Who are Anshuman Thakur and Hitesh Kumar? Who became the director of Reliance's new company

 

Jio Financial Services Directors: RBI has approved three names as directors of Jio Financial Services (JFSL). Apart from Isha Ambani, the names which have been approved by RBI include Anshuman Thakur and Hitesh Kumar Sethia. Approval in this regard was given by the Central Bank on 15 November. This approval given by RBI is valid for six months. Recently, Isha Ambani was also included in the board of directors of Reliance Industries Limited. The company's shareholders approved the proposal to include Isha Ambani, Akash Ambani and Anant Ambani in the board of directors. Let us know about Anshuman Thakur and Hitesh Kumar Sethia-

About Isha Ambani

Isha Ambani has graduated in Psychology and South Asia Studies from Yale University. Apart from this, he has done MBA from Stanford University. He is part of the executive leadership team at Reliance Retail. He is also credited with creating the concept of Jio, which was launched in the country in 2016. Isha Ambani is expanding Reliance retail verticals into new categories, geographies and other formats. The company has presence in food, consumer electronics and retail fashion. Reliance is the country's largest retail company in terms of retail revenue and reach. Apart from this, Mukesh and Nita Ambani's daughter Isha Ambani is also associated with Reliance Foundation.

Know Anshuman Thakur

Anshuman Thakur has done graduation in Economics and MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. He has 24 years of experience in corporate strategy and investment banking. Apart from this, he has worked in many sectors. He is currently the Senior Vice President of Jio Platforms Limited. Here his responsibility is regarding strategy and planning function. Thakur joined Reliance Group in 2014. Before this he has worked with Morgan Stanley, Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young.

Who is Hitesh Sethia?

Hitesh Sethia is a Chartered Accountant (CA) by profession and has been an alumnus of Harvard Business School. He has been a financial services executive for more than 20 years in Europe, Asia (India and Greater China) and North America. He has spent most of his career in ICICI Bank. He has experience of working in strategy formulation, market development, compliance, risk management and team building in many countries. He has also worked in ICICI Bank operations in ICICI Bank Canada, ICICI Bank Germany, UK and Hong Kong.

Apart from this, the company had approved the appointment of Hitesh Kumar Sethia as MD and CEO of RSIL for three years. It was said in the filing that the appointment of Hitesh Kumar Sethia is subject to the company members, RBI and other necessary approvals.