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ACMA-ICAI (DGM-Global Voice Business) (1052 Points)

21 January 2012

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Interesting Info. take from "Cost and Management Accountant" community from www.orkut.com.

1)Alok ghosh-as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Source: Systime Computer Systems Ltd.
Aloke has a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce (Honors) from Kolkata University,
Kolkata, India. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost and
Management Accounts of India (AICWA) and an Associate Member of the Institute of
Company Secretaries of India (ACS).

2) CMA Krupa Venkatesh has been elevated to Senior Director (Partner) in Deloitte India, with effect from 1st April, 2009.She is a Bachelor of Commerce from the Bangalore University and an associate Member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. She is also a Graduate of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

3)Mr Arun Ramanathan -Mr Arun Ramanathan has been appointed as the Finance Secretary in Charge of Financial Services (Banking & Insurance), Government of India. Mr Ramanathan is an IAS and also an Associate member of ICWAI.

4) D K Saraf- D K Sarraf has joined as the new Director (Finance) of ONGC. He is an associate member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) and Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).

5) R S Sharma- Ex Chaiman of ONGC. He is an Associate member of ICWAI.

6) Chiranjeevi- the cost accountant-turned-film star and politician

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Saminathan

More than educational background and business acumen, P.S. Saminathan counts ambition to succeed as the primary requisite to be a winner. “Ambition to succeed and complete confidence are vital,” says the chairman and managing director of the Pyramid Saimira Group (PSG). “Business is more about perspiration with good discipline and a few good ideas than about great ideas,” he adds.

PSG is a global entertainment conglomerate spanning India, China, Malaysia, Singapore, the UK and the US. It has interests in film production, TV content production, film distribution and exhibition. It has over 53 multiplexes with approximately 800 screens across India, Malaysia, Singapore and North America. By 2010, the group plans to operate 175 multiplexes with 2,000 screens in India alone. By its own estimates, PSG ranks as the world’s third largest cinema operator, based on number of seats and admissions with nearly 4,36,000 seats as of January 2008.

One aspect that Saminathan believes in while doing business is to be very transparent. “We are in a business, which was considered to be non-transparent and unorganised,” he says. “Therefore we had a clear-cut principle in our business which includes absolute transparency.”

Sticking to the principle of fairness and transparency is important even if it means suffering losses sometimes. Saminathan cites an example. “Recently we procured and distributed a big budget movie with a top star in Tamil Nadu. We knew the quality of the film was not up to the hyped expectation. We could have easily taken a minimum guarantee, given the demand for the film. But we did not do that and, as a result, suffered a loss of Rs 7 crore. We could have passed this on to many other players. But we desisted from doing that too.”

PSG is also taking giant strides with its integrated Network Operating Centre (NOC) which will convert films into a digital format and transmit them using satellites to various theatres across India in a secured encryption mode. This will save lakhs of rupees for cinema theatres per year. The group is also engaged in digitising theatres even in small centres which were never considered places where films could be released.

Saminathan, a commerce graduate from Loyola College, Chennai, and a cost accountant, started his career as an aquaculture economist and then dabbled in venture capital, followed by techno-commercial ventures. He was also the promoter of Saimira Access Technologies which brought the concept of digital cable at a very early stage. With a wealth of experience in both the technological and entertainment arenas, he now manages the conglomerate of 14 companies in various parts of the world.

Despite coming from a rural background, Saminathan was never short of aspirations even as a child. “As a youngster I always wanted to be in some leadership position,” he adds. And he did go on to achieve his dreams. But it’s not that Saminathan doesn’t believe in the concept of destiny. “Life is completely uncertain. Every atma is free to choose his own path and, depending upon the choice, karma acts upon you,” he says.

Saminathan has not forgotten his roots in the village and the lessons he learnt as a youngster. “Though the environment and opportunities for youngsters who are unfortunate to live in villages and small towns are limited, their aspirations are not; but they have to struggle that much harder, endure that much more scorn, develop a thick skin and also get out of this small-town-village-inferiority min-dset to succeed,” he says.

