acquisition for Sharekhan and the entire customer acquisition for Espresso for the past three years. |
| Interests | : | Gaming and reading |
| Favourite book | : | “You Can Win” by Shiv Khera, as that was the first book gifted to him by his dad |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://in.linkedin.com/in/ameet-khambay-b9726144 |
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Chief Information Security Officer
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Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for is responsible for the Sharekhan group’s information, cyber and technology security. He develops, implements and enforces security policies to protect critical data; drives the organisation’s technological transformation journey through information security strategies; fosters a security-conscious culture within the organisation; encourages a security-aware environment in the workplace; and collaborates with the internal teams. |
| Joined in | : | August 2023 |
| Total work experience | : | 20+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | NKGSB Co-operative Bank |
| Education | : | MBA in Information Technology from UBI Business School, Brussels; a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology from University of Mumbai; a diploma in Computer Application Technology from University of Mumbai; and a Bachelor of Computer Applications degree in Information Technology from Calorx Teachers’ University, Ahmedabad |
| Accomplishments | : | xx |
| Interests | : | Cricket, travel and music |
| Favourite book | : | xx |
| : | amit.jaokar@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amitjaokar?originalSubdomain=in |
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Co-Head – Franchisee Servicing
“Born and brought up in a joint family in Mumbai; father was in the real estate business, lost him at an early age; mother is a sweet home maker; blessed with a beautiful wife and a son”
Bio
| Role* | : | He co-leads the franchisee advisory and servicing function of Sharekhan. |
| Joined in | : | July 2002 |
| Total work experience | : | 24 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Angel Broking |
| Education | : | CFA |
| Accomplishments | : | He was one of the first Relationship Managers to service online HNI clients of Sharekhan. Given the high productivity, performance and clients' satisfaction levels after that, building a team of Relationship Managers and servicing clients at high level became one of the top agenda in the company’s business plan. In 2009, when our Business Partners needed a dedicated team for servicing, he along with Mehul Dedhia, Co-head Franchisee Business Servicing, built a team from scratch to service 1,000+ Business Partners with Rs.73 crore of gross revenue. Today, their team services over 3,900 Business Partners and the gross revenue crossed Rs.300 crore in 2021 for the first time in the history of the business. |
| Interests | : | Books and Bollywood movies |
| Favourite movie | : | Old Bollywood romcom “Padosan” |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anil-balani-03176712/?originalSubdomain=in |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Anil
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Head – IT Development - UX
“Born in Tirunelveli and studied in Palayamkottai, aka Oxford of South India; represented college in cricket; hold “C” certificate in NCC; love to learn and teach; enjoy making friends”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for driving the end-to-end user experience across the company’s digital assets. |
| Joined in | : | April 2003 |
| Total work experience | : | 21 years |
| Previous organisation | : | RCS Technologies, Bengaluru |
| Education | : | Master’s degree in Computer Applications |
| Interests | : | Cricket, music, photography |
| Childhood dream | : | To own an organic farm |
| : | ashokraj@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashoktvl |
Head – Digital Assets
“Articulate, history geek, music lover, assertive and unapologetic in my beliefs; customer experience comes over everything else”
Bio
| Role* | : | He leads the Digital Assets team and is responsible for the digital trading platforms of Sharekhan, including the website (sharekhan.com), mobile application (Sharekhan) and desktop application (TradeTiger). |
| Joined in | : | December 2010 |
| Total work experience | : | 19+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Sharekhan (as an Investment and Product Trainer) |
| Education | : | BCom from Manjunatha College of Commerce, higher diploma in Software Engineering and NCFM certification |
| Accomplishments | : | He successfully launched digital products for Sharekhan Education, Sharekhan mobile app, Espresso digital assets and InvesTiger app. |
| Interests | : | Books, travel, training, astrology |
| Childhood dream | : | To grow wings and fly |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandreshkhona |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Chandresh
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Head – Brand, Marketing and Customer Experience
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Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for the entire brand experience of Sharekhan and its subsidiaries. |
| Joined in | : | October 2017 |
| Total work experience | : | 15+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | MullenLowe Lintas Group |
| Education | : | MBA in Marketing from Bharati Vidyapeeth's Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development, Pune and BCom from University of Pune |
| Interests | : | Watching car and bike shows and studying human psychology |
| Childhood hero | : | Actor Sharukh Khan |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-nathani/?originalSubdomain=in |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Danny
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Co-Head – Commodity
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Bio
| Role* | : | He co-heads the commodity and currency broking business of Sharekhan. |
| Joined in | : | May 2007 |
| Total work experience | : | 20+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | MCX |
