Mr. S. Ravindran was the Executive Director of SEBI from August 2011 till May 2022, wherein he handled all
major departments in SEBI and initiated /implemented various policy measures for development/ regulation of
securities markets relating to Mutual Funds, Corporate Governance, Market Infrastructure Institutions and
Market Intermediaries, Market Surveillance and Risk Management, IPOs, Accounting standers Disclosure and
Transparency, Corporate restructuring, Takeovers, Buybacks, Delisting, Commodity Derivatives Market, etc.
Prior to the above assignment, he was an advisor to the Central Bank of Bahrain on deputation from SEBI from
January 2005 to January 2010 wherein he drafted and implemented Bahrain's Securities Market Regulatory
Framework on par with International standards and enabled Bahrain to enter into Multilateral MOU with IOSCO.
He also handled various assignments as Chief General Manager, General Manager and Deputy General Manager in
SEBI from March 1993 to January 2005. During his association with SEBI he set up Surveillance Department and
developed Integrated Market Surveillance System, handled major investigation cases relating to 1999-2001
Market Manipulations, resulting in various enforcement actions, implemented Accounting Standards through
Listing Requirements, cleared more than 200 IPOs as Dealing Division Chief, handled more than 100
investigation cases as Investigating Authority, functioned as quasi-judicial Enquiry /Adjudication Officer,
registration of MFs/ Market Intermediaries and Inspection of stock exchanges / Market Intermediaries.
