Mr. M. Damodaran
Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Mr. M. Damodaran holds one of the most challenging jobs in the country. He is the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the country's financial market watchdog.
He has previously served as the Chairman and Managing Director of UTI Asset Management Company, and administrator of UTI's specified undertaking in 2001.
He has also been the Chairman of Industrial Development Bank of India. During his tenure at IDBI, he has been conferred the “Finance Man of the Year 2004 Award” by Bombay Management Association (BMA) in recognition of his noteworthy contribution towards strengthening key financial institutions and thereby contributing to the continued stability of the financial sector.
A diplomat from the IAS cadre, he also served tenure as officer on special duty (OSD) with the Reserve Bank of India dealing primarily with the restructuring of three identified weak public sector banks prior to his role as UTI chairman. Earlier, he was Joint Secretary (Banking Division), Ministry of Finance for five years.