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.
Chief Executive Officer
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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 |
| Favourite movie | : | “The Dark Knight”, the “Iron Man” series |
| Interests | : | Trekking, travelling and reading |
| : | jaideep@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaideep-arora-7aaa0b2/ |
Chief Marketing Officer
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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. |
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| Joined in: | May 2019 (second innings), November 2016 to December 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 | |
| Favourite music | By Irish rock band, U2 | |
| Interests | Vintage cars and tennis | |
| jean-christophe@sharekhan.com | ||
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-christophe-gougeon-89b21561/ |
Chief Business Officer
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Bio
| Role | She is responsible for identifying and implementing strategies to enhance the customer experience of Sharekhan and drive a significant growth in the business of the company. She is in charge of the physical network of the company including the Branch Network and franchise business. 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 | MBA from School of Management Studies, IGNOU; PhD in Banking and Financial Support Services from Chitkara University; PGDip in Cyber Law & Cyber Forensics from National Law School of India University, Bengaluru; General Management Programme from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad; Executive Development Programme from HSBC Group Management Training College, UK; PGDip in Finance & Bank Management from Punjabi University; and an Associate of Banking & Finance Certification from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance; also published two award-winning research papers to date | |
| Favourite city | London | |
| Interests | Meditation, music, travel and books | |
| parminder.varma@sharekhan.com | ||
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/parmindervarma/ |
Chief Operating Officer
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Bio
| Role | He drives the company’s operational and administrative functions, represents the second line of defence, ie the Compliance, Legal and Risk departments, 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 | |
| Education | MBA from University of Nuremberg and a vocational education as a banker at a savings bank | |
| Interests | Golf, books (thrillers) and music (especially Bob Dylan) | |
| Childhood dream | To be a football star | |
| stefan.groening@sharekhan.com | ||
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-groening-2b1613b8/ |
Whole-time Directors
Non-executive Directors
Independent Directors
Head – Administration & 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 |
| : | abhijit.sarkar@sharekhan.com | |
| : | 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/ |
Head – Digital Marketing
“A digital marketer with a flair for innovation and entrepreneurship; believe that with right vision and new initiatives in everyday routine one can positively transform anyone”
Bio
| Role | : | He is responsible for developing successful long-term digital marketing strategies for the company. He leads and manages acquisitions from all our digital marketing channels including marketing technology (MarTech) projects and below-the-line marketing initiatives. |
| Joined in | : | April 2023 |
| Total work experience | : | 11 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Development Bank of Singapore |
| Education | : | BE in Information Technology from Shivaji University, Kolhapur |
| Interests | : | Work, reading blogs, swimming, travelling and practising yoga |
| Childhood dream | : | To join Indian Airforce |
| : | abhishek.sankhe@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://in.linkedin.com/in/abhisheksankhe |
Head – IT Projects
“Learner and curious, enjoy solving problems based on First Principles Thinking; 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 |
Information Technology Risk Officer & Chief Information Security Officer
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Bio
| Role | : | He is responsible for the following verticals of Sharekhan under Information Technology Risk: Cyber Security, IT, Business Continuity and IT Operational Permanent Controls. |
| Joined in | : | December 2018 |
| Total work experience | : | 15+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Suryoday Small Finance Bank |
| Education | : | MSc in Computer Science from University of Pune |
| Interests | : | Football and music |
| Childhood dream | : | xx |
| : | akhil.wadhavkar@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/akhilw/?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 |
| : | ameet.khambay@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://in.linkedin.com/in/ameet-khambay-b9726144 |
Head – IT Development - Backoffice
“Passionate about technology and fitness; 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 the development and maintenance of IT backoffice systems as BAU. He is also driving the company’s transformation by implementing key projects like back-office system re-architecture using microservices, API gateway, active data management, data mesh and Microsoft Power BI for reporting. |
| 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 |