| Education | : | AMP from IIM Bangalore and MBA in Finance from Utkal University, Odisha |
| Accomplishments in Sharekhan | : | Sharekhan received the Best Broker Award from MCX in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 under the leadership of Dibyendu and Jigar Pandit, the two co-heads of the commodity & currency business. The company was among the top three retail broking houses in terms of volumes in 2011-12. The revenue from the commodity business accounted for around 25% of the Sharekhan Group’s revenue in 2011-12. The duo successfully managed the new product approvals process (NAC/TAC), as per the BNP Paribas Group Policy, to transfer the commodity business from Sharekhan Comtrade to Sharekhan in 2019. They set up algo platforms, such as Greek and API, in 2021 to boost the business.He contributed to making the Commodity & Currency vertical the highest revenue earning segment of Sharekhan (in per employee revenue terms) |
| Interests | : | Current affairs, Bollywood and travel |
| Favourite singer | : | Kishore Kumar |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dibyendu-prasad-sahu-76bb5b9/?originalSubdomain=in |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Dibyendu
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Head – Capital Market Strategy
“Passionate about research, investing and capital markets; believe smart and strong work ethics are essential pillars for growth in professional life”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for creating market strategy reports and awareness about in-house view on equities and other assets. He had the opportunity to conceptualise, design, introduce and manage in-house investment products on both advisory and Portfolio Management Service platforms. He also mentors the Research teams (including Equity Research, Commodity Research and Mutual Fund Research teams) and provides required research support to various customer segments. |
| Joined in | : | November 2005 |
| Total work experience | : | 25+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Anagram Securities |
| Education | : | MMS from University of Mumbai and BE in Industrial Electronics from KIT’s College of Engineering |
| Accomplishments | : | Under his leadership, the credibility of Sharekhan Research has grown among customers and in the broking industry, which is reflected in several customer surveys/studies. In 2022, he successfully launched InvesTiger, a fully digital platform offering curated stock baskets to retail investors. The mobile investing application has generated an enthusiastic response with around 50,000 downloads and more than 10,000 clients investing in the stock baskets offered on the platform. |
| Interests | : | Badminton, books and bikes |
| Go-to website | : | www.marketwatch.com; www.bloomberg.com |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravjdua/?originalSubdomain=in |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Gaurav
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Head – Fundamental Research, Capital Market Strategy
“Agile, ambitious and result-oriented with a passion for challenges; thrive on continuous learning, enjoy meeting new people and excel in dynamic environments; driven by strong work ethics and committed to achieving goals ”
Bio
| Role* | : | He leads a 12-member team and is responsible for developing research strategies and recommendations on listed companies in line with Sharekhan’s investment philosophy, and communicating the same to the internal teams and clients. He also regularly interacts with the media to discuss stock picks and investment strategies. |
| Joined in | : | June 2010 |
| Total work experience | : | 19 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Reliance Securities |
| Education | : | MBA Finance, IBS Hyderabad |
| Accomplishments | : | Over the years, he has identified various multi-bagger Stock Ideas, he received the Asiamoney’s Best Analyst award in 2023 (3rd position India) |
| Interests | : | Cricket, movies, music |
| Childhood dream | : | To become a professional cricketer |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | linkedin.com/in/sanjeev-hota-7408b63 |
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Head – Franchise Acquisition
“A doting father, bawarchi by choice and long-distance cyclist; passionate about work, ideas and people; driven by a constant urge to stretch possibilities and results”
Bio
| Role* | : | He heads the Franchise Acquisition function of Sharekhan. |
| Joined in | : | November 2004 |
| Total work experience | : | 20 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Britt Worldwide India Pvt Ltd |
| Education | : | MBA in Marketing from KJ Somaiya Institute of Management, BCom from Nagpur University |
| Accomplishments | : | He was instrumental in building the franchise business of Sharekhan and in eventually taking the revenue contribution of the channel from 34% of the total revenues to 46% in the last four years. |
| Interests | : | Cooking and cycling |
| Favourite book | : | “Klara and the Sun” by Kazuo Ishiguro |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanumantr/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Head – Client Acquisition (FOS)
“A straightforward person with an open and fertile mind; am a true sportsman at heart”
Bio
| Role* | : | He leads the Sales team and is responsible for formulating winning sales and business growth strategies; growing revenues by developing new channels; and expanding the company’s presence in new geographies. |
| Joined in | : | October 2002 |
| Total work experience | : | 29+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Mefcom Capital Market |
| Education | : | BSc in Science and Mathematics from University of Delhi and a certification in Computer Applications |
| Accomplishments | : | During his long stint as a Cluster Head, he built a strong reputable presence of Sharekhan’s brand and business in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana. In the branches in his cluster, he built a work culture which is looked at with respect and fairness. |
| Interests | : | Reading about business entrepreneurs and watching TV serials like “Chanakya” and “Krishna” |
