Mr. Neeraj Swaroop

Experience & Activities

Mr. Swaroop is an experienced professional with over 40 years in the Financial Services and Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry. He has built and led businesses across geographies in India and Asia. Currently, he is an operating partner at Kedaara Capital, visiting faculty at S P Jain Institute of Management, and an independent director on the boards of SBFC Finance, Avanse Capital and HDFC Securities. His last full time role was with Standard Chartered as Regional CEO, South East Asia and Singapore. Previously he has worked with Pond’s India, Hindustan Unilever, Bank of America, and HDFC Bank in various leadership roles. He has also held board positions at Bank of Permata Indonesia, CDSL India, PNB Metlife India and Standard Chartered subsidiaries in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Mauritius and Nepal. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from IIT – Delhi, a post-graduate diploma in Business Administration from IIM – Ahmedabad and a postgraduate diploma in Retail Bank Management from the University of Virginia.