Anil P. Verma, Partner at Ray & Ray, has over thirty-two years’ experience in the profession, and is currently operating out of its New Delhi office. He hasa first class degree in B. Com (Hons.) from the University of Delhi, is afellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, is aRegistered Valuer–Asset Class–Securities or Financial Assets (‘SFA’) -recognised under the aegis of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (anda member of ICAI RVO) and is also a Certified Forensics Accounting and FraudAuditor (FAFD).
Hehas served over 100 clients including a number of finance companies includingbanks, non-banking financial companies, depository, depository participant,private equity companies, asset reconstruction companies, alternate investmentfunds, micro-finance companies and hotels. Being a registered valuer, hecarries out valuation of SFAs including shares, debts and other financialinstruments. He also carries out forensic assignments. With over thirty-twoyears’ experience in the profession, he currently operates out of the New Delhioffice of Ray & Ray which was established in Kolkata in 1922 by two Raybrothers, who had then qualified from the Institute of Chartered Accountants(England and Wales). From the very beginning, the firm specialized in audit offinancial sector, including banks and insurance companies.
Sincethe early sixties, it acquired a great deal of reputation in the audit of prestigiouspublic sector undertakings, viz., steel plants and petroleum companies, and inthe private sector, the hospitality industry. Ray & Ray currently operatesout of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai and has seventeenpartners.
Mr.Anil P Verma has joined the Board of Religare Finvest Limited as Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director on 29 March 2025.
Mr. Tripathi is a retired IAS officer. During his illustrious career as an IAS officer, spanning over 40 years in public service (1977 to December 2017, including 5 years as Chairman - Public Grievances Commission & Police Complaints Authority), he held various key senior positions at State and Centre levels, such as:
He has also been on the Board/Governing Council of:
Dynamism and a human approach are the hallmark of his persona. He is known as a committed professional with rich and varied experience. He has demonstrated successful leadership and governance abilities, expertise in management and administrative matters, project execution, and operational matters. His firm and tactful handling of sensitive and tricky issues has consistently led the organizations he was associated with to emerge as winners.
Mr. Tripathi is a postgraduate in Political Science from Allahabad University and a Gold Medalist for securing the highest marks in Political Science at the undergraduate level in the University.
He joined the Board of Religare Finvest Limited as a Non-Executive Independent Director on September 28.
Mr. Malay Kumar Sinha has completed his B.A. (Hons) and M.A. in Humanities from Delhi University and an M.Phil in Strategic Studies from Madras University.
He began his career as an Executive at TISCO, Jamshedpur, and joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1981. Over his distinguished career, he served in various capacities in the Uttar Pradesh Police and Intelligence Bureau (IB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, both in India and abroad. He later worked as:
He superannuated from service in September 2016.
Mr. Sinha is an alumnus of the FBI National Academy, Quantico, Virginia, USA, and the National Defence College, New Delhi. As Joint Secretary in the MEA, he led the evacuation of Indians from the Benghazi area during the Libya war in 2011.
A keen sportsperson, he served as Secretary of the All India Police Sports Control Board for several years. He is a recipient of the Police Medal for Meritorious Service and the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service.
With over a decade of experience dealing with Information Technology-related matters, he has worked on issues such as cyber fraud, cybersecurity, social media monitoring, and IT hardware/software management.
Currently, Mr. Sinha serves as the Chairman of Delhi Gymkhana Club Ltd., appointed as a Government of India nominee.
He joined the Board of Religare Finvest Limited as a Non-Executive Independent Director on August 5, 2022.
Dr. Rashmi Saluja is a doctor and an entrepreneur. She is an MBBS, MD, MBA (Finance), LLB and PhD by qualification. Dr. Saluja has administrative experience of more than 25 years, setting up institutions and being involved in social and charitable activities.
She joined the Board of Religare Finvest Limited on 9th March 2019 and in her current role, as Chairperson and Managing Director at Religare Finvest Limited, she is overviewing and leading the business and financial turnaround of the Company.
Dr. Saluja is also the Executive Chairperson of Religare Enterprises Limited (REL), a Core Investment Company (CIC), registered with RBI and holding company for various diversified financial services businesses of the Religare Group, namely Religare Finvest Limited, Religare Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, Religare Broking Limited and Care Health Insurance Limited.
Dr. Rashmi Saluja also serves as Non-Executive Chairperson for both Care Health Insurance Limited and Religare Broking Limited.
Mr. Malay Kumar Sinha has done his B.A. (Hons) and M.A. from Delhi University in Humanities and M. Phil from Madras University in Strategic Studies.