| Favourite movie | : | Amitabh Bachchan starrer “Sholay” and “In Pursuit of Happiness” directed by Joel Christian McEwen |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hemendra-agarwal-5a58438?originalSubdomain=in |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Hemendra
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Co-Head - Commodity
“Spiritual; love ghazals by Jagjit and Chitra Singh; enjoy watching Discovery Channel, sci-fi movies and stand-up comedy; workaholic; family man; active in CSR; like to travel and to travel light; enjoy cricket, volleyball and table tennis; eager to learn new skills”
Bio
| Role* | : | He co-heads the commodity and currency broking business of Sharekhan. |
| Joined in | : | April 2004 |
| Total work experience | : | 28 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Bajaj Hindusthan |
| Education | : | MBA in Finance and Financial Management Services from Sikkim Manipal University |
| Accomplishments | : | Sharekhan received the Best Broker Award from MCX in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 under the leadership of Jigar and Dibyendu Sahu, the two co-heads of the commodity & currency business. The company was among the top three retail broking houses in terms of volumes in 2011-12. The revenue from the commodity business accounted for around 25% of the Sharekhan group’s revenue in 2011-12. The duo successfully managed the new product approvals process (NAC/TAC), as per the BNP Paribas Group policy, to transfer the commodity business from Sharekhan Comtrade to Sharekhan in 2019. They set up algo platforms, such as Greek and API, in 2021 to boost the business. |
| Interests | : | Learning new things and enhancing skills; currently learning Python Coding for algo trading and flute |
| Childhood dream | : | To be a pilot |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jigarpandit/?originalSubdomain=in |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Jigar
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Head – Operations
“Born and brought up in Kerala; moved to Mumbai for a career in financial services; career in Sharekhan has been an interesting and challenging journey”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for managing the operations of the Sharekhan group. |
| Joined in | : | XX 2004 |
| Total work experience | : | 24 years |
| Previous organisation | : | National Securities Depository |
| Education | : | MBA from Mahatma Gandhi University and BE in Electrical Engineering from Madurai Kamraj University |
| Accomplishments | : | In January 2017, he vailed of a mobility opportunity to move from Operations and take charge of Sharekhan’s Compliance function; he was the company’s Chief Compliance Officer for more than five years. He has worked in different profiles in the organisation. |
| Interests | : | Books and Badminton |
| Favourite city | : | xx |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joby-john-meledan-b2865b6/ |
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Head – Inspection & Controls
“Family man, ambivert, passionate about stock market”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for monitoring and inspecting various branches and franchisees; carrying out incentive audits, voice quality analysis and day-to-day surveillance; monitoring depository transactions and providing voice logger technical support |
| Joined in | : | April 2004 |
| Total work experience | : | 19+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | IIFL |
| Education | : | CA, CFA, BCom from VG Vaze College of Arts, Science and Commerce and certified forensic auditor from ICAI |
| Accomplishments | : | He joined as a Junior Risk Executive in 2004 and is currently heading the Inspection & Control department of the company and managing a team of 25 people. He successfully implemented a mobile recording system for the franchisees of Sharekhan in 2022. He developed proactive risk management tools to reduce unauthorised complaints in 2013 and unauthorised complaints have reduced by 50% since then. He also developed and implemented voice recording system for the Branch Network in 2012. He’s successfully handled various forensic audits independently over the years. |
| Interests | : | Travelling and spending time with family |
| Favourite book | : | “Coffee Can Investing: The Low-risk Road to Stupendous Wealth” by Saurabh Mukherjea, Rakshit Ranjan and Pranab Uniyal |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpesh-shah-459a0736/ |
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Head – ALMT
“A Mumbaikar at heart, born in suburban Mumbai and completed schooling in Mumbai, Vadodara and Jamnagar; reside in the Maximum city with wife and daughter”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for managing the cashflow of the Sharekhan group companies, raising funds, managing the cost of funds and external credit rating, and handling banking and investor relations. |
| Joined in | : | April 2017 |
| Total work experience | : | 14+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Edelweiss Financial Services |
| Education | : | MBA in Finance from University of Mumbai and BMS in Finance from University of Mumbai |
| Accomplishments | : | He set up the borrowing desks of Sharekhan BNP Paribas Financial Services and Sharekhan in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Since then, together the two teams have raised over Rs.80,000 crore of commercial papers and Rs.2,500 crore of bank finance from more than 25 counter-parties. He also started active relationships with three external rating agencies to get top notch external ratings for the two Sharekhan companies. He contributed to the development of Sharekhan’s IPO finance and lending businesses as well. |
| Interests | : | Travelling and trying out different cuisines and experiencing different cultures; playing badminton and table tennis; following football and cricket leagues |
| Favourite song | : | “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kgmehta/ |
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Co-Head – Franchise Servicing