ACMA-ICAI (DGM-Global Voice Business) (1052 Points)
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PSG is a high-pressure business with production, distribution and exhibition of films whose fortunes change on a day-to-day basis. But Saminathan has a simple formula to stay calm. “I read a lot on diverse subjects and this has been my great stress management method,” he says.
Looking into the crystal ball, Saminathan says, “In the next five years, Pyramid Saimira Group will be one of the giants in the world media and entertainment sector.”
Source: https://www.telegraphindia.com/1080603/jsp/jobs/story_9354543.jsp

Kewal Handa - Managing Director of Pfizer Limited.

He had also served as Executive Director - Finance, Pfizer Limited.

A Masters Degree in Commerce from Sydenham College, Mumbai. He is a qualified Management Accountant and a Company Secretary.

Kewal is also a Committee Member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the President of the Bombay Management Association (BMA) and the Chairman of the Pricing Committee of the Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI).

CMA P.Thiruvengadam

CMA P.Thiruvengadam of Bangalore who is an engineer cum cost accountant and became a Senior Director in Deloitte an year or two years back.

CMA M S MANI

CMA M S MANI( AICWA and ACS) is holding as Sr Director( Partner) Deloitte India - Indirect Taxes in Mumbai office

List Of CMA CFO 0r CMA CEO orCMA MD

1) Mr Surjit Singh CFO of Patni Computers

2) Mr Kewal Handa ....of Pfizer Pharma

3) Mr D Sundaram of Hindustan Unilever

4) Mr. Seshagiri Rao M . V. S.- JMD & Group CFO of JSW group (Mr. Sajjan Jindal Group of companies). The flagship companies are JSW Steel Limited &JSW Energy Limited.

Sri Partha S Bhattacharyya, Chairman of Coal India Ltd. He is a Post Graduate in Physics from Jadavpur University and a FICWA. He also obtained Diploma in Basic Finance from ICFAI. He has been conferred Fellowship of the World Academy of Productivity Science (WAPS).
source-https://coalindia.nic.in/profile%20Chairmancil.html

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1) CMA S.Srinivasan

BE, MBA, AICWA has been promoted as MD and CEO of Matrix Laboratories Limited from Jan 1st, 2009.

2) Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER), has announced the appointment of Suresh Ramachandra as CFO for Consulting and Application Solutions (CAS)
Suresh Ramachandra will be based at Perot Systems’ Bangalore campus.
Taking on the reigns as CFO of CAS at Perot Systems, Suresh Ramachandra will primarily focus on facilitating business growth, profit improvement and planning. Prior to joining Perot Systems, Suresh spent six years with HP - the last four being based in Singapore in the role of Finance Director for South East Asia & Taiwan region. He has gained considerable experience working at Wipro and ABB, in his earlier stints. Suresh is an M.Com graduate from Bangalore University and also a member of the ICWA (India) and the ACS (India).

3) Chief Financial Officer of Opus Software Solutions, Mr. Anand Karwa is responsible for all of Opus' financial matters including funding and financial planning. Additionally he heads the Commercial, Facilities and Administration functions at Opus. Anand Karwa brings aa varied experience of about 14 years in the Finance field. He has had the opportunity of working with some of the best names such as Infosys as Manager - Accounts and Administration for the Pune Delivery Centre and the Tata's (Tata AutoComp Systems – Interior Plastics Division) as Dy. Manager Finance and Information Systems.

Functionally, costing and cost management are his forte and he has carried out a number of varied assignments. He was a certified TBEM (MBNQA Model) External assessor in the Tata Group. And certified auditor for quality standards like ISO 9001, QS 9000, TS 16949.

