Geojit Financial Services Ltd., an investment services company in India, announced the appointments of M P Vijayakumar, Prof. Sebastian Morris, and Jones George to its Board of Directors.
“The Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Mr. M P Vijay Kumar (DIN: 05170323) as Additional Director (Non-executive Independent) on the Board of Directors of the Company,” the exchange filing said.
M P Vijayakumar is a prominent Chartered Accountant and a Central Council Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (2016-22) and the Chairman of Accounting Standards Committee of ICAI. He is former Chairman of Digital Accounting & Assurance Board and Valuation Standards Board, Vice Chairman of Accounting Standards Board, Financial Reporting Review Board and Committee for Accounting Standards for Local Bodies of ICAI.
Vijayakumar is a Nominated member of National Financial Reporting Authority ( NFRA) (2019-22) and was formerly a Member of SEBI Committee on Disclosures in Accounting (SCODA) and Quality Review Board of ICAI. Vijayakumar is also a Director on the Board of Thejo Engineering Limited, Heritage Foods Limited, Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) India, and SIFY Data and Managed Services Limited.
The Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Prof. Sebastian Morris (DIN: 00037228) as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) on the Board of Directors of the Company, the statement said.
Prof. Sebastian Morris superannuated in September 2020, from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad as Professor (from 2000). His work involved teaching, research and consultancy and administration. Prof. Sebastian Morris is currently working as Senior Professor at the Goa Institute of Management, Goa.
Prof. Sebastian Morris is a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (Economics) and a postgraduate, M.Sc. (five-year integrated in Physics), of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Prof. Sebastian Morris is also a Director on the Board of IIMA Idea Telecom Centre of Excellence and PEOPLECAN Services Private Limited.
The Board of Directors have approved the appointment of Jones George as a Whole-time Director, designated as Executive Director of the Company.
Jones George is currently working as the Chief Digital Officer of the Company. Jones George is a Digital Media Specialist with experience in the field of digital transformation, developing business strategies for retail financial services. His experience includes developing digital platforms, digital product strategies and business process reengineering.
Jones George is a postgraduate in Information System and Digital Innovation from London School of Economics and Political Science, London and has done his MBA (Finance) from Australian Graduate School of Management at UNSW Business School, University of New South Wales, Australia. Jones George is also a Director on the Board of Geojit Investment Services Limited and Geojit Techloan (P) Limited.
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