“A learner, leader and motivator; strong in building relationships; a family man; warm and friendly; run marathons”
Bio
| Role* | : | He co-leads the franchisee advisory and servicing function of Sharekhan. |
| Joined in | : | February 2003 |
| Total work experience | : | 28 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Networth Stock Broking |
| Education | : | Master’s degree in Financial Management from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, PGDip in Equity Research & Analysis from ICFAI and BCom from Mithibai College, University of Mumbai |
| Accomplishments | : | During the 2005 Business Meet of Sharekhan, nine out of the 10 best Business Partners were serviced by him and he was instrumental in their success. In 2006, when the entire HNI Desk left the company, he took charge of the desk and with the help of all newbies built a team of top advisors and managed to retain 74% of the total revenue from the previous team’s level. During 2008, the franchisee segment of the business was growing and needed a dedicated team for servicing and advisory support, so he along with Anil Balani, Co-head Franchisee Servicing, built a team, which, under their leadership, serviced nearly 1,000 Business Partners and generated Rs.73 crore of gross revenue. Today, their team services over 3,900 Business Partners and the gross revenue crossed Rs.300 crore in 2021 for the first time in the history of the business. |
| Interests | : | Shares, books, travel (official and leisure), running, jeep trails and trekking |
| Favourite music | : | Hindi romantic |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehul-dedhia-7426b06/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Head – Network Management Equity
“From the Jain business community, like to conceptualise and implement effective ideas, work with clear vision and achievable targets, want to build a great sustainable business for Sharekhan”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for managing the Branch Network for the equity broking and Exchange Margin Funding businesses. |
| Joined in | : | November 2000 |
| Total work experience | : | 24+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Shah Shah & Co (a chartered accountant firm) |
| Education | : | CA, BCom from RA Poddar College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai |
| Accomplishments | : | He was recognised as the “Best Risk Manager” in 2003-04. He set up 100 branches in three years (from 2006 through 2008) and made them profitable in six months. The mutual fund assets under management and SIP book grew from Rs.500 crore and Rs.5 crore in 2015 to Rs.3,500 crore and Rs.40 crore in 2018 under his leadership. He set up the Network Management Equity department in 2019 and has been successfully monitoring the performance of the Branch Network since then. He built a strategy across channels and successfully executed the same in the Branch Network with the support of the Cluster Heads. |
| Interests | : | Trekking, travelling, movies, badminton, cricket and exploring new places |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehul-koradia-8049a56/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Head – Risk Monitoring
“Friendly and an outdoor enthusiast, love trekking and sports like table tennis and swimming”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for managing market and credit risk in the company with focus on system development and automation of regulatory requirements. |
| Joined in | : | August 2007 |
| Total work experience | : | 17 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Networth Stock Broking |
| Education | : | ICWA, BCom from University of Mumbai |
| Interests | : | Cooking and trekking |
| Favourite movie | : | “Black Friday” and “Gangs of Wasseypur” |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukul-damle-0067b921b/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Business Head - Education
“Passionate about financial education and empowering investors/traders; cherish my two decades of journey with Sharekhan”
Bio
| Role* | : | He heads Sharekhan’s financial education business under the brand “Sharekhan Education”. |
| Joined in | : | April 2006 |
| Total work experience | : | 31 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Self-employed |
| Education | : | MBA, BE | Accomplishments | : | He pioneered and set up from scratch the entire education business of Sharekhan in 2010. He identified and successfully managed the association with Online Trading Academy, USA for more than a decade. He created customised courses for the Indian market with unique market proposition and the education venture has trained about 20,000 students in the courses designed by him. Before the COVID pandemic, the revenue of the education business grew at a compounded annual growth rate of 30% per annum. The business, which started with one center, is present in six locations pan-India today, offering both online and offline or on-location classes. He launched MoneyFlix (a unique digital financial education platform) in 2020. |
| Interests | : | Books, music, movies, travel |
| Favourite city | : | San Francisco, Las Vegas and Dubai |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajesh-vora-75290a4/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Head - F&O and Algo Products
“Eat, sleep breathe market, also love to travel with family and am a proud dog parent”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for developing and implementing API and algo products in Sharekhan and for generating business through them for the company. |
| Joined in | : | June 2022 |
| Total work experience | : | 18 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Self-trading |
| Education | : | MBA in Marketing and Finance |
| Interests | : | Music |
| Childhood dream | : | To play guitar |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritesh-s-bhavsar-36ba9325b/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Head – IT Development - Backend
“Avid music lover, love to sing when family and friends are around; recently started running marathons across Mumbai to keep myself fit and energetic”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for managing the risk management system, mutual fund system and integration of payment gateways with banks for the Sharekhan group. |
