Rejecting a crown of thorns: Meet Vikram Limaye, MD & CEO of NSE

Limaye joined NSE in July 2017 after a long stint at IDFC, an institution set up to boost infrastructure development by channelling private sector investments

On March 4, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) put out ads in leading newspapers inviting applications for the post of managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO).

The next day, Vikram Limaye, the current MD & CEO, held one-on-one meetings on the top floor of Bandra’s Taj Land’s End with leading publications detailing the “transformational” changes the exchange has seen under him.

With Chief Regulatory Officer Priya Subbaraman and Chief Technology Officer Shiv Bhasin by his side, Limaye made an hour-long presentation on how the exchange transformed its value chain from connectivity to trading to clearing, settlement and surveillance.

The 55-year-old,