MA Hons in Philosophy, Politics & Economics
Keble, Oxford University, UK
Date first appointment as director: 20-Apr-16
Date of last re-appointment: 14-Nov-18
Length of service as director: 3 years 2 months

Present directorship
Other non-listed entities:
Old World Hospitality Private Limited
CAP-M Consulting India Private Limited
HSBC Investdirect (India) Limited
HSBC Investdirect Financial Services(India) Limited
Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited
Eden Plantation Resort Pvt. Ltd.
Bear Falls Plantation Resort Pvt. Ltd.
Bloom Plantation & Resort Pvt. Ltd.
Flourish Plantation Resort Pvt. Ltd.
Sundaram Alternate Assets Limited
Sundaram Tyres Lanka Limited
Tikka Town Pvt Ltd
Sun Industrial Tyres (Pvt) Ltd

After a brief career in financial journalism, as Assistant
Editor for the Economic Times from 1979 to 1980, Arvind
joined Grindlays Bank in 1981. He spent virtually all his
career in foreign exchange, fixed income and derivatives,
occupying senior roles in India such as Manager Treasury
HSBC, General Manager Global Markets ANZ Grindlays
India and Managing Director Global Markets at Bank of
America, India. Arvind was also the Head of Retail Banking
at HSBC India in 1995-96 and during his career he had
assignments with the ANZ treasury in Melbourne and
HSBC’s Debt Capital Markets in London. From 2001 to
2012, he was a Financial Advisor and Trainer in Financial
instruments and Derivatives. He started the Fixed Income
Money Market and Derivatives Association of India
(FIMMDA) and was its Chairman in 1999 & 2000, and was
also part of the Reserve Bank of India’s Committees on
Foreign Exchange and Bond Market. He led a turnaround
of Tata Asset Management as its MD & CEO from 2012
to 2015 and has also served as an Independent Director
on the Board of Rabo India Finance Limited and Canara
Robeco Asset Management.
Country of residence: India