| Joined in | : | April 2003 |
| Total work experience | : | 22+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | BlueChip Technology |
| Education | : | BTech in Chemical Engineering from Dr BATU, also a certified Java Professional |
| Interests | : | Music and marathons |
| Favourite movie | : | “Where Eagles Dare” and “3 Idiots” |
| : | rizwan@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizwankhan55 |
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Head - Asset Gathering Products
“Student for life, pet parent, mystery series enthusiast; love to try different cuisines and attempt to recreate them”
Bio
| Role* | : | I am responsible for managing and broadening Sharekhan’s basket of asset products (ie the third-party products for distribution). |
| Joined in | : | January 2018 |
| Total work experience | : | 19 years |
| Previous organisation | : | HSBC |
| Education | : | MBA in Finance from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, FRM certification from GARP |
| Accomplishments | : | She built the processes related to products and sales to help achieve scale in the mutual fund distribution business. She broadened the third-party PMS and AIF offerings; relaunched corporate deposits; and successfully migrated mutual fund assets from BNP Paribas Wealth Management to Sharekhan, contributing to increased revenue. She also built a strong repository of enablers and training schedule across product offerings to educate and empower the front-line staff. |
| Interests | : | Cooking, watching detective/mystery series (Poirot is her favourite sleuth) |
| Childhood dream | : | To follow in her mother’s footsteps by becoming a teacherv |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sadiya-khan-frm-96460624/ |
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Head – Segment Marketing
“Ambitious, go-getter, thrive on challenges and constantly set goals for myself to succeed in whatever I do; also diligent, loyal, reliable and team player; a dependable friend and colleague; a sports enthusiast and believe in keeping fit and healthy; enjoy the company of friends and family”
Bio
| Role* | : | I am responsible for marketing all four segments of Sharekhan, ie Sharekhan One, Super Trader, Super Investor and Retail, by ensuring all clients get the right segmental experience. |
| Joined in | : | October 2018 |
| Total work experience | : | 17 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Axis Bank |
| Education | : | MBA in Marketing and Finance from Indian Institute of Planning & Management |
| Accomplishments | : | He has played a significant role in the successful growth of the company’s mutual fund AUM and SIP flows. He was part of the team that increased the digital penetration of mutual funds among Sharekhan clients by improving the customer journey through additional features like eNACH facility, tailor-made SIP and lump sum baskets. He implemented the mutual fund customer communication and campaigns from scratch. He has successfully built and executed the segmental offerings and philosophy of each segment; designed the segmental branding materials and client communications in the last one year. |
| Interests | : | Listening to music, watching international soccer and exploring new travel destinations |
| Childhood ambition | : | To be a world-renowned footballer |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/subhayan-banerjee-b05a73148/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Chief Financial Officer
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Bio
| Role* | : | He leads the Finance team and manages the financial actions of the company. |
| Joined in | : | March 2019 |
| Total work experience | : | 15 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Toyota Financial Services India |
| Education | : | CA |
| Interests | : | Cricket and books |
| Favourite city | : | xx |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumeet-chugh-6a505b49/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Head – Customer Service
“Read 'Impossible' as 'I m possible', believe where there’s a will there’s always a way”
Bio
| Role* | : | She is responsible for the development, performance and maintenance of the customer service activities of the organisation. |
| Joined in | : | March 2023 |
| Total work experience | : | 19 years |
| Previous organisation | : | IIFL Securities |
| Education | : | A bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Economics from S.I.E.S. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai |
| Interests | : | Reading fiction and cooking (especially new recipes) |
| Favourite city | : | xx |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/supriya-shetty-0203/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Head – CRM & Data Analytics
“An avid reader, a complete foodie (trying to improve my “cooking” skills as well) and an environment enthusiast obsessed about minimal carbon footprint”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for establishing data and analytics as a strategic business asset that catalyses transformation and enhances business value creation. |
| Joined in | : | January 2018 |
| Total work experience | : | 17 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Cartesian Consulting |
| Education | : | PGDM in Finance & Systems from TA Pai Management Institute, Karnataka); MTech in Data Science & Engineering from Birla Institute Of Technology And Science - Pilani and BE in Computer Engineering from University of Mumbai |
| Accomplishments | : | He scaled up the usage of customer and digital data across the client lifecycle. He started the practice of providing data intelligence to the Client Acquisition and Digital Marketing teams which helps them generate meaningful insights into the mind of clients and make valuable decisions. He was also instrumental in enhancing client activity and improving cross-sales. He supports regulatory initiatives. |
| Interests | : | Cooking, movies and travel |