| Accomplishments | : | In 2022, he successfully implemented production industrialisation in the organisation and enhanced efficiency of the IT team through proactive monitoring, implementation of various tools (such as Microsoft 365, network monitoring software SolarWinds and PRTG, and data centre discovery solution, BMC Discovery) and by addressing obsolescence. In 2021, he segregated production support from development, formed a dedicated support team for Espresso, set up an IT service management (ITSM) team for incident management, and made quick provisioning of infrastructure to enable teams to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. He aligned the IT governance of Sharekhan with that of the BNP Paribas Group, formalised the company’s IT procedures and improved IT governance by implementing various processes like ITSM, inventory management, project software development life cycle, and cost and budget control in 2019. |
| 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 – Operations
“Operations specialist - trying to keep things simple in the complex world, happy with life, love cricket, street food and binge watching”
Bio
| Role | : | He is responsible for managing the operations of Sharekhan, Espresso and Sharekhan BNP Paribas Financial Services. |
| Joined in | : | August 2021 (second innings), December 2000 to December 2020 (first innings) |
| Total work experience | : | 21 years |
| Previous organisation | : | SBI Capital Securities |
| Education | : | CA |
| Accomplishments | : | He successfully migrated the retail clients of Sharekhan to the company’s new membership of National Stock Exchange (NSE) in 2008 following the separation from the NSE membership of SSKI Securities. He was also part of the core team that launched Espresso in 2020. |
| Interests | : | Cricket and travelling |
| Favourite TV programme | : | “Sarabhai vs Sarabhai” |
| : | anand.barbhaya@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-barbhaya-569b06194/?originalSubdomain=in |
Co-Head Franchisee Business 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 department 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 Dedhiya, 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” |
| : | anil@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anil-balani-03176712/?originalSubdomain=in |
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 of Computer Application |
| Accomplishments | : | He successfully developed TradeTiger (a desktop trading platform); Sharekhan (a mobile trading app) and InvesTiger (a mobile investing app). |
| Interests | : | Cricket, music, photography |
| Childhood dream | : | To own an organic farm |
| : | ashokraj@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashoktvl |
Head – Operational Permanent Control
“Sane, sensitive, compassionate; nature lover, enjoy nurturing plants as a therapeutic activity; believe how you present yourself is a reflection of your inner self; thoughtful, grounded and strive to make others feel appreciated”
Bio
| Role | : | He is responsible for ensuring compliance with regulations and group procedures; assessing and controlling operational risks in the organisation; and alerting the management to their presence when such risks are detected. |
| Joined in | : | October 2007 |
| Previous organisation | : | Borkar & Muzumdar |
| Work experience | : | 22+ years |
| Education | : | Chartered Accountant |
| Accomplishments | : | He pioneered the Operational Risk structure in Sharekhan in 2017. He also initiated documentation and created an internal financial control structure in the organisation in 2015. He successfully managed risk monitoring in the branches of five out of 11 clusters across India from 2010 to 2014. |
| Interests | : | Conservation, philanthropy, plants, writing poems and photography |
| Favourite singer | : | Abhijit Bhattacharya and KK |
| : | bhavin.doshi@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavin-doshi-397492116/?originalSubdomain=in |
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 |
| : | chandresh.k@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandreshkhona |
Business Head – Branch Business
“Basically from a remote village in Coorg district and settled in Bengaluru since 1986”
Bio
| Role | : | He heads Sharekhan’s branch business in the Karnataka region. |
| Joined in | : | November 2001 |
| Total work experience | : | 37 years |
| Previous organisation | : | First Global |
| Education | : | BCom |
| Accomplishments | : | He was instrumental in starting Sharekhan's branch business in 2001 with five members. He went on to expand the branch and franchise networks in Karnataka and Kerala. He implemented a centralised service module in Bengaluru by setting up one service branch and keeping the rest as sales offices to benefit from the city's better Internet penetration and tech savviness. Under his leadership the Bengaluru branch delivered above benchmark I/E every year since its inception. He was part of the team that set up the education business. |
| Interests | : | Farming and gardening |
| Childhood dream | : | To be a coffee planter |
| : | channaraj@branch.sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/channaraj-k-j-11687397/?originalSubdomain=in |
Head – Project Management Office
“Travel enthusiast, passionate about exploring new and exciting places; also a music lover, always make it a point of seeking out and attending live music performances and local festivals wherever I go”