Anand Karwa has a strong academic background with merit awards in the State Boards Exams and national merit rank in the ICWAI exam. He is a Commerce graduate and a Cost Accountant and is actively involved in SEAP activities. Passionate fan of Cricket, he enjoys socializing, trekking and sports.

4) Mr. Anil Kumar Sardana

Designation : Managing Director
Company : Tata Teleservices Limited

Prior to taking over the reigns of TTSL, Mr Sardana was the Executive Director, Tata Power Company. An Electrical Engineer from Delhi University’s College of Engineering and a Post Graduate in Cost Accountancy (ICWAI), Mr Sardana also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Delhi apart from having attended the Top Management Programme from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Mr. Sardana began his career as an Engineer Trainee at the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), and undertook various responsibilities before leaving the Corporation in 1994 as a Senior Manager, where he worked in areas of core engineering, project management and operations divisions.

In 1994, he joined BSES and rose to become Vice President & Head of Corporate Business Development and the EPC Business Group, till he joined Tata Power Company in 2002 to lead the Distribution Business of the Company as CEO & later as MD. He spearheaded the turnaround & change management of the state-owned power retail distribution business. Under his leadership NDPL areas, witnessed significant Financial; Technical, Commercial improvements and the most significant being the recognitions that came from all quarters on benchmark & new initiatives in area of consumer care.

Mr Sardana has also received numerous personal recognitions, significant among them being the Best CEO Award in 2006 and 2007 from two key South Asian Energy Sector Associations. He has also made significant contributions as Chairman of CII’s sub-committee on Energy, as Chairman of Tata Group’s Northern Regional Forum and in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility.

He also serves on the Boards of several companies, including Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited, Coastal Gujarat Power Limited, Maithon Power Limited, North Delhi Power Limited, Tata Power Company Limited.

5) H. M. Bharuka has been Managing Director of Goodlass Nerolac Paints Ltd. since1, April 2004 and serves as Director. Mr. Bharuka is a qualified Cost Accountant with a varied experience of around 24 years in various facets of management and profound knowledge of the Paints Industry. Nerolac has been showing remarkable performance under the able stewardship of Mr. Bharuka as Managing Director from 1st April, 2001. Mr. Bharuka’s vision has taken Nerolac to new heights. His skill in team building has motivated the entire work force to strive for excellence. Mr. Bharuka is Chairman/member of the Board of Directors of the following companies (excluding private companies, foreign companies and companies registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956) : Chairman of Chemguard Coatings Ltd. and a member of the Board of Directors of Polycoat Powders Ltd. and Nipa Chemicals Ltd.

6) Mr. Shyam Bhartia - Chairman & Managing Director - Jubilant Organosys

Shyam S Bhartia is the Chairman and Managing Director of Jubilant Organosys Ltd. After graduating in Commerce, he did his ICWA from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) and is a fellow member of the ICWAI. A leading industrialist of India, he has rich industrial experience in the Pharmaceuticals & Speciality Chemicals, Food, Oil and Gas (Exploration & Production), Aerospace and Information Technology sectors. He also serves on the Board of several public companies viz. Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd., Birla Cotton Spinning and Weaving Mills Ltd., Domino's Pizza India Ltd., Zuari Industries Ltd., Lionel India Ltd., GeoEnpro Petroleum Ltd., Enpro Secan India Ltd., Jubilant Chemsys Ltd., Jubilant Clinsys Ltd., Vam Holdings Ltd., PSI NV, Belgium, PSI Supply NV, Belgium, Jubilant Pharma NV, Belgium, Jubilant Energy (Holdings) B.V., Netherlands and has served as a Director of Air India Ltd.

His past contributions to institutional segment include:

Member of Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur

Member of Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad

Mr. Bhartia is currently, Member, Executive Committee, FICCI.