| Favourite movie | : | "A Beautiful Mind" by Ron Howard |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/suyogkulkarni19/?originalSubdomain=in |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Suyog
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Head – IT Trading
“Always curious; lifelong-learner; interested in mythology, philosophy and psychology; adventure and sports-lover; living in the moment and living life to the fullest”
Bio
| Role* | : | He leads the IT initiatives and trading front-office projects of Sharekhan as well as the Espresso App Support team. |
| Joined in | : | November 2022 |
| Total work experience | : | 17+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Angel One |
| Education | : | BE in Mechanical Engineering from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering; Executive Certificate Programme from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad; Professional Scrum Product Owner Certification; Advanced Professional Scrum Master Certification; International Software Testing Qualification Board Certification; and NCFM Certifications |
| Interests | : | Adventures, sports and books on mythology, philosophy and human psychology |
| Favourite book | : | “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey and “The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself” by Michael A Singer |
| : | udayakiran.Joshi@myespresso.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/udaykiranjoshi/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Head – Business Protection and Control
“An outdoors person, avid sports fan, passionate about NBA basketball and badminton; when indoors, enjoy cooking and trying out old recipes; greatest joy is spending time with my family and friends; enabling people around me to achieve success in their ventures makes me happy; believe life is all about choices and changes”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for ensuring proper guidance and coordination on processes and procedures related to the first line of defence in operational, business compliance and regulatory topics covering Sharekhan. He ensures proper implementation and maintenance of the operational permanent control framework in the company. He is also building an anti-fraud management framework for Sharekhan. |
| Joined in | : | February 2023 |
| Work experience | : | 27+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Manappuram Finance |
| Education | : | LLB from Government Law College, Ernakulam; PGDip in Industrial Relations & Personnel Management from Bhavan’s Rajendra Prasad Institute of Communication & Management, Mumbai; Privacy Professional certification from Data Security Council of India; and an Associate Member of Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments |
| Interests | : | Books, music, long walks and sports |
| Favourite movie | : | “All Quiet on the Western Front”, the Netflix version of the war drama is his current favourite |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vipin-g-s-434844aa/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Chief Compliance Officer
“Dream big, live simple and with gratitude; love life and wish to stay healthily alive for at least 125 years”
Bio
| Role* | : | She is responsible for compliance of the business in the Sharekhan group. |
| Joined in: | : | September 2022 |
| Total work experience | : | 16 years |
| Previous organisation | : | HDFC Securities |
| Education | : | BCom from Mumbai’s SNDT Women’s University; pursuing a PGDip in Management – Hybrid Programme in Banking, Investment and Insurance from Mumbai’s LN Welingkar Institute of Management and Research, and a Company Secretary course from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India |
| Interests | : | Music, books and badminton |
| Childhood ambition | : | To be a fighter pilot |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/binkle-oza-8937a015/ |
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Head – Legal
“Quirky; love reading, writing and the law; have had an interesting career spanning 18 years in the financial services industry and in most of my roles, I have been involved keenly with the laws and regulations in this arena, be it litigation, non-litigation, advisory or any other”
Bio
| Role* | : | She is responsible for the legal affairs of the Sharekhan group. |
| Joined in: | : | June 2020 |
| Total work experience | : | 18 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Centrum Financial Services |
| Education | : | MBA in Finance from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies and LLB from University of Mumbai |
| Accomplishments | : | She streamlined the Legal function of Sharekhan and built a Legal team of 13 people. Under her leadership, the Legal team not only defends the organisation by litigating but also advises and works actively to provide to the Business, Product, IT, Finance and other teams a legal perspective on various topics. She also established a strong non-litigation function and skill sets. |
| Interests | : | Writing and reading |
| Favourite author | : | Ayn Rand and Agatha Christie |
| : | [email protected] |
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Chief Risk Officer
“Attracted to the stock market; introverted; love to be within the close circle of family and friends; and mostly passive on social media”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for all risk management strategies and operations of Sharekhan and supervises the organisation's risk mitigation and identification procedures. |
| Joined in: | : | January 2021 (second innings), April 2004 to 2017 (first innings) |
| Total work experience | : | 18 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Motilal Oswal Financial Services |
| Education | : | CA |
| Interests | : | Music and travel |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/niket-shah-08075220/ |
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IT Infrastructure and Support
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Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for creating and maintaining IT infrastructure in the organisation. |
| Joined in | : | August 2021 |
