BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MR MAHMOOD HASAN KHAN - MANAGING DIRECTOR

Qualified as an MBA (Finance), Mehmood Khan is a man of exemplary vision and strong professional commitment. He is highly proficient with over 12 years of experience in Providing Services in corporate Finance, Fund Syndication and Investment Banking Advisory. A First generation Entrepreneur, he is instrumental in Goldrush Capital's exponential growth through strong corporate relationships. A young and dynamic professional, he possesses inherent qualities of converting challenges into blessings, by sincerity of purpose and firm determination. He has incredible foresight, financial acumen and enterprising spirit. He is a versatile character and uses innovative methods to deal with complex problems.

MR NAIM AKHTAR SIDDIQUI - DIRECTOR

A Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, N. A. Siddiqui has more than 20 years of experience which includes acting as Tax Advisory, Corporate financing, Fund syndication and Investment banking. His ability to understand the business environment coupled with his sound financial and accounting background has enabled him to specialize in Project Financing. He has an in-depth knowledge of the trends and practices in the Banking Industry, Real Estate Industry, Manufacturing sector and other financial services sectors.

MR VINAY PANDEY - DIRECTOR

Qualified as a Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, a Company Secretary and a Law Graduate from Delhi University, Vinay Pandey was associated with Bank of America and ICICI Bank. He has more than 10 years of experience in Corporate Finance, Banking Operations, and Debt Syndication.

Advisory Board

DR. R. S. RATHORE (RTD. IRS) – CHIEF MENTOR

A Former Special Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of India and Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes, former Chairman, Bank of Rajasthan for three year. During his Civil Services career, he was Financial Advisor and Director of Accounts, Ministry of Home Affairs, director of Training, Ministry of Personnel, Director General Management Systems, Ministry of finance, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power and Member ( Economic and Commercial) Central Electricity Authority.

MR T.R. CHAWLA – CHIEF STRATEGIC ADVISOR

TR Chawla holds a Masters Degree in Business Management besides a Degree in Law. A commercial banker for more than 37 years, he has an outstanding track record in handling banking businesses at various hierarchies in the Bank(s). During his career, he handled financial requirements of large manufacturing, commercial, infrastructure, international trade, real estate etc. businesses across the country. He superannuated as an Executive Director from Allahabad Bank, Head Office, Kolkata. He also worked for Dena Bank (17 years) and Punjab National Bank (19 years). Besides Board level experience in Allahabad Bank and Dena Bank, he also had been on the Board of a few RRBs, AllBank Finance Ltd. and Universal Sompo Insurance Company Ltd. Currently he is advising corporate clients on structuring their finance requirements, re-structuring their existing financial liabilities and trade finance related matters.

MR VIKAS ARORA - SENIOR ADVISOR

Vikas, an investment banker for more than 15 years, has an outstanding track record in advising businesses, across diverse sectors and growth stages, execute complex corporate finance transactions in both public and private markets, including the transformational decision of structuring and executing IPOs (Initial Public Offers). Vikas has also assisted the Government of India (GOI) on executing divestment transactions and is currently focused on investing discretionary funds for clients in Indian capital markets and consulting growth-oriented businesses. Vikas has a Masters in Business Administration and has worked with leading investment banking firms including KPMG Corporate Finance, SBI Capital Markets and ENAM Securities.

SYED AHMED SAUD B.A.LL.B (Hons) - Advocate (India), Solicitor (UK)

Saud has been in the legal profession as an active litigator for over 15 years. He is a regular face in the Supreme Court, High Courts and lower courts in Delhi. He has experience of conducting full-fledged civil and criminal trials and defending judgments right up-to highest court, be it from regular litigation or arbitration. His experience comes from the wide variety of legal issues he advises on and the broad based clients he represents. Over the years he has developed a reputation of being a fierce litigation strategist with a strong legal base.
For the last seven years Saud's focus area has been Anti Money Laundering and financial frauds. He has been involved with India's Enforcement Directorate, a prestigious governmental body in this area as a Public Prosecutor.

KEY EXECUTION TEAM

MR U. S. SINGH – HEAD PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

Qualified as M.Sc, US singh is a Retired General Manager UCO Bank, having more than 33 years valuable experience of functioning in diverse atmosphere at top managerial positions. During his career, he served as a Chairman- Banking Service Recruitment Board, Kolkata for about 1 year, GM, personnel HR & Operations, Zonal Head/ Regional Head of banks zones and Regions across the country. He has joined Goldrush Capital Services as a Sr. Consultant and is responsible for Planning and Development activities for Delhi region.

MR S.N. CHOPRA – HEAD OPERATIONS & STRATEGY

S.N. Chopra retired as General Manager leading the Corporate Strategy and Planning department at OBC. He acted as Field General Manager for one year, managing three regions and served as in-charge of specialized Forex branch for more than 3 years at Kolkata. He also worked extensively in Business Development as a Branch Manager and Regional Head for more than 25 years. In his carrier, he brought in numerous corporate, government and other business accounts, contributing substantially to the business. He handled businesses in excess of 20,000 crore with an advance portfolio of over 10,000 crore.

NEERAJ GOEL – SENIOR ADVISOR

FCA with more than 33 years experience in Risk Management, internal audit, compliances, performance evaluation, MIS development and monitoring, credit rating management, international trade, treasury management, corporate accounts, budgetary and cost control, ERP implementation and management.

Mr AJAY KATHURIA – HEAD SPECIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT

He holds an MBA, CAIIB & LLB and possesses an experience of more than 35 years besides being a rank holder from Delhi University in MSc. Physics. He has published a research paper in an international journal of repute which is equivalent to PhD. He joined PNB as a Management Trainee in 1977 and has served the bank in various capacities at Branch level, Regional office, Zonal Office & Head Office, primarily in the field of Credit, Foreign Exchange & NPA’s. He also was a fund Manager for 7 years in Mutual Funds.

MR. VINAY KUMAR – HEAD DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Vinay Kumar, a qualified M.Com and LLB from the University of Delhi, and CAIIB, he has an experience of 37 years in the field of Banking, retiring as GM from Punjab National Bank. He joined PNB as a Management Trainee in 1977, after teaching in the capacity of a Lecturer, at Bhagat Singh College for 1.5 years. During his stint with PNB, he managed nearly 400 branches in the states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. Not only this, he also attended a training programme at Kellogs School of Management, Chicago, USA, reflecting his interests in the fields of Restructuring of stressed accounts, Credit Appraisal & Dispensation and Recovery of stressed/NPA Accounts. Now, Vinay Kumar is associated with Goldrush Capital Services in the capacity of Head, Debt Restructuring, helping bank agencies with the same.

MR. M. HASAN - VICE PRESIDENT (OPERATIONS)

M. Hasan started his career with a company in manufacturing Electronics office Automation in the year 1987. Then he worked with many private sector companies. He joined Goldrush Capital Services in 2007. During his career spanning over 18 Years, he gained in depth knowledge and experience in the areas of Finance, Accounts, Auditing & Taxation, MIS, Budgeting, Costing and Statutory Compliance and General Administration.