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Raju Panjwani
CEO and
Founder
Former Managing Director Morgan
Stanley
Raju Panjwani
founded Epitome in late 2005. He has 27 years experience
in financial services with a deep understanding of
financial instruments and products. He has hands on
operational experience in areas of asset management,
equity sales and trading, research, investment banking
and prime brokerage. His mission is to create path
breaking initiatives to delight clients through
comprehensive and cost-effective business solutions with
commitment, integrity and reliability.
At Morgan
Stanley (MS), Raju was a Managing Director. In his 18
years at MS, New York, he was exposed to many
businesses. He spent his first seven years setting up
MS’s internal audit group in 1987. In 1994, Raju was
instrumental in setting up MS’s presence in India for
equity broking and custody, and supported the investment
banking and asset management businesses. From 1999 to
2001, he was the Country Representative and Chief
Operating Officer for Morgan Stanley India. During his
India stint of seven years, he played a key role in
negotiating and launching MS’s joint venture with JM
Financial. He also pioneered offshoring for MS in India
in the late 1990s, and established its “Global Knowledge
Center” in 2003 that supports the Firm’s global
institutional businesses.
Raju has the
distinction of having served on the Board of Directors
of the U.S. India Business Council in Washington, D.C.
from 2002 to 2005. Prior to joining MS, Raju served as
an Investment Company (Mutual Fund) specialist with
Price Waterhouse. A Chartered Accountant from India
(1979) and a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) from New
York State (1980), Raju has a Bachelor of Commerce
(Honors) from Delhi University (1975).
A tsunami
survivor along with his family, Raju has also founded
and helped to initiate charitable organizations. He
played an active role in establishing the United Way of
Mumbai and is a member of the Board of Directors of the
United Way International. He chairs its Member Support
Committee and is also on its Executive Committee. He and
his wife Kim have played an active part in tsunami
relief in Sri Lanka. Raju is active in community in
India, and supports many worthwhile causes including the
"Hedge Funds Care for Children". |
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G.N.
Bajpai
Chairman
Securities Exchange Board of
India 2002-2005 (India’s equivalent of the
SEC)
Chairman,
Securities and Exchange Board of India – (Feb 2002 – Feb
2005). SEBI, functions as regulator of the Indian
Securities Market, the tenth largest in the world. His
initiatives helped in improving the quality of market to
the global standards.
Chairman, Life Insurance
Corporation of India – (Sept, 2000 – Feb. 2002) India’s
premier financial conglomerate with an asset base of
over Rs. 5 Trillion (US $ 100 Billion). During his
stewardship LIC grew at a record rate of 65% and 135% in
2000-01 and 2001-02.
Served on the Boards of many
prestigious organizations of India and outside, across
diverse industries including Finance, Chemicals, Steel
and Energy in various countries like India, Singapore,
Kenya, etc.
President - Insurance Institute of
India.(2002-04).
Serving on the Board of
Governors of prestigious institutions like - National
Insurance Academy and Indian Institute of Management,
Lucknow.
Awards and
Citations:
 Awards
include Outstanding Contribution to the Development of
Finance by the Hon. Prime Minister of India Dr. Man
Mohan Singh.
Author of 3 books – ‘Marketing of Insurance’,
‘The Securities Market’, ‘How to Become a Super
Successful Insurance Salesman’ and number of papers on
finance & economics.
Delivered Sullivan and Cromwell lecture series
for the year 2005 at Harvard University, USA and also
lecture at the MIT, USA. |
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Suresh
Talwar
Partner, Talwar, Thakore &
Associates, Mumbai India
Former Partner Talwar, Thakore
& Associates, Mumbai, India
(Leading law
firms)
Legal counsel
to numerous Indian companies, multinational
corporations, Indian and foreign banks. Professional
specialisation in corporate law, corporate tax, foreign
exchange laws, international issue of securities by
Indian companies, commercial documentation and contracts
including engineering, construction, offshore drilling,
agency, distributorship, etc., real estate law and
conveyancing, leave & license agreements, leases and
agreements for sale of properties. |
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Kim
Shaak Panjwani
Cross
Cultural Consultant
Kim Shaak Panjwani is an
interculturist. As Director of Training for Price
Waterhouse USAID Financial Institutional Reform and
Expansion Project (FIRE) project, she trained members of
SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), the NSE
(National Stock Exchange) and BSE (Bombay Stock
Exchange). She lived in Mumbai for six years, and also
assisted international business executives and their
families in adjusting to life and work in the complex
Indian environment.
Kim has her BA in
Intercultural Communication from the University of
Colorado, Boulder and her MA at New York University
(NYU). She has completed the coursework for PhD at
Columbia University. Ms. Shaak Panjwani worked as
Director of Intercultural Programs for Prudential
Relocation in Colorado and New York City. She has
written an Introduction to Mumbai for Business travelers
and Expatriates.
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