Hemang Bakshi has held senior positions like Compliance Officer, Company Secretary, Head of Legal and Risk Manager in various financial services organisations for over 30 years including Kotak Mahindra Finance, Kotak Mahindra AMC, Fidelity AMC and L&T AMC.
During his professional career of over 35 years across premier domestic and global entities, he has dealt with the Department of Company Affairs, Registrar of Companies, Controller of Capital Issues, Stock Exchanges, Securities and Exchange Board of India and Reserve Bank of India for several matters ranging from setting up of companies, issuance of equity, preference and debt securities by listed as well as unlisted companies, listing of securities, inspection under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, acceptance of public deposits, making of investments, granting of loans, providing leasing and hire purchase finance as well as setting up of mutual fund business for a domestic as well as a foreign company and an integration of two mutual fund businesses.
In addition to his experience in the financial services industry, Hemang has also worked in different roles with manufacturing companies in the field of petrochemicals, stainless steel tubes, dyes and dyestuff. He has also successfully handled income tax and statutory audit assignments for many corporates from diverse fields while working with a firm of Chartered Accountants.
Hemang is a qualified Company Secretary from the Institute of Company Secretaries in India and also a qualified Certified Public Accountant from the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in the U.S.A.
Denny Thomas is a Practicing Company Secretary and a graduate in Law with 20+ years of experience in handling leadership positions in the Financial Services sector. Her expertise spans across Corporate governance, Regulatory compliances, Financial Crime compliances, Risk & Control management, Legal affairs, Corporate secretarial, Operations, Information Technology, Outsourcing, Vendor governance & Business management.
Her last corporate role was of Chief Administration Officer for HSBC Bank, India, and prior to that she has held roles as Chief Operating Officer, Head of Compliance, Legal & Company Secretary with various Asset Management Companies in India like HSBC, Fidelity, ICICI Prudential & IL&FS.
She holds proficient knowledge of the Regulatory, Legal and Operational frameworks of Asset Management, Mutual Funds, Wealth Management, Banks, International Financial Units, and Listed companies in India. Interpretation, advisory, monitoring and assurance testing are her forte. A result oriented professional and keen analyst, she has proven capabilities in designing, executing, monitoring, and refining operational & compliance frameworks, processes, and control systems.
Through her years of work, she has also garnered valuable experience in working with regulatory authorities like SEBI, FIU – India, IFSCA, RBI, Stock Exchanges, Registrar of Companies, including successful management of several regulatory inspections and audits by independent auditors.