Aakash Agrawal

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India20 yrs 3 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

16 years of experience in Financial Services and Technology.
Led high-impact strategy projects at Edelweiss.
Expert in risk management and business transformation.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in Fintech and Financial Services with a strong focus on risk management.

Contact

ag.aakash1@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

StrategyBusiness TransformationRisk ManagementProject ManagementBusiness PlanningMergers And Acquisitions

Other Skills

Business StrategyStakeholder EngagementNew Business DevelopmentCorporate RiskDigital TransformationCost OptimizationStrategic PlanningMarket RiskCredit RiskAlgorithmic Trading RiskTeam LeadershipTeam ManagementRisk Management FrameworkTeam BuildingStructured Products

About

Overall 16years of experience across Financial Services & Technology sector in Strategy, Risk, Planning & Transformation.

Experience

Piramal group

Head Strategy and Chairman's Office - Piramal Enterprises

Jun 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Heading Strategy and Chairman’s office at Piramal Enterprises Limited, reporting to Ajay Piramal, Chairman of the Piramal Group. I am responsible for defining and implementing high priority group initiatives, including – M&As, new business development, business strategy and senior stakeholder engagement for all businesses under Piramal group – Financial services (wholesale, retail and alternatives) and Pharma.

StrategyBusiness StrategyStakeholder EngagementMergers and AcquisitionsNew Business DevelopmentBusiness Transformation

Edelweiss financial services limited

4 roles

SVP & Head Corporate Risk

Promoted

Apr 2018 – May 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Leading multiple strategy projects across the Edelweiss group including 5Yr business plan for key businesses, digital transformation and cost optimization etc.
Part of the core team responsible for completion of Phase 1 of the PAG deal to buy stake in Edelweiss wealth management business.
Heading the Corporate Risk team of Edelweiss group. As part of the ERM framework which was implemented across the group, my team was responsible for 4 risk vectors - Market Risk, Credit Risk, Operational Risk & Fraud Risk for all businesses.
Member of various Investment Committees (IC) & Credit Committees (CC) for approval of product & investment proposals.
In-house expert on project management for large scale, high impact projects involving senior stakeholders both from within and outside the organization.

Corporate RiskDigital TransformationCost OptimizationRisk ManagementProject Management

Associate Director

Apr 2016 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

Co-head of the Corporate Risk team of the Edelweiss Group. Leading a team of 30+ risk analysts/managers who are responsible for looking at Market Risk, Credit Risk & Algorithmic Trading Risk for the below businesses within Edelweiss:
Proprietary Trading
Treasury Management
Investments
Insurance
Prime Broking

Market RiskCredit RiskAlgorithmic Trading RiskTeam LeadershipRisk Management

Vice President

Promoted

Apr 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

Responsibility:
1) Lead the Market Risk function for various businesses including Proprietary Trading, Treasury Management, Life Insurance and Investments
2) Lead a team of 15+ risk analysts/managers looking after Algorithmic Trading risk across the group.

Market RiskAlgorithmic Trading RiskTeam ManagementRisk Management

Associate Vice President

Feb 2012 – Mar 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Responsibility:
1) 1st hire to setup the risk management framework for Electronic Trading for both buy & sell side businesses within Edelweiss group.
2) Successfully setup a team of risk analysts/managers responsible for oversee the implementation of the risk management framework for Electronic Trading businesses.
3) Risk manager for the Structured Product business.

Risk Management FrameworkTeam BuildingStructured ProductsRisk Management

Hewlett-packard

Business Planning Manager

Jul 2010 – Jan 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos · Bangalore

At HP, i was part of the team that was working on WW strategy & planning projects related to sales distribution strategy, achieving operational efficiency & seamless post merger integration

Business PlanningOperational EfficiencyPost Merger Integration

Texas instruments india pvt. ltd.

Technical Lead

Jul 2003 – Jun 2008 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Responsible for the development of Wireless Intellectual Property (IP) & Digital Signal Processors (DSPs) for multimedia applications. Worked across different phases of semiconductor design.
Have received multiple accolades during this period including a patent from US patent office.

Wireless IP DevelopmentDigital Signal ProcessingSemiconductor Design