MUMBAI: Continuing its key hirings, the one-billion-dollar Aditya Birla Financial Services Group (ABFSG), has appointed Mr G.V. Gopalakrishnan as its Chief Operating Officer.
At ABFSG he will oversee the operations and the technology functions for and across the Financial Service Businesses.
Mr Gopalakrishnan’s appointment is part of the ‘People First’ strategy adopted by the ABFSG, to attract key leadership, to partner its vision for growth.
Mr Ajay Srinivasan, Chief Executive, Financial Services, Aditya Birla Group, said: “We would like to believe that our journey has just begun. Our vision is to be a role-model across our businesses. And our customer’s preferred choice. Right now we are concentrating on building a firm foundation, with the help of our strong and committed team.”
Welcoming Mr Gopalakrishnan aboard, Mr Srinivasan, said: “We are very happy to have Mr. Gopalakrishnan join our leadership team. He comes with rich experience that will help us prepare a strong foundation in operations and technology, across our financial businesses, commensurate with our vision.”
Mr Gopalakrishnan said: “I am excited with the opportunity to partner Team ABFSG in their vision to become a financial conglomerate.”
Mr Gopalakrishnan was till recently the Executive Vice President- Information Technology at HDFC Bank. His experience at HDFC Bank was diverse across retail technology, retail assets, credit cards, corporate internet banking, wholesale, capital markets, and various strategic initiatives.
Mr Gopalakrishnan has a proven track record in technology with about 26 years of experience. He has spent 15 years with the Banking sector, including eight years with HDFC Bank.
Prior to HDFC Bank, Mr Gopalakrishnan was Regional Head of Information Systems, for the Middle East and South Asia in Standard Chartered Bank where he spearheaded the banking applications across the bank’s various businesses in MESA countries - UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Mr Gopalakrishnan is a commerce graduate with a post graduation in management from Anna Institute of Management, Chennai.
About Aditya Birla Financial Services Group:
The Aditya Birla Group has a strong presence across various financial verticals that include life insurance, asset management, distribution and wealth management, security based lending, insurance broking & advisory services and private equity. The companies that comprise the Aditya Birla Financial Services Group (ABFSG) are: Birla Sun Life Insurance Company, Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company, Birla Sun Life Distribution Company, Birla Global Finance Company, Birla Insurance Advisory & Broking Services and Aditya Birla Capital Advisors. The consolidated revenues from these businesses crossed the one billion dollar mark, in 2007-08.
About Aditya Birla Group
The Aditya Birla Group (www.adityabirla.com) is a US $24 billion conglomerate with a market capitalization of US $31.5 billion (as on 31st December 2007) and is one of the largest business houses in India. It enjoys a leadership position in all the sectors in which it operates. It is anchored by a force of 100,000 employees, belonging to 25 nationalities. Its operations span 20 countries across six continents and is reckoned as India's first multinational corporation. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, over 50 per cent of the Group's revenues flow from our overseas operations. The Group nurtures a work culture where success is built on learning and innovation. The Aditya Birla Group has been adjudged "The Best Employer in India and among the top 20 in Asia" by the Hewitt, Economic Times and Wall Street Journal Study 2007.
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