Ananth Narayan Gopalakrishnan on Monday took charge as wholetime member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).
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Narayan will handle the market intermediaries regulation and supervision department, alternative investment fund and foreign portfolio investors department, integrated surveillance department, department of economic & policy analysis and information technology department.
Narayan has more than two-and-a-half decades of experience in banking and financial markets and has held various senior positions.
Prior to this assignment, Narayan was associate professor, SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai. He has also served as a director on the boards of various banks and corporates. He has also been a member of various advisory committees constituted by SEBI and RBI.