About Shekhar Bhandari

- A finance veteran with more than 23years of experience in the areas of transaction banking, structured trade, new age economy, cash management, risk management, strategy, foreign exchange, precious metals, derivatives, treasury and trade. - Part of Kotak Leadership Team (KLT) - Currently heading Global Transaction Banking and Precious Metals at Kotak Mahindra Bank. Majorly responsible for P&L on Trade, Foreign Exchange on Flow Business, Investment and Supply Chain Finance, International Trade Finance, New Age Companies, E-Commerce Business, Domestic and cross border payments culminating into liquidity and working capital solutions for all businesses of the bank i.e. Consumer Banking, Commercial Banking and Wholesale Banking. - An Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and a Graduate Member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India. Also, a Member of precious metals oversight committee governed under Financial Conduct Authority. - Previously held various roles at other Kotak Group companies, including Kotak Mahindra Finance, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company and Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance.