Avendus, one of India’s leading institutional financial services companies, announced the appointment of Sumit Dayal as Independent Non-Executive Director in Singapore today. He will provide guidance and corporate governance oversight as a Board member to Avendus Capital Pte. Limited (Singapore).
A seasoned banker with over 30 years of corporate and investment banking experience, spent 16 years as Managing Director and headed various business units of Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore and Hong Kong. He also spent over 13 years in multiple roles in Bank of America across client risk and client coverage based in India, Singapore, and Hong Kong in the past, the statement said.
Commenting on the appointment, Gaurav Deepak, Co-founder and CEO, Avendus Capital said, “We are delighted that Sumit has decided to join Avendus Singapore. We’re confident that his exceptional experience and advisory will be of immense value to the franchise as we focus on making Singapore a strong base to grow our institutional franchise in Investment Banking, Institutional Equities and Wealth Management.”
Sumit Dayal, Independent Non-Executive Director, Avendus Capital Pte. Limited said, “I am delighted to join Avendus. It’s an institution that has been built on very strong fundamentals and one that I have admired immensely. I am looking forward to working with the firm to further deepen its linkages in the APAC region.”
