Ashish Chauhan to be re-appointed as the BSE chief

In a momentous decision, the board of India’s giant stock exchange BSE approved the continuation of Ashish Chauhan as the BSE chief. Chauhan has lead a strong turnaround of the exchange and a vastly successful initial public offering (IPO) coupled with significant business expansions.     

Joined as a deputy chief executive officer (CEO) of BSE in 2009, Chauhan was made the MD and CEO of the exchange for a period of five years, starting from November 2, 2012.

The approval of the board to re-appoint Chauhan as the MD and CEO of BSE from November 2, 2017, to November 1, 2022 will further be subjected to the approval from the stock market regulator SEBI and the shareholders of the exchange at the organisation’s annual general meeting.  

B Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay and a PGDM from IIM Kolkata, Ashish Chauhan has also been a founding member of National Stock Exchange (NSE), where he worked from 1992 to 2000, followed by a successful corporate stint.

At BSE, Chauhan is largely credited for reviving the exchange and transforming Asia’s oldest exchange into one of the fastest in the world. While, his leadership has also equipped the BSE to establish India’s first international exchange, India International Exchange.

Furthermore, Chauhan is known for introducing mobile trading, online real-time surveillance systems and similar revolutionary systems across different market segments including SMEs, Mutual Funds, currencies among others.