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Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Abans Group. Started the company at the age of 18 as a gold arbitrageur and scaled it into a multinational financial conglomerate operating across commodities, bullion, broking, wealth management, refining and NBFC businesses. Focused on entrepreneurial incubation and long-term global expansion.

Qualified Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of experience in accounting, finance, strategy and process improvement. Known for IFRS and Ind AS expertise and strong execution capability across financial operations.

Banker with over 15 years of experience across relationship management and financial advisory. Heads Wealth and Investment Management vertical, leading advisory desks and client portfolio strategy.

Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of experience in bullion trading. Instrumental in building Abans’ bullion trading desk, expanding jewelry exports across Asia and Europe, and scaling gold and silver refining with BIS and NABL accreditation.

Technology leader with nearly three decades of experience in IT infrastructure, enterprise security, disaster recovery, and risk management. Has led implementation of trading systems, ISO 27001 standards, and large-scale IT transformation projects across major exchanges and financial institutions.

Enterprise Risk Management specialist with over 11 years of experience in risk management, credit research and predictive modeling. Established Abans’ Enterprise Risk desk. Holds an engineering degree and a postgraduate degree in Finance from Mumbai University.

Leads Quantitative Research and Algorithmic Trading desk. Background in Economics and Financial Economics. Holds CQF qualification and specializes in empirical research, machine learning, options structuring and risk modeling.