About Geojit

Mr. R Bupathy is the founding partner of Chennai based Chartered Accountants firm R. Bupathy & Co. Mr. Bupathy graduated in Commerce and is a Fellow Member and Former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He holds directorship in Geojit Technologies Private Limited and Geojit Credits Private Limited. He has been on Geojit’s Board since 2006.

Mr. C. J. George, a financial services industry entrepreneur, is the founder and Managing Director of Geojit Financial Services Ltd. He has over 30 years of professional experience in the securities market. He has a Master’s Degree in Commerce and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) from Financial Planning Standards Board, India. His directorships other than in Geojit group companies include Aster DM Healthcare Limited, V-Guard Industries Ltd and Kerala Infrastructure Fund Management Limited. Mr. George has memberships in many professional bodies and is at present the Managing Committee Member of the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), New Delhi; the Advisory Committee Member of Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (ICCL) and a Member of the Syndicate of Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). In the past, Mr. George was a member of the Executive Committee of National Stock Exchange (NSE), Mumbai and National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), Mumbai. He is the past Chairman of Kerala State Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and was a member of Executive Committee of Kerala Management Association (KMA) and Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mr. George is a recipient of Management Leadership Award of Kerala Management Association.

Mr. Harikishore Subramanian IAS is the Managing Director of Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Limited. Mr. Harikishore S is a Master of Engineering by Academics. He got into Indian Administrative Services from Kerala Cadre in the year 2008. He served as the District Collector of Pathanamthitta, Managing Director - KTDC, Director - Tourism Department, CEO - Life Mission etc. Currently he is serving as Director - Department of Industries and Commerce and Plantation.

Mr. Mahesh Vyas has been associated with the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) for over 39 years and is presently its Managing Director and CEO. CMIE is India’s leading independent business information company in the private sector which provides economic and business information, analysis and forecasts. Mr. Vyas steered the Company through multiple transitions and is the chief architect of its databases, database-products and services. He currently engages in integrating CMIE’s database services with clients’ business processes and conducting large complex household surveys to generate fast frequency socio-economic indicators. Mr. Mahesh Vyas has been on the Board of Geojit since July 2003.

Mr. Radhakrishnan Nair was the General Manager of Corporation Bank and has four decades of rich experience in the financial sector. He was the Executive Director at Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) during 2005-10 and a member of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) during 2010-15. He serves as an Independent Director on the Board of ICICI Bank Ltd, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd, ICICI Securities Primary Dealership Ltd and Inditrade Capital Limited among other companies.

Ms. Alice Geevarghese Vaidyan joined New India Assurance Co. Limited in 1983 as direct recruit officer and rose to the level of Deputy General Manager in 2008. She then joined as Deputy General Manager of General Insurance Corporation and was promoted to Chairman & Managing Director in 2016. She retired from General Insurance Corporation on July 31, 2019. Ms. Vaidyan is the first lady officer to assume the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of General Insurance Corporation of India and the first lady CMD in the Indian General Insurance industry. She has over 36 years of experience and is considered among the foremost insurance experts not just in Indian insurance and reinsurance industry, but also across the globe. Ms. Vaidyan was the only Indian featured in Fortune’s Global List of 50 Most Powerful Women in Business in the year 2018.

Mr. Rajan Krishnanath Medhekar (IPS Retd.) Non Executive Independent Director Mr. Rajan K Medhekar was an officer of the premier Indian Police Service (IPS, 1975 Batch) for 37 years. He served with distinction in several important and sensitive assignments both in his cadre with the Kerala State Police, Government of Kerala and on deputation with the Government of India, concluding his career in the IPS as the Director General of the elite National Security Guard (NSG), Indias premier Federal Contingency Special Force for Counter-Terrorism and Anti-Hijack operations. After retiring, Mr. Medhekar is a security consultant to both government as well as the private sector and also is currently the Director General of the International Institute of Security and Safety Management (IISSM), New Delhi. He is a graduate of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, and a postgraduate in Solid State Physics from Bombay University. He has been awarded both the Presidents Police Medal for Distinguished Service & the Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Mr. Medhekar is also a Director on the Board of Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Limited and SIS Limited.

Mr. M P Vijay Kumar is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and Company Secretary, serving as Chief Financial Officer of Sify Technologies Limited, a Nasdaq listed company (since 2007), Member of IFRS Interpretation Committee of the International Accounting Standards Board, London (since 2021), Member of IFRS Advisory Council of IFRS Foundation ( 2019-2024) and a Council Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (2016-22). He is the Chairman of Accounting Standards Committee of ICAI ( 2019-2022) and a Nominated member of National Financial Reporting Authority ( NFRA) (2019-22). He is also a Director on the Board of Thejo Engineering Limited, Heritage Foods Limited and other companies. He worked as Company Secretary and Head Investment Banking at Sundaram Finance Services Limited (1992-1999) and was in practice as partner of M/s Yoganandh & Ram, Chartered Accountants ( 2000-2007) .

Prof. Sebastian Morris superannuated in September 2020, from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad as Professor (from 2000). His work involved teaching, research and consultancy and administration. Prof. Sebastian Morris is currently working as Senior Professor at the Goa Institute of Management, Goa. Prof. Sebastian Morris is a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (Economics) and a postgraduate, M.Sc. (five year integrated in Physics), of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Prof. Sebastian Morris is also a Director on the Board of IIMA Idea Telecom Centre of Excellence and PEOPLECAN Services Private Limited.

Mr. Punnoose George is a reputed industrialist with interests in manufacturing, plantations and educational institutions. He is the Executive Director of Kottukulam Group - Kottayam, and holds directorship in Unity Realtors Private Limited, Yulfono Estates Private Limited, Geojit Technologies Private Limited and Youth Empowerment Skills Foundation. He is also the Executive Chairman of SAINTGITS Group of Institutions .Mr. Punnoose George is a graduate in engineering and a Master of Law. He has been on Geojit’s Board since April 1995.

Mr. A Balakrishnan was the Managing Director of Geojit Technologies (P) Ltd. He joined our Company in 1998 and spearheaded its transformation into a technology-driven retail financial services intermediary with several pioneering innovations to enhance client’s trading experience. In 2009, he was awarded the Kerala Management Association’s “Manager of the Year” Award and in 2011 and 2013, was conferred theCIO100 Award by IDG India’s CIO Magazine. Mr. Balakrishnan holds Directorship in Geojit Technologies Private Limited, Geojit Investment Services Ltd, GeojitTechloan Private Limited and BarjeelGeojit Financial Services LLC, Dubai. He was appointed as Geojit’s Executive Director in 2018.

Mr. Satish Menon is a graduate in Commerce from Bombay University, a qualified Associate Cost and Works Accountant (AICWA) and a CFP. He joined Geojit in 1999 and has been instrumental in driving its business and spearheading several initiatives. He holds Directorship in BBK Geojit Securities, Kuwait. In 2016, Mr. Satish was awarded “Manager of the Year” by Kerala Management Association (KMA). He was appointed on Geojit’s Board as Executive Director in 2018.

Mr. Jones George is Executive Director of the Company. Mr. Jones George oversees the digital transformation, developing business strategies for retail financial services. His experience includes developing digital platforms, digital product strategies and business process reengineering. Mr. Jones George is a postgraduate in Information System and Digital Innovation from London School of Economics and Political Science, London and has done his MBA (Finance) from Australian Graduate School of Management at UNSW Business School, University of New South Wales, Australia.