Bachelor of Commerce, Calcutta University; MBA, London Business School; Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, India; Qualified as a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England & Wales
Appointed to the Board on 1 July 2021 (Date of last re-election: 22 April 2022), Mr Shirish Apte is an independent and non-executive Director. He was appointed Lead Independent Director with effect from 19 April 2024, and is also the Chairman of the Nominating Committee, the Chairman of the Board Risk Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Mr Apte is currently the Chairman of Singlife Financial Advisers Pte. Ltd. and a director on Singapore Life Holdings Pte. Ltd., and Standard Chartered PLC, London.
Prior to his retirement from Citigroup in 2014, Mr Apte had built up 32 years of financial services experience, holding various senior roles within the group, including Chairman of Asia Pacific Banking, Regional CEO of Asia Pacific, Regional CEO of Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Country Head of Citibank Poland. His responsibilities included corporate banking, investment banking and risk management.