Bio
| Role | : | His key responsibilities include simplifying and effectively implementing a framework for planning and delivering the projects and initiatives of Sharekhan. He also collaborates with the management to decide the priority and directions of the projects and keeps the management updated on the progress of all projects under implementation. |
| Joined in | : | November 2022 |
| Total work experience | : | 14 years |
| Previous organisation | : | National Stock Exchange of India |
| Education | : | Post-graduate programme in Production, Operations and Marketing from MIT School of Business, Pune; BE in Automobile Engineering from Shri Sureshdada Jain College of Engineering, Jalgaon; PMP certification; certification in Data Science for Consumers from NSE and Jigsaw Academy; certification in Blockchain Technology from IIT Chennai and NPTEL; certification in Project Management from IIT Kanpur and NPTEL; certification in Design Thinking from IIT Chennai and NPTEL; and certification in Business Analysis from International Institute of Business Analysis |
| Interests | : | Travelling, reading and cooking |
| Favourite movie | : | “Pursuit of Happiness” and “Men of Honour” |
| : | chetan.tapadiya@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetan-t-a092a811/ |
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 |
| : | danny.nathani@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-nathani/?originalSubdomain=in |
Co-Head – Commodity Business
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Bio
| Role | : | He co-heads the commodity and currency broking business of Sharekhan. |
| Joined in | : | May 2007 |
| Total work experience | : | 23 years |
| Previous organisation | : | MCX |
| Education | : | Master of Finance and Control from Utkal University |
| Interests | : | Reading, learning about current affairs and political dynamics |
| Favourite singer | : | Kishore Kumar |
| : | dibyendu@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dibyendu-prasad-sahu-76bb5b9/?originalSubdomain=in |
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 |
| : | gaurav.dua@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravjdua/?originalSubdomain=in |
Head – Franchisee Business 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 department 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 |
| : | rao@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanumantr/?originalSubdomain=in |
Head – Client Acquisition
“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 | : | 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 |
| : | hemendra@branch.sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hemendra-agarwal-5a58438?originalSubdomain=in |
Co-Head – Commodity Business
“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 |
| : | jigarpandit@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jigarpandit/?originalSubdomain=in |
Head – Inspection and 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 developed proactive risk management tools to reduce unauthorised complaints in xx and unauthorised complaints have reduced by 50% since then. He also developed and implemented voice recording system for the Branch Network in xx. 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 |
| : | kalpeshshah@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpesh-shah-459a0736/ |
Head – Asset Liability Management and Treasury
“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 |
| : | kashyap.mehta@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kgmehta/ |
Head – Business Regulatory
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Bio
| Role | : | xx |
| Joined in | : | January 2018 |
| Total work experience | : | 10 years |
| Previous organisation | : | JM Financial |
| Education | : | xx |
| Interests | : | xx |
| Childhood dream: | : | xx |
| : | manish.garg@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/manish-garg-12a219101/?originalSubdomain=in |
Co-Head – Franchise Business 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 department 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 |
| : | mehuldedhia@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehul-dedhia-7426b06/?originalSubdomain=in |
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 xx 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 |
| Favourite music | : | xx |
| : | mehul@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mehul-koradia-8049a56/?originalSubdomain=in |
Head - Network Projects
“xx”
Bio
| Role | : | He is responsible for managing all projects of the Branch Network except the information technology projects. |
| Joined in | : | May 2000 |
| Total work experience | : | 24 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Orange (now Vodafone) |
| Education | : | BCom from University of Mumbai |
| Interests | : | Travelling, going on long drives, listening to music and being a disc jockey |
| Favourite music | : | xx |
| : | merwyn@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/merwynmonteiro/?originalSubdomain=in |
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” |
| : | mukuld@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mukul-damle-0067b921b/?originalSubdomain=in |
Group Head – Branch Business
“Fun-loving; nature lover; enjoy going on long drives along the beaches; idolise Bruce Lee, the true fighter; always motivated to move forward by Arthur Ashe’s quote, “Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.””