| Total work experience | : | 19+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Angel Broking |
| Education | : | MBA |
| Accomplishments | : | He enforced the BNP Paribas Group architectural compliance in Sharekhan. He helped in designing cost-effective solutions and in finetuning the performance of IT applications and infrastructure. He identified areas of improvement and planned the roll-out of solutions. He is also credited with building IT infrastructure and application monitoring stack in Sharekhan. |
| Interests | : | Nature, cricket and chess |
| Favourite movie | : | xx |
| : | narendra.kekan@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/narendra-kekan-4331a8149/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Head LAS
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Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for developing the businesses of lending against securities and funding of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) in India. |
| Joined in | : | June 2012 |
| Total work experience | : | 15+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Emkay Global Financial Services |
| Education | : | MBA in Marketing from Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune; an LLB degree from Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur; a certified Data Scientist from Intellipaat and is currently pursuing a Financial Risk Management course from GARP - USA |
| Accomplishments | : | The Rest of Maharashtra and Goa cluster has always been among the top three across India in both EMF and options businesses since he assumed charge of the two for the cluster. Notably, between 2017 and 2021, the options turnover of the region increased phenomenally. Narendra rose to the position of Branch Manager in 2020 and since then his branch has always been among the top three in the EMF business |
| Interests | : | Chess, sudoku and travel |
| Favourite movie | : | xx |
| : | narendra.choudhary@sharekhanfinance.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/narendra-choudhary-a943356/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Zonal Head – West Region
“Always work with commitment and integrity in whatever I take up professionally and in my personal life; value human relationships and believe in team spirit”
Bio
| Role* | : | She is responsible for growing Sharekhan’s branch business in the western region of India. |
| Joined in | : | December 2002 |
| Work experience | : | 29 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Calsita Futuristic Services Pvt Ltd |
| Education | : | MBA, BCom |
| Accomplishments | : | She successfully developed Sharekhan in most of Gujarat over a period of two decades. Under her leadership, the Gujarat cluster boasted of one of the largest networks of Business Partners (over 500 Business Partners), a huge client base (one of the largest in the country) and the highest number of traded clients. She is credited to have developed an energetic regional team focused on achievements. The team always focused on remaining at the top and participated in all products. The cluster was among the top two in all the business contests of Sharekhan. |
| Interests | : | Cooking, gardening, gymming and walking |
| Favourite movie | : | English romantic |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anahita-vora-58016b167/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Zonal Head – South Region
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Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for building Sharekhan’s branch business in the southern region of India. |
| Joined in | : | April 2023 |
| Work experience | : | 20 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Bajaj Financial Securities |
| Education | : | MBA in Marketing from Justice K S Hegde Institute of Management College in Nitte (Karnataka) and BE in Mechanical Engineering from Nitte Mahalinga Adyanthaya Memorial Institute of Technology, Nitte |
| Interests | : | Music, long drives and travel |
| Favourite music | : | xx |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | xx |
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Zonal Head – North & East Region
“Value integrity, commitment, honesty, agility and respect; empathetic yet firm, possess effective communication and interpersonal skills and a good sense of humour”
Bio
| Role* | : | She is responsible for growing Sharekhan’s branch business in the northern and eastern regions of India. |
| Joined in | : | July 2000 |
| Work experience | : | 24 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Advani Share Brokers |
| Education | : | BA in Economics (Hons.), MMS in Finance from Mumbai Educational Trust |
| Accomplishments | : | Under her leadership, the performance of her cluster was impressive in business contests. It achieved 149% against the target in Collect High Fly High contest in 2017. It was the highest performing cluster across the Branch Network in SIP SIP Hurray MF contest in 2017, achieving 165% against the target. It was the highest performing cluster across the Branch Network in Champion of Champion MF Lump Sum contest in 2018, achieving Rs.41.82 crore of gross sales. It was the highest performing cluster across the Branch Network in Sher Dil MF contest in 2018, achieving 218% against the target. It was the second highest performing cluster across the Branch Network in Diwali Broking contest in 2018, achieving 122% against the target. It was the highest performing cluster in SIP to Goa MF contest in 2021, achieving 386% against the target. It was the highest performing cluster across the Branch Network and the only cluster with a presence in the top three across three parameters in Sona Chandi contest (net equalised sales, gross equalised sales and incremental SIP flow) in 2021. |
| Interests | : | Books and travel (especially road trips) |
| Favourite music | : | Adele |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nidhi-ambardar-1607a511/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Head – Sharekhan One
“Entrepreneur by heart and passionate about creating wealth for clients, eager to learn and adapt to new ways to invest and create value”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for the Sharekhan One customer segment of Sharekhan and focusses on the niche market of high net worth individuals. |
