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. With an experience spanning nearly four decades in the BFSI Sector (Banking, Financial Services, Insurance),
he has been a Banker for 10 years, Investment Banker for 15 years and also Head of Compliance for 10 years (including a Bank, Mutual Fund, Stock Broker, Insurance Broker, Portfolio Manager, NBFC, Money Changer, Primary Dealer), and for the last 10 years he is a consulting professional to many regulated entities.
As an investment banker, he was involved in project appraisals, project finance, and IPOs and corporate mergers. He had handled 100 odd IPOs in various capacities including that of a Lead Manager. As an expert in Governance, Compliance and Risk (GRC), he is considered an expert with vast industry experience.
He has promoted a Start-up company Finteglaw Business Integrators Private Limited that owns ‘smeDEALZ.com’, a portal for Business Acquisitions. The portal also facilitates acquisition of Intellectual Properties, Unlisted Securities and Franchise.
Suresh is also 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. Suresh is also a Designated Partner of “SVVS & Associates Company Secretaries LLP”, having branches Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi and Hyderabad and engaged in Secretarial & Compliance Audits, M&A, Appearance before SAT and NCLT.
Apart from having published several research articles on 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 professional magazines and business dailies including Chartered Secretary, Economic Times, and Hindu Business Line.
Before becoming an entrepreneur and a GRC advisor in 2013, he had held senior positions in various large corporate business groups spread over several market intermediaries in the BFSI sector, including merchant banking, new generation banking, non-banking lending, asset reconstruction, mutual fund, portfolio management, stock broking, and insurance broking. Prior to becoming a Director on the Board of the Investment Manager, he was a Director on the Boards of Torus Alternate Investment Fund Private Limited, and Torus Alternative Investment IFSC Private Limited.