Shantanu Mitra

Mr. Shantanu Mitra is the Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Fullerton India. He is responsible for the overall corporate strategy of the company and its subsidiaries, covering Risk, Operations, Technology, Analytics and Digital Initiatives.

Shantanu has over 40 years of experience in financial services, with over 20 years at Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank where he had stints in India, Singapore and Thailand. His last role in Standard Chartered Bank was Senior Regional Risk Officer, India, Middle East & Africa, based in Mumbai. His previous experience with Fullerton India included a stint from 2010 to 2017, initially as Head of Consumer Risk for the parent company Fullerton Financial Holdings, Singapore and subsequently a very successful tenure as CEO & MD with Fullerton India.

He has extensive experience in Risk Management, spanning many geographies in Emerging Markets including Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Mitra holds a BSc in Statistics from the University of Calcutta, India and is a Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants, England & Wales. Since his previous retirement from FICC, Shantanu has served in various Board and Advisory capacities including, Non-Executive Director at DBS Bank, India; and Operating Partner with Global PE firm, Advent International including as Advisor in their portfolio companies.