Mr. Shachindra Nath (Group Chief Executive Officer) Religare Enterprises Ltd., carries the overall responsibility for leading all pivotal operations and businesses of the group. He has been associated with Religare since the year 2000 and has been instrumental in building various businesses under the Religare umbrella from scratch. His strategic agility coupled with a hands on approach has been a key to Religare’s growth and success over the years. With a career span of more than 20 years, Shachindra is a highly accomplished professional backed by an exemplary academic record. He is a University rank holder for his Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He also went on to pursue a Post Graduate diploma in Intellectual Property Rights from the Amity Law College, Delhi.

Prior to joining Religare; Shachindra has worked in the manufacturing and Financial services sector in various capacities. A great motivator and leader, when not at work he loves to read, contribute to columns, travel and spend time with his family.

Mr. Anil Saxena, Group Chief Finance Officer, Religare Enterprises Limited, plays a crucial role in supervising the operations of Group Treasury, Finance, Accounts and Risk function for the organization. He played a key role in the organization’s journey integrating various acquisitions done during the course of its business. He has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and is with Religare since the past 10 years.

Mr. Ravi Mehrotra has over 25 years of experience in the financial services domain both in India and internationally. Prior to joining Religare, Ravi was associated with PineBridge Investments (erstwhile AIG) where he was the Global Head of Retail & Intermediary Channels. His career span also includes assignments in India as the President of Franklin Templeton Asset Management, CIO of Kothari Pioneer, Executive Vice President & Co-founder of Prime Securities and Vice President of Bank of America in their Investment Banking & Treasury Group.

Mr. Brian Tempest is a member of the Royal Society of Medicine and Fellow Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He advises companies, banks, investment funds, private equity & high net worth individuals on their strategy in Asia based on his wide experience in China, Japan, South East Asia and India. He has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for the last 39 years and has managed healthcare businesses in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and India. Brian is a member of the SCRIP Global Awards Panel and is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Generic Medicines

Mr. Mark Runacres is a promoter of SQN Partners and Domesteq, a placement and training agency. He is also a promoter and Director of Sheffield Haworth (India), a JV in financial services executive search, and Canta Consulting, an education-focused consultancy. He is the India Adviser to the Confederation of British Industry and runs the British Business Group in Delhi, a club for British businesses and Indian firms with significant interests in the UK.

Mark is actively involved in several civil society initiatives. He is an Independent Director of the Business and Community Foundation and a member of the Research Advisory board of the Asia Energy Institute, based at The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI). He is on the Advisory Board of The Third Pole.

After graduating from Cambridge University, Mark joined the British diplomatic service in 1981. In London he worked on security issues, in the FCO Press Office and at the then Department of Trade and Industry as Director of Trade Promotion for South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa (1997-99), in which role he was Executive Director of the Indo-British Partnership.

Mr. Balani is engaged in the business of export and import of white goods. He is currently associated with Atari S. L. and Time Concepts S.L. and has more than 39 years of experience. Mr. Balani has a degree from Broadhembury College, Somerset, U.K.