Sandeep Batra

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India26 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 25 years of leadership in banking and financial services.
  • Expert in wealth management and digital transformation.
  • Proven track record in managing high-growth businesses.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in Fintech with extensive experience in wealth management and digital banking.

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Skills

Core Skills

Wealth Management ServicesLeadershipDigital Banking

Other Skills

Business StrategyConsumer LendingPrivate BankingAPI IntegrationOpen BankingRiskCredit CardsPortfolio ManagementRisk ManagementBankingCredit RiskPaymentsFinancial RiskStrategyFinancial Services

About

I am a seasoned banking and financial services professional with about 25 years of leadership experience across Asia Pacific . As the Managing Director and Head of Wealth and Personal Banking for HSBC India, I oversee a diverse portfolio of businesses, including private banking, retail banking, wealth management, cards, mortgages, personal lending, asset management, and insurance. I aim to deliver exceptional value to our customers, stakeholders, and communities through innovation, digital transformation, and operational excellence. I have a proven track record of leading high-growth businesses, managing complex risk environments, and driving strategic change initiatives. Previously, I was the Head of Consumer Banking for Citibank Russia, where I successfully navigated a period of change.I also led the market-leading cards and lending business for Citibank Thailand, where I forged strong partnerships with e-commerce players and wallets. I have extensive market knowledge and experience across several countries in the region, as well as board governance exposure. I am passionate about building diverse and inclusive teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and learning, and developing the next generation of leaders.

Experience

Hsbc

Managing Director

Aug 2022Present · 3 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Head of International Wealth and Premier Banking for HSBC India
  • Businesses managed include Private Banking , Retail Banking , Wealth Management , Cards, Mortgages, Personal Lending, Asset Management, Insurance businesses .
LeadershipWealth Management ServicesBusiness StrategyConsumer LendingPrivate Banking

Citi

4 roles

Managing Director and Head of Consumer Banking

Dec 2019Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Head of Consumer Banking for Citibank Russia.
  • Responsibility for the P&L of Citi's Consumer Business in Russia including Wealth Management , Retail Banking, Credit & Debit Cards & Loans. Segments include Citi Private Client, Citigold , Mass / Payroll Banking delivered digitally, through Relationship Managers (RM's), Branches, Universal Bankers and Direct Sales. The business was present in 11 cities across Russia
  • The role included oversight on a fast changing payments landscape , a well developed wealth business servicing clients onshore and globally

Managing Director and Head of Credit Cards and Loans

Jul 2015Feb 2020 · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Business Head for Citi's Credit Cards and Loans business in Thailand.
  • Citibank was the market leader in the business which includes Citi Branded Cards, leading co-brand credit cards , Industry's leading revolving credit product - Ready Credit and Personal Loans
  • Managing the payments space in a fast changing digital payments space was a key responsibility . Led digital partnerships including with key e-commerce companies and wallets. The role included the management of a large number of staff across the country including in the areas of Product Management , Portfolio , Digital , Partnerships and Branch (35 branches across the country) / Tele sales and universal bankers . In 2018 - Led a project to acquire / migrate the Cards & Personal Lending business of TISCO / Standard Chartered. Several new partnerships were launched including partnerships with Grab, Lazada (e-commerce) and Mercedes
  • I led projects on digital banking, API integration, open banking and social media banking and built them to scale.
  • This was a key P&L role and involved overall management of the business.
  • I was also a Director on the board of Citi's key legal entities in the Country and gained board level governance experience over 10 years.

Risk Management Country Officer, Thailand / Head of Risk / Director

Promoted

Jul 2010Jul 2015 · 5 yrs

  • Served as the Country Risk Officer (CRO) / Risk Management Country Officer for Citigroup Thailand as well as the Head of Consumer Risk. As the RMCO, Chaired the Country Risk Committee and was the lead risk manager for Citi in Thailand across all parts of the bank (corporate , consumer , markets and operational risk) . Apart from all businesses in Thailand, I also had risk oversight over Citi's activities in Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.
  • Managed credit, Operational, Market and Fraud risks across all parts of the business
  • Also served as a member of Citibank's Thailand Management team responsible for overall performance and governance of Citigroup in Thailand.
  • I also participated and led independent reviews in over 10 countries including Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines , Poland etc on various issues including capital assessment, fundamental credit risk, score effectiveness, sales deep dive etc.
  • I was appointed a senior Credit Officer for Citigroup's Global Consumer Group in mid 2009

Senior Vice President - Consumer Risk

Oct 2006Jun 2010 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Worked as the Head of Risk for Citigroup's lending business in Thailand. Senior Credit Officer (SCO) for Citigroup
  • Role included managing credit risk and collections strategy for Credit Cards and Retail Banking for Citibank N.A Thailand & Diners Club Thailand.
  • Area of responsibility included acquisition risk , portfolio risk management, score cards (acquisition, bureau, behavior score cards) , authorizations policy and collections strategy.
  • Products managed included secured and unsecured products (installment and revolving)
  • Director on the boards of Citicorp Leasing (Thailand) and Diners Club Thailand.

Standard chartered bank

4 roles

Senior Manager - Product Development and Business Development

Sep 2004Oct 2006 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Key member of the Global Secured Lending (Mortgage, Auto) business group with assets > US $ 45 bn for Standard Chartered. Managed and participated in projects across the Asia Pacific region
  • Closely worked with teams across Asia Pacific worked on the development, launch and management of industry leading mortgage products including Mortgage One, Home Saver and Link One. Senior product level experience across Asia on Standard Chartered's leading asset business.
  • Represented Standard Chartered Group on several due diligence & acquisition projects including landmark deals like Korea First Bank (acquisition) and projects across Hong Kong (due-diligence) , Singapore, China (Bohai Bank) , Thailand (launch of Mortgages business) Indonesia (Bank Permata) and Turkey (due-diligence). These projects significantly included deal evaluation, strategy development, valuation and working with a cross functional / business group.

Product Head

Promoted

Oct 2001Sep 2004 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Led the Product Management & Business Development team for a large retail asset product for Standard Chartered, India. Managed business portfolio > US $ 300 million. Led the launch and management of new revolving product. Independently managed senior relationships with key partners at CEO / CXO levels

Finance & Analytics Manager

Promoted

Jul 2000Sep 2001 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Managed business finance & analytics function for large business at Standard Chartered India.
  • Awarded by Global Chairman award (only such award in India for the year)
  • Worked on projects related to the integration of Standard Chartered Bank and ANZ Grindlays Bank.
  • Represented the finance function for the implementation of principles of Economic Profit (Building Value leadership) for the consumer business of Standard Chartered.
  • Built strong knowledge of data mining & statistical tools including SAS and SPSS

Management Associate

Jun 1999Jul 2000 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Started as Management Associate for Standard Chartered, India. Started up the analytics and data science function for the Cards Business. Involved with Business Planning and Analysis for Credit Cards, India

Education

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

MBA

Jan 1997Jan 1999

College of Business Studies

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBS) — Banking & Finance

Jan 1994Jan 1997

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