ACMA-ICAI (DGM-Global Voice Business) (1052 Points)
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1) Dr M P Agarwal
Chairman & MD
Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn Limited

Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn Limited (SLCL) was established in August, 1998, as Galaxy Indo-Fab Limited. The company began processing 100 percent cotton and blended fabrics with capacity of 60 lakhs meters per annum, and just in a decade, the capacity rose to a figure of 180 lakhs meters per annum. The company also deals in diversified fields like embroidery, quilting, fusible interlining, and specialty products like camouflage fabric uniforms, bulletproof jackets that are used by Defence sectors viz Army.

Aged about 55 years, Dr M P Agarwal is the Chairman and MD of SLCL. He is a hardcore professional turned to a successful entrepreneur. Qualified Cost Accountant (FICWA) and Ph.D in Textile Costing, Dr Agarwal has more than 30 years of experience in Textile Industry.

He has also duly represented the company in important trade organizations /bodies of India like FICCI, PHD Chamber Of Commerce, Textile Export Promotion Council, Mumbai Merchants Chamber of UP, Apparel Export Promotional Council and Indian Industries Association.

In his talk with Face2Face team, Dr Agarwal points out the prospects of Denim market in India and worldwide. He also comments on nascent market of specialty products in Defense sectors.

2) Taurus Asset Management Co. Ltd. has appointed Mr. Waqar Naqvi as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), in line with their ambitious expansion plans.

A rank holder cost accountant and an MBA, Mr. Naqvi brings with him 16 plus years of diversified experience in the financial services sector to Taurus AMC.

Prior to his appointment as CEO of Taurus AMC, Mr. Naqvi was the Business Head of Portfolio Management Services & Offshore Business for Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co. Ltd. During his seven-year stint at Birla Sun Life AMC, he held diverse responsibilities cutting across various business lines including a stint as the National Head - Institutional business.

Having rich exposure in marketing financial products and services and knowledge of the diverse Indian and international markets, the new CEO of Taurus AMC has been actively involved in developing speciality products in the MF space. He is also a member of Committee on Registration of AMFI Certified Distributors.

Mr. Naqvi has also worked with Thermax, Apple Finance, GE Capital Transportation and Escorts Finance across treasury, asset finance and asset management functions.

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CMA.J.Kohareswaran has taken over the charge as Chairman and Managing Director of RCF (Rastriya Chemicals and Fertilizers) Limited from 1st July 2010. Previously he was Director - Marketing. Being a Cost Accountant he has worked in different capacities in finance section in both divisions of the company and also the audit department. He is also on the Board of RRCFL and FRBL

Source Times of India, Mumbai Edition, Friday July 2nd, 2010, page 12.

Mr C. S. Verma is a Cost and Management Accountant and at the right moment he is Chairman of a Maharatna Company "SAIL"
Director (finance) of SAIL is Mr. Soilesh Bhattacharya is also a Cost Accountant

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Essar Energy appoints CMA P Sampath as CFO

India Infoline News Service / 11:41 , Aug 19, 2010

Prior to this Sampath held a number of senior finance roles including Group CFO for RPG Enterprises Limited and Managing Director of GHCL Limited.

Essar Energy plc announced that it has appointed P Sampath as Chief Financial Officer following the decision by Mr Gerry Bacon to leave the company at the end of September.

Sampath has held the position of Chief Financial Officer of Essar Oil Limited since August 2008. Prior to this Sampath held a number of senior finance roles including Group CFO for RPG Enterprises Limited and Managing Director of GHCL Limited. Sampath has a first class Bachelor of Commerce degree from Madras University, is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Cost Works Accountants of India and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

Sampath will be based at the group’s offices in London and will report to Naresh Nayyar, Chief Executive Officer. The appointment is effective from 1 September 2010.