| Joined in | : | January 2006 |
| Work experience | : | 28 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Dev Investments |
| Education | : | BCom from Mumbai’s Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics |
| Accomplishments | : | He is credited with starting all external Portfolio Management Service (PMS) product tie-ups of Sharekhan with the asset management companies, including Sixth Sense Ventures, Old Bridge Capital Management Pvt Ltd and Purnartha Investment Advisers Pvt Ltd. |
| Interests | : | Travel, music, chess and table tennis |
| Biggest joy | : | Vacation with family |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/devangg-kamdar-b12a8a46/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Head – Super Trader
“Currently playing my second innings with focus on health, family and relationships”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for the Super Trader customer segment of Sharekhan and also leads the Equity Sales business of the company. |
| Joined in | : | January 2004 |
| Work experience | : | 32+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Own sub-broking business |
| Accomplishments | : | The cluster of branches led by him delivered the highest profitability as well as Business Partner revenues in 2021. |
| Education | : | BCom from Mumbai’s Jai Hind College |
| Interests | : | Travelling and exploring Indian forests |
| Favourite season | : | Winter |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafa-pardiwala-a9246721/ |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Mustafa
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Head – Super Investor
“A passionate person, love all that life has to offer; curious and interested in learning and doing new things”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for the Super Investor customer segment of Sharekhan. |
| Joined in | : | October 2017 |
| Work experience | : | 20 years |
| Previous organisation | : | DSP Mutual Fund |
| Education | : | MBA from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade; Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst; and part of the India Executive Committee of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association |
| Accomplishments | : | Under his leadership, the Investment Solutions team achieved the following in the mutual fund distribution business: Rs.6,000 crore of AUM and Rs.60 crore of SIP flow book in September 2021, up from Rs.3,300 crore of AUM and Rs.38 crore of SIP flow book respectively in 2019. |
| Interests | : | Composing music (is one half of a musical duo, Kal, with seven songs available on popular streaming services) and scuba diving |
| Favourite movie | : | “Cinema Paradiso” directed by Giuseppe Tornatore |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautam-kalia-caia-9a176810/?originalSubdomain=in |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Gautam
*Responsible for the Sharekhan Group
Head – Retail
“xx”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for the Retail customer segment of Sharekhan. |
| Joined in | : | September 2022 |
| Work experience | : | 19+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Mahindra Holidays & Resorts |
| Education | : | MBA in Marketing from ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad and BE from Regional Engineering College, Surat |
| Interests | : | Reading and watching sports, especially tennis and football |
| Favourite movie | : | xx |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilraula/?originalSubdomain=in |
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Chief Executive Officer – Espresso
“Spouse, dad, music lover, investor and a sales guy at heart; I take great pleasure in listening to customers – their ideas, suggestions, brickbats continue to inspire me”
Bio
| Role* | : | He is responsible for managing the overall operations of Espresso. |
| Joined in: | : | December 2002 |
| Total work experience | : | 29+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Standard Chartered Bank |
| Education | : | PGDip in Business Administration from ITM Business School, Mumbai and BCom from University of Mumbai |
| Accomplishments | : | He successfully led and executed Project Leapp and launched its outcome, Espresso -- Sharekhan’s discount broking business, in 2020 at the peak of COVID-19 pandemic. He was instrumental in making Sharekhan the preferred choice of over 2 million investors and traders across India during his previous stint as the leader of the company’s Client Acquisition team from 2005 to 2020. Earlier in his career in Sharekhan, he also played a key role in setting up the company’s first set of franchisees from 2002 to 2005. |
| Interests | : | Singing, watching movies with wife |
| Childhood dream | : | To be a professional classical singer |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-kalyanaraman/ |
29 Things You Didn't Know about R Kalyanaraman
*Responsible for Espresso (discount broking subsidiary of Sharekhan)
Head - NBFC
“Family man, cricket enthusiast, Tintin fan, dreamt of flying planes in childhood, fear god and love the first shower of the monsoon and the Maximum City”
Bio
| Role | : | He is responsible for the overall management of Sharekhan BNP Paribas Financial Services and handles the role of Head – Loans for the Sharekhan group. |
| Joined in | : | February 2000 |
| Total work experience | : | 28 years |
| Previous company | : | Sykes & Ray Equities |
| Education | : | MBA from Institute of Technology and Management, Mumbai and BCom from Shri Chinai College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai |
| Interests | : | Music, movies and meditation |
| Favourite movie | : | “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron” |
| : | [email protected] | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-arora-2297383/?originalSubdomain=in |
29 Things You Didn't Know about Amit
*Responsible for Sharekhan BNP Paribas Financial Services (NBFC subsidiary of Sharekhan)
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