Securities And Exchange Board of India
Shri Amit Pradhan takes charge as Executive Director, SEBI
PR No. 54/2025
Shri Amit Pradhan took charge as Executive Director, Securities and Exchange Board of India in Mumbai. He will handle Legal Affairs Department (Vertical 1) and Prosecution & Settlement Department (PSD).
In his prior role, Shri Pradhan was Chief General Manager and Regional Director at SEBI, heading the Northern Regional Office in New Delhi.
Shri Pradhan has about 28 years of experience in legal & regulatory affairs, enforcement, policy development at SEBI, IBBI and CCI.
Within SEBI, he has also led the Legal Affairs Department at the SEBI Head Office in Mumbai, where he provided legal guidance on policy matters, played an active role in regulation drafting, and coordinated litigation management across various courts/tribunals. He has also handled quasi-judicial work as full time Designated Authority & Adjudicating Officer.
Mr. Pradhan is a science graduate and acquired degree in Laws in the year 1989 from Rohilkhand University.
Mumbai
August 22, 2025
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
PR No. 55/2025
Shri Avneesh Pandey takes charge as Executive Director, SEBI
Shri Avneesh Pandey took charge as Executive Director, Securities and Exchange Board of India in Mumbai. He will handle Information Technology Department (ITD).
Prior to his promotion as Executive Director, Shri Pandey was Chief General Manager in SEBI. He has about three decades of securities market regulatory experience in covering vide range of IT initiatives including business process innovation, big data analytics, SupTech, Cyber security, IT audits and inspection etc.
He sees himself as a technology strategist, process innovator and cyber security evangelist.
He has obtained MPhil in Technology Policy from the University of Cambridge, UK, and has been an ADB-Japan Scholar for management studies at Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines.
Mumbai
August 22, 2025
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
Shri Sanjay Chandrakant Purao takes charge as Executive Director, SEBI
Shri Sanjay Chandrakant Purao took charge as Executive Director, Securities and Exchange Board of India in Mumbai. He will handle the Corporation Finance Investigation Department, Recovery and Refund Department and Internal Investigation Department of SEBI.
Prior to his promotion as Executive Director, Shri Purao was Chief General Manager and has handled diverse departments since joining SEBI in the year 1996. He has served in various departments including Integrated Surveillance Department, Corporation Finance Investigation Department, Market Regulation Department, Investment Management Department and Corporation Finance Department. He has also headed the Hyderabad office of the Board.
He has also been a member of various domestic policy making and advisory committees as well as international committees, dealing with areas of mutual interest and cooperation with International Regulators.
Mr. Purao holds an Engineering Degree as well as a Post Graduate Masters in Management Studies from the University of Mumbai.
Mumbai
August 22, 2025