Bio
| Role | : | He is responsible for managing the company’s branch business in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. |
| Joined in | : | September 2022 |
| Total work experience | : | 23+ years |
| Previous organisation | : | Kotak Securities |
| Education | : | MBA in Marketing from Sambalpur University, PGDip in International Business from Pondicherry University and Executive Development Programme on Digital Transformation Strategy from Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur |
| Interests | : | Technology, sports, automobiles and travel |
| Childhood dream | : | To be a Formula One racer |
| : | prabeer.paichha@branch.sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/prabeer-paichha-4698b622/?originalSubdomain=in |
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 |
| : | rajeshvora@branch.sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajesh-vora-75290a4/?originalSubdomain=in |
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, certified Java Professional |
| Accomplishments | : | He successfully launched the online discount brokerage system for Espresso in 2020. |
| Interests | : | Music and marathons |
| Favourite movie | : | “Where Eagles Dare” and “3 Idiots” |
| : | rizwan@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rizwankhan55 |
Head – IT Infrastructure
“Believe in karma, am decisive, like to keep a low profile, enjoy watching movies of the 70s, have watched “Abhiman” and “Chupke Chupke” several times ”
Bio
| Role | : | He is responsible for IT procurement. |
| Joined in | : | December 2000 |
| Total work experience | : | 33 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Infoton Systems & Services Pvt Ltd |
| Education | : | MBA in Information Technology from Sikkim Manipal University, BCA |
| Accomplishments | : | He set up IT infrastructure for Sharekhan.com. |
| Interests | : | Music |
| Favourite movie | : | Balraj Sahni and Rajkumar starrer “Waqt” |
| : | sanjayw@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-wankhede-aa4956170/?originalSubdomain=in |
Head – IT Development - Coretech
“A certified project management professional, was raised and educated in military environment; won medals in swimming, athletics and football in school; love reading historical books”
Bio
| Role | : | He is responsible for driving the middleware (ie the server components) of Sharekhan’s digital channels (mobile and desktop trading applications, InvesTiger and trading API channels). |
| Joined in | : | September 2004 |
| Total work experience | : | 21 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Prabhat Group of Companies (in Shencottah) |
| Education | : | MCA from MS University, Tirunelverli; MTech in Computer Application from JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth University, Udaipur |
| Accomplishments | : | His team won the “Best Overall Team - Exco Choice Award” in 2022. |
| Interests | : | Swimming, football and historical books |
| Favourite movie | : | Rajinikanth starrer “Thalapathy” |
| : | shathish@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shathishramraj |
Business Head – Branch Business
“Leading from the front, mentoring, delegation, identifying and empowering the right resources are my strengths”
Bio
| Role | : | She is responsible for the branch business of Sharekhan in Maharashtra minus Mumbai. |
| Joined in | : | March 2004 |
| Total work experience | : | 25 years |
| Previous organisation | : | NA |
| Education | : | BCom, LLB |
| Accomplishments | : | Her cluster of branches in Pune were the first to start EMF business in 2018, they closed with 21% share of the loan book in that year. |
| Interests | : | Reading, pottery |
| Favourite city | : | Pune |
| : | sujatha@branch.sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sujatha-raman-63b570240/?originalSubdomain=in |
Chief Financial Officer
“xx”
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 |
| : | sumeet.chugh@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumeet-chugh-6a505b49/?originalSubdomain=in |
Head – Contact Center
“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 |
| : | supriya.shetty@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/supriya-shetty-0203/?originalSubdomain=in |
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 |
| : | suyog.kulkarni@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/suyogkulkarni19/?originalSubdomain=in |
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 |
| Childhood dream | : | To be a fighter pilot |
| : | udayakiran.Joshi@myespresso.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/udaykiranjoshi/?originalSubdomain=in |
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 |
| : | vipin.gs@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vipin-g-s-434844aa/?originalSubdomain=in |
Business Head – Branch Business
“From a business family; studied in a boarding school for 10 years; passionate about financial markets; set up shop for three different corporates before starting my own outfit; a patient listener and eager learner”
