U. K. Sinha

Upendra Kumar Sinha is the former chairman of SEBI.[2] His term started in February 2014. He has been appointed for a period of three years. 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.[3][4][5][6]

Upendra Kumar Sinha
OccupationChairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India
18 February 2014 - 10 February 2017[1]
Notes
IAS Officer, Bihar Cadre - Batch of 1976, Ex-Chairman, UTI AMC

Biography

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.[7]

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.[8]

Going Public

He published an autobiography titled Going Public on January 5, 2020.[9]

References
  1. "UK Sinha gets two-year extension as Sebi chairman". Indian Express. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. "U K Sinha appointed as SEBI chairman"
  3. "U K Sinha gets two-year extension as Sebi chief - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  4. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/134536/F
  5. "UK Sinha is new SEBI chairman - Rediff.com Business". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  6. "Another feather in this Bihari officer's cap | Patna News". The Times of India. 2011-02-06. Archived from the original on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  7. "Mr. U. K. Sinha | Indian School of Business (ISB)". www.isb.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  8. "Mr. U. K. Sinha | Indian School of Business (ISB)". www.isb.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  9. "UK Sinha gets two-year extension as Sebi chairman". The Indian Express. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
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