Mr. Chenayappillil John George
Chairman and Managing Director
Mr. C. J. George, financial services industry entrepreneur, is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Geojit Financial Services Ltd. Mr. George has a Master’s Degree in Commerce and has over 35 years of professional experience in the securities market. His directorships other than in Geojit group companies include Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (KSIDC), Aster DM Healthcare Ltd. and V-Guard Industries Ltd. Mr. George has memberships in many professional bodies and is at present a member of: Kerala State Higher Education Council of Government of Kerala; expert committee for designing ESG policies for Government of Kerala; the Managing Committee of the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), New Delhi; Advisory Committee of National Securities Depository Ltd. (NSDL), Mumbai; Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) National Committee on Financial Markets and KPMG’s Council for Governance and Risk in Financial Services (Board Leadership Centre).In the past, Mr. George was a member of: the Executive Committee of National Stock Exchange (NSE), Mumbai; the Executive Committee of National Securities Depository Ltd. (NSDL), Mumbai; the Advisory Committee of Indian Clearing Corporation Ltd. (ICCL); the Advisory Board of BNP Paribas India; the Executive Committee of Cortal Consors SA, Paris; Executive Committee of Kerala Management Association (KMA) and Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is the past Chairman of Kerala State Council of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).Mr. George is a recipient of Management Leadership Award of Kerala Management Association and TiE Kerala, Lifetime Achievement Award.