RAVNEET GILL

SENIOR ADVISOR
FINANCIAL MARKETS / PRIVATE EQUITY / ESPORTS / HIGHER EDUCATION
MUMBAI / INDIA

2020-Present NEW HORIZONS ALLIANCE MUMBAI Founder & CEO. Establishing a world class higher education business in partnership with the International Olympic Committee, IMD Business School etc. founded AISTS, Lausanne.

Building an Esports franchise of international scale and quality in collaboration with the International Esports Federation (IeSF), the global governing body for Esports.

Providing a cutting edge esports based STEM education as exclusive India affiliate of the North American Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF).

2021-Present TRENT LTD Board Director. Appointed as an Independent Director on the Board of Trent Ltd, the listed retail arm of Tata Group.

2019-2020 YES BANK LTD MUMBAI Managing Director & CEO. Appointed as MD & CEO after the Regulator forced a management change because of poor credit culture, governance and regulatory compliance. Brought complete transparency regarding governance and asset quality and was widely respected for the credibility, skill and integrity with which the same was achieved. Managed total Balance Sheet of USD 40 billion. Positioned Yes Bank as the ‘Digital Bank’ of India by leveraging strategic fintech relationships and the technology platform of the bank. Responsible for 24,000 staff members in Yes Bank.

1991-2019 DEUTSCHE BANK AG MUMBAI 

2012-2019 Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank India Member, Asia Pacific Executive Committee Member, Management Committee of Indian Banking Association. Oversaw Deutsche Bank’s businesses in India, including Corporate Banking & Securities, Global Transaction Banking, Private & Business Clients and Asset & Wealth Management besides its Global Service Centres in India employing 12,000 professionals. Largest profit contributor to DB’s Asia operations spanning 17 countries and 5th largest globally. Maintained the lowest net NPAs in the entire industry and one of the highest post tax RoE of all banks in India. Regulatory rating upgrade to 'A', the highest awarded by Reserve Bank of India. Quality of talent and longevity of the firm's middle and senior management compares with the best in the industry.

Awards: Best Investment Bank in India (2017) by Euromoney; Best Foreign Bank (2016, 2015) by Financial Express; Best Asset Quality, (2016, 2015, 2014) by Dun & Bradstreet; Best Foreign Bank (2015) by KPMG; Best Foreign Bank (2015) by Business Today Other Highlights.

Advised the Ministry of Finance on India’s Sovereign Rating and Public Sector banks recapitalization. Among the pioneering evangelists of digitalization of financial services with cutting edge FinTech knowledge. 

Elected member of the Management Committee of Indian Banks Association (the Apex body of Indian Banking) education.

1985 HINDU COLLEGE, DELHI UNIVERSITY NEW DELHI Masters in Political Science.

1980 MODERN SCHOOL, BARAKHAMBA ROAD NEW DELHI interests Indian art, competitive sport, wildlife conservation and sit on the Advisory Board of the Rajasthan Royals IPL franchise.