WHO IS SURESH VISWANATHAN?

Suresh Viswanathan is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, and a Certificated Associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. He is the Founder Director and Chief Consultant of Finteglaw Knowledge Solutions Private Limited, a consulting company engaged mainly in advisory and automation of GRC Processes and Systems; administration of Corporate Laws; and Investment Banking. He has also promoted a Start-up company Finteglaw Business Integrators Private Limited that owns a B2B Intermediation portal ‘smeDEALZ’. Suresh is also a Designated Partner of “SVVS & Associates Company Secretaries LLP“, engaged in Secretarial Audits, M&A, Appearance before SAT and NCLT.

A renowned expert on Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) with an experience spanning nearly four decades in the BFSI Sector, Suresh is considered an authority in Regulatory Compliance. He is a external expert member of the Risk Management Committee of Metropolitan Stock Exchange, Mumbai. The other senior level assignments handled by Suresh include those as Senior Vice President & Company Secretary at Centrum Capital and BOB Capital Markets and also as Company Secretary for Karvy Group of companies.

A renowned expert on Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) with an experience spanning nearly four decades in the BFSI Sector, Suresh is considered an authority in Regulatory Compliance. He is a external expert member of the Risk Management Committee of Metropolitan Stock Exchange, Mumbai. He also holds several professional directorships including that of Independent Director.

Apart from having published several research articles on GRC, Capital Markets, Regulatory Compliances, Company law etc., Suresh has also authored 2 books, one on Indian Cyber Law and the other on Indian Competition Law. His articles have been published in leading business dailies including Economic Times. He also delivers guest lectures at several public forms

Before entering practice on GRC (in 2013), he was heading compliance management at Reliance Money, the financial services arm of Reliance Capital comprising 7 regulated and 4 unregulated companies in stock broking, distribution and wealth management space. Prior to this he was the Head – Compliance with Reliance Mutual Fund (Now Nippon India Mutual Fund); Vice President, Company Secretary & Group Head of Reliance Asset Reconstruction Company; and Company Secretary and Head – Compliance of Indusind Bank.The other senior level assignments handled by Suresh include those as Senior Vice President & Company Secretary at Centrum Capital and BOB Capital Markets and also as Company Secretary for Karvy Group of companies

A SEBI Compliance Officer for various market intermediaries for more than 20 years, Suresh has demonstrated capabilities in the installation, management, and automation of proactive GRC systems. A Principal Officer for FIU-Ind, he was instrumental in installing automated AML mechanisms at many market intermediaries. He was also an investment banker for 10 years and had handled 100 odd IPOs in various capacities including that of a Lead Manager.