Mr Nehal Vora is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. (CDSL) since September 24, 2019. CDSL is the first and only depository to be listed on the stock exchange in Asia and the and the first and the only depository to launch operations at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at the GIFT City, Gandhinagar, India. Nehal’s endeavour as the helm at CDSL is to build a robust franchise built on a foundation of fair and transparent governance framework coupled with a strong digital footprint.

He was recently awarded the ‘CEO of the year’ by the 20th Global Edition Business Leader of the year awards. He also received the ‘The Vocational Excellence Awards’ by the Rotary Club of Bombay Seaface.

Mr. Vora is a member of the SEBI Policy Committees, FPI Advisory Committee (FAC), Market Data Advisory Committee (MDAC) and Secondary Market Advisory Committee (SMAC) and he chairs the Working Group on the Data Protocols for Secondary Markets of the MDAC. He is also the co-chair at the Expert Committee: Alternative Funding (PE + Capital Markets) of the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry.