Mr. Upendra Kumar Sinha, aged 73 years, is a Non-Executive Independent Director & Chairperson of the Company w.e.f. March 27, 2023.
He is a prominent figure in the financial sector, served as the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) from 2011 to 2017. Before his role at SEBI, Mr. Sinha served as the Chairman and Managing Director of UTI Asset Management Company Private Limited for six years. Prior to that, he held the position of Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, where he was responsible for the Banking and Capital Markets Divisions.
Mr. Sinha's leadership extended beyond these roles, as he chaired several important committees and organisations. He served as the Chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India, the Asia Pacific Regional Committee of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), and the Government-appointed committee on Foreign Institutional Investments. Additionally, he chaired the RBI Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Industries (MSMEs) in 2019 and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) Committee on group insolvency in 2020.
Mr. Sinha joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1976.