He started his career as an Executive in TISCO, Jamshedpur and in 1981 joined the Indian Police Service. After serving in UP Police and IB, MHA, in different capacities, both in India and abroad, he worked as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and finally as Secretary Security, Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan, from where he superannuated in September 2016.
He is an alumnus of FBI National Academy, Quantico, Virginia, USA and National Defence College, New Delhi. As Joint Secretary in the MEA he had led the evacuation of Indians in Bengazi area from the sea during the war in Libya in 2011. He has been a keen sportsperson and was Secretary of All India Police Sports Control Board for several years. He is a recipient of Police Medal for Meritorious Service and President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service.
Being from the Indian Police Services, he has dealt for more than a decade with various matters related to Information Technologies (IT) such as Cyber Fraud, Cyber Securities on different matters, monitoring of Social Media matters including IT hardware and Software matters thereto. Currently he is holdingthe position of Chairman of Delhi Gymkhana Club Ltd, as a Government of India nominee.
He joined the Board of Religare Finvest Limited as Non-Executive Independent Director on August 05, 2022.
Mr. Hamid Ahmed born in New Delhi, India in 1977 did schooling from St. Columba’s School New Delhi. In 1998, he completed B.A. (Eco.) from Delhi University. He started his career as a Trustee of Hamdard Laboratories India after getting his M.B.A. from London, U.K in the year 2000. He was appointed as a Trustee by his grandfather and the founder of Jamia Hamdard Late Hakeem Abdul Hameed in 1995.
He took over as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hamdard Laboratories India (HLI) in 2016, holding reins of the organisation he joined in 2000. With his dynamic spirit and leadership abilities, as CEO of HLI, he is a professional with valuable experience to steer the company ahead in its growth plans. Spanning a career of over 22 years’ experience, he has travelled widely across India and abroad and handled diverse portfolios that have helped him understand the dynamics of the Unani and Food Industry. He is well-versed in the intricacies of India's regional diversities and consumer needs.
Mr. Hamid Ahmed has also served as a Chancellor of Jamia Hamdard, a Deemed to be University. Mr. Ahmed is an eminent business personality based in New Delhi. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Hamdard Laboratories India – Foods Division. In addition, he is also serving as Founder and President of Unani Drug Manufacturers Association (UDMA).
As a member of Business and Employment Bureau, Hamid Ahmed has worked extensively in the area of skill development and employment opportunities for the backward classes and economically weaker sections.
In 2022, he was felicitated by the Rotary Club of Delhi South, with the prestigious Paul Harris Fellow, for his services to the community, including a tree plantation drive, facilitating 42,000 vaccinations in two centres in Delhi and for Holistic Health Camps for COVID care for the society.
He joined the Board of Religare Finvest Limited as Non-Executive Independent Director on January 19, 2021.
Mr. Tripathi is a retired IAS officer. During his illutrious career, as an IAS officer, spanning over 40 years in public service 1977 to 2017 December (including 5 years as Chairman - Public Grievances Commission & Police Complaints Authority), he held various key senior positions at State and Centre level such as Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Govt. of NCT Delhi; Chief Secretary – Govt. of NCT Delhi; Joint Secretary - Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India; Director - Indian Institute of Mass Communication; CEO - Delhi Jal Board, NCT Delhi; Commissioner Sales Tax - NCT Delhi; Development Commissioner & Chief Electoral Officer - A&N Islands; Director Total Literacy Campaign (National Literacy Mission) - Department of Education, Ministry of HRD; Commissioner Land - Delhi Development Authority; Commissioner Excise & Entertainment Tax – NCT Delhi; Secretary - New Delhi Municipal Committee; Deputy Commissioner and Secretary to Lt. Governor in Arunachal Pradesh etc. He has also been on the Board / Governing Council of Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, TATA Power Ltd., BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd., BSES Yamuna Power Ltd., Institute of Biliary and Livery Sciences, Delhi, and National Law School, Delhi.
Dynamism and human approach are the hallmark of his persona. He is known as committed professional having rich and varied experience. He has successful leadership and governance abilities, expertise in management and administrative matters, project execution and operational matters. His firm and tactful handling of sensitive and tricky issues has seen the organisation, with which he was associated, emerge a winner at all times.
Mr Tripathi is a post graduate in political science from Allahabad University and a Gold Medalist for securing highest marks in political science at under-graduate level in the University.
He joined the Board of Religare Finvest Limited as Non-Executive Independent Director on September 28, 2022.
