News: Madhabi Puri Buch replaces Ajay Tyagi as SEBI chief

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Madhabi Puri Buch replaces Ajay Tyagi as SEBI chief

Buch holds a master’s degree in Mathematics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and is an alumna of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.
Madhabi Puri Buch replaces Ajay Tyagi as SEBI chief

Madhabi Puri Buch has been selected as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson for a three-year term.

Buch takes over from Ajay Tyagi, whose five-year term ended on February 28. A former whole-time member of SEBI, Buch is the first woman to lead India’s capital market regulator.

Tyagi was appointed as SEBI chairman on March 1, 2017, for an initial period of three years. He was given a six-month extension, which was later extended by another 18 months in August 2020.

Buch has worked in the financial markets for over three decades and served as a SEBI whole-time member from April 5, 2017, to October 4, 2021.

Buch holds a master’s degree in Mathematics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and is an alumna of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.  

She began her career in 1989 with ICICI Bank and has also served as the MD and CEO of ICICI Securities.

She has also worked as a consultant for the BRICS nations’ Shanghai-based New Development Bank.

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