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U.K. Sinha

U.K. Sinha

U.K. Sinha is a former Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India.

Prior to being Chairman at SEBI, he was Chairman and Managing Director of UTI Asset Management Company Limited and Chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India. He has actively contributed to the financial sector reforms in the country and is credited with starting the micro pension movement in India. He was Chairman of the Asia Pacific Regional Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions from April 2011 to May 2013.

Formerly with the Indian Administrative Service, he has held several responsible government positions in India, including as Joint Secretary (Banking) and Joint Secretary (Capital Markets) in the Ministry of Finance; Chairman of the Working Group on Foreign Investment in India; and a member of Committees set up by the government including those on Liquidity Management, Foreign Institutional Investors, Corporate Bond Market and Investor Protection.

He was conferred the Economic Times ‘Business Reformer of the Year’ Award 2014 and is also the recipient of the 10th CNBCTV18 India Business Leader Award 2014 for “outstanding contribution to the cause of Indian Business.”