Board of Directors
Mr. Abhaya Hota
Public Interest Director, Chairperson
Retd. MD & CEO of National Payments Corporation of India
Mr. Abhaya Hota is well known in banking and financial services for his contribution in Payment and Settlement System as Head of Payment Systems Department in Reserve Bank of India (2005-2008) and thereafter as the Managing Director & CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (2009-2017). He combines the experience of a regulator & operator in payments systems space and has dedicated major part of his career towards technology, clearing and settlement systems.
Details of Directorships and full-time positions in Body Corporates:
Mr. Abhaya Hota currently holds position as director on Boards of Federal Bank Limited, Cashfree Payments India Private Limited, Reserve Bank Innovation Hub, Scoreme Solutions Private Limited, Nearby Technologies Private Limited & Protean e-gov Technologies Limited.
Mr. Golaka Nath
Public Interest Director
Professor & Dean, School of Economics, XIM University
Dr. Golaka Nath comes with an extensive work expertise in financial product markets covering Debt, Equity, Forex & Derivatives, Data Analytics, Financial Benchmarks developments, Information Technology, application of Technology in business, specific Software skill, proven at both a strategic and operational level. He is presently working as Professor & Dean, School of Economics at XIM University.
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Mr. G S Hegde
Public Interest Director
Advocate, Former Principal Legal Adviser, Reserve Bank of India.
Mr. G S Hegde has a wide experience in handling litigation, providing legal advice, negotiating contracts and vetting documents. He is LL.M from Columbia University, New York. He has served as an in-house lawyer at the Reserve Bank of India for over 30 years and retired as Principal Legal Adviser. During his period there, he was closely associated with the legal services related to the Payment and Settlement Systems and Government Securities. He currently works as a consultant at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas and Co., law firm.
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Mr. Jayant Haritsa
Public Interest Director
A faculty of the Department of Computational & Data Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Mr. Jayant Haritsa is an alumnus of IIT Madras, he holds a PhD in Computer Science from University of Wisconsin - Madison. He has worked for over 30 years at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and currently is a professor in Department of Computational & Data Sciences and Department of Computer Science & Automation. He is involved in the research and teaching in database system. He specializes in the field of technology research.
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Mrs. Priti Savla
Public Interest Director
Partner, K P B & Associates, Chartered Accountants
Mrs. Priti Savla has an exposure over 20 years in areas of audit, strategic planning, business advisory, process set up, risk mitigation & finance. She was a panel member in SEBI - Committee for review of Takeover Regulations. She is also a Central Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She is currently a partner at KPB & Associates, Chartered Accountants.
Details of Directorships and full-time positions in Body Corporates:
Mrs. Priti Savla currently holds position as director on Boards of Vikran Engineering Limited, Pitti Engineering Limited, Institute of Social Auditors of India, SI Creva Capital Services Private Limited, Perch Foundation, Perch strategic Advisors Private Limited, ITI Mutual Fund Trustee Private Limited, IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited, Sun Pharma Laboratories Limited & Apcotex Industries Limited.
Mr. Ian Desouza
Non-Independent Director
Chief Financial Officer, National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Mr. Ian Desouza is Chief Financial Officer at the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSEIL). He carries over 26 years of experience in the Banking & BFSI domain with experience in strategy, cost optimization, profitability / productivity enhancement, financial controllership & implementation of internal control frameworks. Prior to joining NSEIL, Mr. Desouza served as the CFO at Bank of Baroda, Magma Housing Finance, IMGC and Bajaj Finance. Prior to this, he was engaged in senior roles with organizations like Yes Bank, HSBC, DCB, HDFC Bank and ABN AMRO. Mr. Ian Desouza is a Chartered Accountant, ICWA and holds degree of Master of Management Studies (Finance) from Mumbai University.
Details of Directorships and full-time positions in Body Corporates:
Mr. Ian Desouza currently holds position as director on Boards of NSEIT Limited, NSE Academy, NSE IFSC Limited, Indian Gas Exchange Limited, Power Exchange India Limited, NSE Foundation, NSE Indices Limited, NSE Investments Limited and NSE Data & Analytics Limited.
Mr. Piyush Chourasia
Non-Independent Director
Chief Regulatory Officer, National Stock Exchange of India Limited
Mr. Piyush Chourasia is the Chief Regulatory Officer - Member Compliance, Surveillance, Member Inspection & Investigation at the NSEIL. He has extensive experience and knowledge in capital markets and exchange sector with expertise in Risk, Policy, Strategy, Product Development, Operations, Systems & Processes and Compliance. He is part of multiple Committees and Working groups at Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He has also contributed to various Government Committees and reports on financial markets, as well as to various IOSCO, WFE and CCP12 Committees and Working Groups. He has served as Chief Regulatory Officer and Head - Strategy at NSE Clearing Limited and prior to that as the Chief Risk &Regulatory Officer for Indian Clearing Corporation Limited. Mr. Piyush Chourasia is a postgraduate from IIM, Ahmedabad and is also a B. Tech graduate (Electrical & Electronics), from NIT Nagpur.
Details of Directorships and full-time positions in Body Corporates:
Mr. Piyush Chourasia currently holds position as director on Boards of NSE IFSC Limited, NSE IFSC Clearing Corporation Limited, NSE Data & Analytics Limited, NSE Indices Limited, Cogencis Information Services Limited and NSE Administration and supervision Limited.
Mr. Vikram Kothari
Managing Director & CEO
NSE Clearing Limited
Mr. Vikram Kothari is a Chartered Accountant & Cost Accountant. He has been appointed as the Managing Director of the NSE Clearing Limited since 2017. He comes with a wide range of knowledge and experience in the field of Capital Markets. In his career, he has headed major critical operations like Trade Operations, Clearing & Settlement & Risk Management. He has served various organisations in formulating strategies, driving sales, client management, client delivery and compliance. During his career Mr. Kothari was associated with Companies like The Hong Kong And Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC Ltd), ICICI Bank Limited and JP Morgan Chase Bank.
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