Who take charged as whole-time member at Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) from 10th Oct 2022?

Prashant Saran

G. Mahalingam

Madhabi Puri Buch

Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan

Correct Answer : Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan

Former banker Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan took charge as the fourth whole time member (WTM) in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday(10th Oct 2022), filling the position vacant since November 2021.

* Narayan, who has been a member of various advisory committees of Sebi and RBI, has been appointed for an initial period of three years.

* He has an experience of more than 25 years in banking and financial sector.

* He served as the Associate Professor, SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai.

* He has completed his post-graduate diploma in Management from IIM, Lucknow and awarded the Director’s Gold Medal for standing second in the batch.

* He did his graduation in technology (electrical engineering), IIT, Bombay..

Source : The Hindu Businessline

Published On : October 12, 2022

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