U. K. Sinha

Upendra Kumar Sinha
Occupation(s)Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India
18 February 2011 - 17 February 2017[1]
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IAS Officer, Bihar Cadre - Batch of 1976, Ex-Chairman, UTI AMC

Upendra Kumar Sinha is a former chairman of SEBI.[2] His term started in February 2011 and he served as SEBI Chairman for six years.[3] 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. He is a member of the Indian Administrative Services (IAS), belonging to the Bihar Cadre.[4][5][6][7] On 27 March 2023, he was appointed an Independent Director of Adani-owned TV channel NDTV for a period of two years. He was also designated as the Non-Executive Chairperson of NDTV.[8]

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  7. ^ "Another feather in this Bihari officer's cap". The Times of India. 2011-02-06. Archived from the original on 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  8. ^ "NDTV appoints former SEBI chairman U.K. Sinha, Welspun India CEO Dipali Goenka as independent directors". The Hindu. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.