Commenting on the appointment, Nayyar said that he was delighted to welcome Mr Sampath to the new role. ‘Mr Sampath has a strong track record of providing strategic financial and commercial advice across a number of industries and on a broad range of issues. He has a strong background in accounting, tax, corporate structuring and funding and has an excellent knowledge of the business from his current role and his involvement in the IPO of Essar Energy plc.’
Sampath said that he was looking forward to the move to London. ‘I am delighted to be stepping in to the CFO role with Essar Energy. Essar is an excellent organisation with great culture and values and I am looking to the challenges that this new role will bring.’'
Gerry Bacon joined Essar Energy in January 2010 to support the IPO and put in place the finance organisation for the new company. He has decided to return to academia. Nayyar commented. ‘Gerry has made a tremendous contribution to the company in the short time that he has been with us. ..........

https://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Essar-Energy-appoints-P-Sampath-as-CFO/4910934413

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Anil Sardana appointed as the managing director of

Anil Sardana appointed as the managing director of Tata Power

Mumbai: Consequent to the forthcoming retirement of Mr. Prasad R Menon on 31st January 2011, Tata Power today announced the appointment of Mr. Anil Sardana as Managing Director with effect from 1st February, 2011. Mr. Sardana has been the Managing Director of Tata Teleservices Limited for over 3 years and Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited for the last 6 months.

An Electrical Engineer from Delhi College of Engineering, a Cost Accountant (ICWAI) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Delhi, Mr. Sardana brings with him over three decades of proven expertise in the power sector and has worked with companies like NDPL (a subsidiary of Tata Power), NTPC and BSES.

Earlier, Mr. Sardana served as the Executive Director (Business Development and Strategy) for Tata Power from 1st March 2007 to 3rd August 2007 and continued to be on its board till 1st July 2008.

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D&B Global Chairman and CEO - A Cost Accountant

India is one of the most favoured investment destinations for US-based Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). However, that is not the only India connection which the world's leading provider of global business information, knowledge and insight, boasts of. D&B, which, to put it simply, collects information to ascertain credit worthiness of companies, also has another strong connect with the Indian market-its global chairman & CEO, Sara Mathew, is an Indian.

The good education system in India is what has helped me in excelling in my career in the US," she said and added that Indian degrees are highly respected and are very helpful in getting good jobs in the US.

Born to doctor parents, she attended the Presentation Convent Church Park School and went on to earn a Bachelor's degree from the Women's Christian College. Subsequently, she earned her masters in business administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sara also holds a cost accountancy degree from The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (AICWA).

Source: Times of India, Mumbai Edition, 9th April, 2011

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Indian-edu-system-helped-me-excel-in-US/articleshow/7921825.cms

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P.K. Bajpai is new Director Finance of BHEL
Anil Sasi
Share · print · T+ New Delhi, July 4, 2011: Mr P.K. Bajpai, has
assumed charge as Director (Finance) of engineering major Bharat Heavy
Electricals Ltd (BHEL).

Prior to the appointment of the State-owned firm's board, the
56-year-old Mr Bajpai was heading the company’s financial services
division as Executive Director.

A Mechanical Engineer from IIT, Kanpur; MBA from the University of
Leeds, UK and AICWA from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants
of India, Mr Bajpai joined BHEL as an Engineer Trainee in 1977, a
company release said. He has 34 years of diversified and versatile
professional experience through working in major segments of BHEL

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PANAJI: Mr Mohan Vasant Tanksale has been appointed as chairman and managing director, Central Bank of India with effect from June 29. Prior to this, Mr Tanksale was the executive director, Punjab National Bank since March 2009. Mr Tanksale started his career as an officer in Union Bank of India at Gwalior in 1974.

Mr Tanksale, a seasoned banker having rich experience in banking is backed by professional credentials like associate member of Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWA), company secretary (Inter) of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, CAIIB, a bachelor degree of Science and a Master degree in English literature.

A prudent banker with a vision, Mr Tanksale has been instrumental in introducing many innovations in the banking field especially in the area of e-banking products, new initiatives like insurance and mutual funds. He has been pioneer in setting up ‘Transaction Banking Division’, wherein on the strength of technology-based platform, a wide array of products and services for the customers could be introduced.

