Management Team

Mr. Kaushal Sampat is a distinguished finance professional with over 20 years of expertise in the Banking and Financial Services industry. His extensive experience spans International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) Unit operations, corporate banking relationship management, transaction banking, and credit risk analysis.

Prior to joining IIDI, Mr. Sampat held leadership roles at prominent financial institutions, including ING Vysya Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and IndusInd Bank, where he successfully managed complex portfolios and delivered strategic growth.

A Bachelor of Commerce graduate with an MBA in Finance, Mr. Sampat combines strong academic credentials with a proven track record of operational excellence and client-focused leadership.

Since his appointment as Managing Director & CEO of IIDI in March 2022, Mr. Sampat has been instrumental in steering the organization’s mission to establish itself as a premier global securities and bullion depository, fostering innovation, compliance, and operational efficiency.

Ms. Krishna Gangopadhyay is a management professional with more than 25 years of experience across diverse sectors including capital markets, banking & financial services and telecom. Her career spans leadership roles in premier institutions where she has driven high-impact initiatives in strategy, analytics, risk management and business development.

Ms. Gangopadhyay has been involved with GIFT IFSC since 2016 and played a key role in setting up India International Exchange in 2017 and led its Strategy, International Relations and Listings. She was the MD & CEO of AFRINEX Limited, a pan-African exchange in Mauritius and a key member in establishment of AFRINEX and AFRINEX Clearing House Ltd in 2021. Ms. Gangopadhyay has also held key positions at BSE India, CRISIL, HSBC, Kearney across variety of roles and geographies.

Ms. Krishna Gangopadhyay holds an MBA from IIM Calcutta and a postgraduate degree in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her diverse expertise and leadership across industry and consulting make her a recognized expert in capital markets and financial innovation.

Bhavesh Shah is a Technology professional with more than 27 years of experience in Financial Services, Clearing Corporation and Stock Exchanges in India and abroad.

Bhavesh has successfully handled technology leadership position at DTCC(New York), Ramco Systems Inc (USA), Bombay Stock Exchange, NCDEX, Sharekhan, Reliance Securities, Anand Rathi, Indiabulls (dhani). He was instrumental architecting & setting up IT Infrastructure, implementation of various retail and institution trading platforms, software developments, digital transformation, IT security, BCP/DR etc.

Prior to joining IIDI, he was Group CIO of Monarch Networth Capital Limited.

He is B.E (Electronics) Graduate from Mumbai University.

Mr. Jagdish Pulpati is a finance professional with more than 18 years of experience in Oil & Gas, Chemicals and NBFC Sector.

His areas of experience include of Fund Raising (Including Raising of Equity through Private Placements and IPOs and Debts through Term Loans, ECBs and NCDs), Budgeting, Financial Modeling, Merger & Acquisition, Accounts Finalisation, Income Tax & GST, Insurance, Regulatory Compliances etc.

Prior to joining IIDI, he has worked with Gujarat State Petronet Ltd, GACL-NALCO Alkalies & Chemicals Private Limited, Ananya Finance for Inclusive Growth Private Limited and Pahal Financial Services Private Limited.

He is a Chartered Accountant and MBA (Finance) from Gujarat University.

Mr. Nilesh Panchal is an Information Technology professional with more than 21 years of experience in various industries – Banking & Finance, Utility (GAS & Power), Manufacturing, Textiles, Retails, Logistics (Port), Real Estate, Telecom & IT service partner.

He has exposure of handling IT Infrastructure, Information Security, Application Integration & Development, Data Center & Cloud environment, Information System & Security Audit, Business Continuity Management Systems, compliance management and setting up new processes in the IT Department.

Prior to Joining with IIDI, he has worked with Baroda Global Shared Services Ltd, Torrent GAS, Arvind Limited, Tata Communications, Adani, Cable & Wireless.

He has completed his Post Graduation Diploma in Business Management from Narsee Monjee and achieved various certifications PMP (Project Management Professional), CDCP (Certified Data Center Professional, Cisco Certified Network Associate, Microsoft Certified System Engineer, ISEA Certified Cyber Hygiene Practitioner, Certified Novell Engineer and many more.

Shri Jyot Bhatt serves as the Chief Regulatory Officer & Company Secretary at India International Depository IFSC Limited, a unified depository in GIFT IFSC.

He has 14 years of comprehensive experience across diverse industries which includes his notable roles with SEBI-regulated entities, multinational corporations, and fund management entity within the GIFT IFSC. He possesses experience in regulatory compliance, secretarial matters, corporate governance and corporate laws.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce, is a qualified Company Secretary and Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and also holds a degree in Law (LL.B.).

Mr. Srinivas Bandam is a finance professional with more than two decades of experience in Indian capital markets. His exposure includes Depository, Banking and Registry business. He has been associated with Market Infrastructure Institution NSDL National Securities Depository Limited India’s first depository for 22 years.

He Joined NSDL in initial phase of depository system in India and was part of NSDL’s diverse growth journey of conceptualising and implementing socio investor centric projects (Securities Depository, TIN Tax Information Network, CRA Central Record Keeping Agency for NPS National Pension System, NSR National Skills Registry, NIR National Insurance Repository, KRA KYC Registration Agency and NAD) undertaken and successfully implemented by NSDL group. He was heading Regional Office of NSDL at Chennai during his stint with NSDL. He has represented NSDL in various investor education seminars and other corporate forums in south India.

Earlier has worked briefly with Global trust bank, Delhi and Karvy Consultants (Reliance Industries Ltd Unit at Mumbai) before joining NSDL. He holds an Engineering degree from Osmania University & M.B.A from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University JNTU Hyderabad.