Bio
| Role | : | He is responsible for Sharekhan’s branch business in the eastern region. |
| Joined in | : | January 2007 |
| Total work experience | : | 32 years |
| Previous organisation | : | VL Associates (he was a Business Partner of Sharekhan from 1999 till he joined) |
| Education | : | BA in Economics from Delhi’s Sriram College of Commerce |
| Accomplishments | : | He was the first Business Partner of Sharekhan in the eastern region in 1999. The franchised outlet run by him was acknowledged as among the highest turnover units by NSE in Kolkata in 2000. The unit was ranked amongst the top five franchisees across India in 2001. After he joined Sharekhan’s Branch Network as Head – PCG, the PCG unit was recognised as the most profitable branch across India in 2008. He developed the branch network and the “Sharekhan” brand in the eastern region of India. He restructured the eastern cluster after taking over as Cluster Head in 2009 and made it leaner and more profitable. |
| Interests | : | Books, music, travel |
| Favourite movie | : | “Sholay” directed by Ramesh Sippy |
| : | vivek_s@branch.sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivek-saraf-15922a12/?originalSubdomain=in |
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 | : | xx |
| Interests | : | Learning new technologies and writing software programmes |
| Favourite music | : | Soft Bollywood numbers by Mohit Chauhan |
| : | anshuman.das@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anshumandas/ |
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 |
| Previous organisation | : | HDFC Securities |
| Total work experience | : | 16 years |
| 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 |
| : | binkle.oza@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/binkle-oza-8937a015/ |
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 |
| : | dipali.dalal@sharekhan.com |
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 X 2017 (first innings) |
| Total work experience | : | 18 years |
| Previous organisation | : | Motilal Oswal Financial Services |
| Education | : | CA |
| Accomplishments | : | xx |
| Interests | : | Music and travel |
| Favourite music | xx | |
| : | niket.shah@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/niket-shah-08075220/ |
CHRO and Head –
Internal Communications and CSR
“DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN A FEW WORDS, MAX 15-20 WORDS”
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 and Corporate Social Responsibility 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 xx volunteer hours in 2021 vs target of xx hours. |
| Interests | : | Indian mythology, chess, drawing and music (both singing and listening) |
| Childhood dream | : | To live in a small Himalayan village |
| : | rajesh.shetty@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajesh-shetty-62214916/ |
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. |
| Interests | : | Markets, user-level automations, number crunching |
| Favourite movie | : | Any comedy movie |
| : | satish.nagda@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/satish-nagda-74a0399/ |
Manish Garg
Head – Business Regulatory
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 West Zone 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 of more than xx (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 |
| : | anahita@branch.sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/anahita-vora-58016b167/?originalSubdomain=in |
Zonal Head – South Region
“xx”
Bio
| Role | : | He is responsible for building Sharekhan’s branch business in the South Zone 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 |
| : | rahul.br@branch.sharekhan.com | |
| : | xx |
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 North and East Zones 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 | : | From xx to yy, the cluster led by Nidhi was the second highest performing cluster across the Branch Network. The cluster’s performance 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 |
| : | nidhi@branch.sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nidhi-ambardar-1607a511/?originalSubdomain=in |
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 |
| Interests | : | Travel, music, chess and table tennis |
| Biggest joy | : | Vacation with family |
| : | devang.kamdar@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/devangg-kamdar-b12a8a46/?originalSubdomain=in |
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 |
| : | mustafap@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mustafa-pardiwala-a9246721/ |
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 |
| : | gautam.kalia@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/gautam-kalia-caia-9a176810/?originalSubdomain=in |
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 |
| : | sunil.raula@sharekhan.com | |
| : | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilraula/?originalSubdomain=in |
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