He is also having to his credit the exposure in overseas banking, credit monitoring and risk management.

ACMA-ICAI (DGM-Global Voice Business) (1052 Points)
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Chiranjeevi being a cost accountant..

for reference
1) https://www.rediff.com/news/2008/aug/05sld5.htm
2) https://cmchiranjeevi.blogspot.com/
3) https://www.bollywhat-forum.com/index.php?topic=24060.0

ACMA-ICAI (DGM-Global Voice Business) (1052 Points)
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Sarraf takes over CEO & MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd

NEW DELHI: Dinesh K Sarraf has taken over as the CEO and managing director of ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas investment arm of state oil and gas explorer ONGC.

Sarraf, 54, was director (finance), Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) before being selected to head the company tasked with acquisition of oil and gas properties overseas.

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ONGC in a filing to the stock exchanges said Sarraf has resigned from the post of Director (Finance) after being appointed at OVL's top job.

He relinquished his charge today. The post of OVL Managing Director fell vacant when R S Butola took over as the Chairman of state refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC) earlier this year. Sarraf was selected for the job by government head-hunters Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB).

Formal orders appointing Sarraf as managing director of OVL were issued by the oil ministry on September 14 but he did not take charge immediately due to impending share sale of ONGC. Now that the follow-on public offer (FPO) has been deferred, he has taken the charge.

Sarraf holds a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Commerce from the University of Delhi. He is also a member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.

He has 28 years of experience in the petroleum and natural gas sector and has served in the Oil Coordination Committee under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Sarraf joined ONGC in September 1991 and has, since then, handled various assignments. As Director (Finance) of ONGC, he was responsible for formulating strategic financial policies and implementation thereof, appraisal of capital expenditure and investment proposals, development of financial management information and control systems, treasury management and ensuring sound corporate governance practices.

https://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-16/india-business/30164588_1_ongc-videsh-ovl-managing-director-r-s-butola

CMA. Rakesh Kataria (Practising Cost Accountant) (531 Points)
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Awaiting reply of Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta, why is silient on the above

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Mohan Jayaraman Analytics ace joins Experian Somasroy Chakraborty / September 21, 2011, 0:57 IST It was his passion for examining raw data to draw conclusions from a set of information that persuaded Mohan Jayaraman to join Experian after a stint of almost eight years with ICICI, the country's largest private sector bank. Even at ICICI Bank as a joint general manager, Jayaraman was using data and analytics to formulate payment solutions, prepare portfolio acquisition strategies, and plan strategic buyouts in two-wheelers, commercial vehicles and credit cards businesses. But the opportunity to help more than 150 companies in their commercial decisions by using data and analytics proved too hard to resist. Jayaraman joined Experian as the chief operating officer of the firm's credit information bureau in India in November, 2010. "I'm a strong believer that analytics and data will change the way commercial banking is done in India," Jayaraman told Business Standard. Within a year he has been named as the managing director of the company after his predecessor Phil Nolan was asked to take charge of Experian's credit information bureau in Australia. Jayaraman is well-known in the banking fraternity for his expertise in consumer and retail banking operations and hence his promotion was only a matter of time. "Mohan's extensive experience of managing one of India's largest retail card books and heading one of the largest intelligence units in India makes him the natural choice for the role as we look to further accelerate our growth in the country," TS Narayanasami, former chairman and managing director of Bank of India and presently the chairman of Experian Credit Information Company of India, said. Jayaraman spent most of his early life in Tamil Nadu before becoming a graduate member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India from Kolkata. A cricket enthusiast, he candidly admits his interest in the game has been flagging in recent months after India's humiliating defeats against England in Test and One Day series. He prefers to spend time reading science fiction novels if he is not playing with the latest gadgets. "I'm a gadget buff but more of an Android person," he says. His hobbies gel well with his profession. For him, now the goal is to sustain double digit growth of Experian's businesses in India. Source: From Business Standard-September 21, 2011,