Samir Bhandari

Co-Founder

Singapore, Singapore36 yrs 1 mo experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 33 years of banking experience.
  • Led global sales at Nomura for over a decade.
  • Expert in fractional ownership and real estate markets.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned finance executive with expertise in real estate and investment banking.

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Skills

Core Skills

FinanceReal EstateSales ManagementGlobal MarketsMarket StrategyDerivative SalesFinancial EngineeringRisk Management

Other Skills

Capital MarketsInvestment PropertiesBankingAlternative InvestmentsInvestment BankingNew Business DevelopmentFixed IncomeDerivativesStructured ProductsCredit DerivativesHedge FundsPrime BrokerageFinancial StructuringStructured FinanceInterest Rate Derivatives

About

Mr Samir Bhandari has joined hBits fractional ownership platform as the Chief Financial Officer. During his career, spanning over 33 years as a banker, Samir has held senior leadership positions with reputed organizations such as Bank of America, UBS, J.P. Morgan and Nomura. In his previous stint with Nomura, he was Managing Director-Head of Global Markets Sales (Asia ex-Japan) and Co-Chair of Global Sales. Samir's experience spans multiple Fortune 500 firms; he started his career in 1989 as a management trainee at Bank of America and worked with the firm in Mumbai and Hong Kong. For the past 26 years, he has been in Singapore, holding senior leadership positions with UBS (Executive Director), JP Morgan (Managing Director) and Nomura (Managing Director). In his last role with Nomura (spanning over 13 years), he was responsible for sales across fixed income and equities in Asia and other countries. He was also a member of Nomura's Asia and Global Executive Committee. Samir is a CA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India with an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. With him on board, hBits plans to leverage the interest of national and international investors by bringing in more assets to build a robust portfolio. Samir's international experience will also help hBits expand internationally to strengthen their positioning in the fractional ownership CRE industry.

Experience

Hbits

Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer

Jun 2022Present · 3 yrs 10 mos · Singapore, India

  • hBits is the most experienced and leading fractional ownership platform in the country, working at the intersection of real estate and technology. We started in 2019 with the vision to democratize access to real estate. Real estate traditionally was only accessible to ultra HNIs and institutions. Our goal is to become a global market for real estate by bringing this lucrative asset class to the everyday investors.
Capital MarketsReal EstateFinance

Nomura

Managing director

Sep 2008Dec 2021 · 13 yrs 3 mos · Singapore

  • Co - Chair of Global Markets, Sales Executive Committee
  • Head of Global Markets Sales, Asia ex - Japan
Sales ManagementGlobal Markets

J.p. morgan

Managing Director

Jan 1999Jan 2008 · 9 yrs · Singapore

  • Head of South and South East Asia Sales
Sales ManagementMarket Strategy

Ubs

Executive Director

Jan 1996Jan 1999 · 3 yrs · Singapore

  • South and South East Asia , Derivative Sales
Sales ManagementDerivative Sales

Bank of america

Assistant Vice President

Jan 1989Jan 1996 · 7 yrs · Mumbai and Honkong

  • Financial Engineering and Risk Management (FERM) with Focus on India
  • Forex Sales to Corporates & Financial Institutions, Mumbai, India
Financial EngineeringRisk Management

Education

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

Master of Business Administration (MBA) — MBA

Jan 1987Jan 1989

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

ACA

Jan 1984Jan 1987

Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

Jan 1981Jan 1986

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