Upendra Kumar Sinha is a former chairman of SEBI.[2] His term started in February 2011 and he served as SEBI Chairman for six years.[3] He was the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Unit Trust of India Asset Management Company (UTIAMC), commonly referred to as UTI Mutual Fund. He is a member of the Indian Administrative Services (IAS), belonging to the Bihar Cadre.[4][5][6][7] On 27 March 2023, he was appointed an Independent Director of Adani-owned TV channel NDTV for a period of two years. He was also designated as the Non-Executive Chairperson of NDTV.[8]

Upendra Kumar Sinha
Occupation(s)Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India
18 February 2011 - 17 February 2017[1]
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IAS Officer, Bihar Cadre - Batch of 1976, Ex-Chairman, UTI AMC

Biography

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He has drafted many acts and laws, although some of them never were passed. In 2002, Sinha drafted the SEBI amendment act. In 2004, he drafted the Securities Law Amendment Act, and the PFRDA Bill in 2005.[9]

Since September 28, 2010, he has been chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds of India. Since February 2011, he has been the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India.[10]

Going Public

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He published an autobiography titled Going Public on January 5, 2020.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Third time lucky: Why Sebi chief UK Sinha should consider himself thrice-blessed". Firstpost. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ "SEBI | Shri U K Sinha takes charge as Chairman, SEBI". www.sebi.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  3. ^ "Third time lucky: Why Sebi chief UK Sinha should consider himself thrice-blessed". Firstpost. 7 February 2014.
  4. ^ "U K Sinha gets two-year extension as Sebi chief - Times of India". The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  5. ^ "U K Sinha is new Sebi Chairman". Archived from the original on 2013-07-07.
  6. ^ "UK Sinha is new SEBI chairman - Rediff.com Business". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  7. ^ "Another feather in this Bihari officer's cap". The Times of India. 2011-02-06. Archived from the original on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  8. ^ "NDTV appoints former SEBI chairman U.K. Sinha, Welspun India CEO Dipali Goenka as independent directors". The Hindu. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Mr. U. K. Sinha | Indian School of Business (ISB)". www.isb.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  10. ^ "Mr. U. K. Sinha | Indian School of Business (ISB)". www.isb.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  11. ^ "UK Sinha gets two-year extension as Sebi chairman". The Indian Express. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
Preceded by Chairman & Managing Director of UTI AMC
2005–2011
Succeeded by
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