The Aavishkaar Intellecap Group, a pioneer in building scalable businesses that are impactful announced the induction of Shri UK Sinha as an Independent Director to its Board.

The Aavishkaar Intellecap Group believes it would benefit from Shri Sinha’s knowledge and experience as it plans to deepen its presence in India and prepare to expand its presence in Africa. The Group works across various verticals that include Equity, Debt, Advisory, Financial Technology and Microfinance. Commenting on his induction, Shri U. K. Sinha said ‘Business has to consider inclusion as a critical theme to build more equitable society and I am glad that in this group I could find that balance of harnessing entrepreneurial spirit while building scalable business and achieving inclusive economic development. I see potential in this young team and would like to contribute to its success and guide its leadership. I look forward to working with the organization keeping in mind our common goals: empowering innovation-based approaches and solving critical social challenges.”. Welcoming Shri Sinha to the group, Vineet Rai, Founder, Aavishkaar-Intellecap Group, says, “We are very fortunate to have Shri UK Sinha join us at the board. His illustrious Career as an administrator and his exceptional leadership in bringing about forward-looking changes as a regulator made him our ideal choice as we were exploring expansion of the board. His acceptance to join our board is humbling and we look forward to his guidance as we embark on the audacious journey of serving the Other 3 Billion economically marginalized with our business initiatives.” Known as one of the most progressive regulator, Mr Sinha brings exceptional administrative, financial and regulatory background along with his varied experience as an administrator, an asset manager and finally a regulator. Prior to serving SEBI as its Chairman, he was the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Unit Trust of India Asset Management Company (UTIAMC), commonly referred to as UTI Mutual Fund. During his stint at UTI Mutual Fund, he created Ascent Fund Manager as a joint venture between Private Individuals and UTI AMC. Mr Sinha is also a member of the Indian Administrative Services (IAS), belonging to the Bihar Cadre.