Sharad Bhatia

Sharad Bhatia

Sharad Bhatia is a seasoned finance professional with over four decades of experience in corporate and investment banking, focusing on the resolution of stressed assets. He has held senior roles at leading banking institutions such as ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Axis Bank, and was the Managing Director at Multiples Alternate Asset Management, where he led investments in special situations.

In the early 2000s, Sharad shifted his focus to the then-emerging field of stressed asset resolution in India. His extensive experience includes roles as both a seller and buyer of non-performing loans and as a private equity investor. Sharad’s early involvement in this space allowed him to shape key policy developments and capitalize on first-mover advantages, resulting in high-yielding investments and successful turnarounds of troubled companies.

Sharad is a strong advocate for robust corporate governance, shaped by his involvement with over 25 corporate boards across diverse industries. Currently, he serves

as an Independent Director on the boards of Aditya Birla ARC Limited, Kotak Mahindra Trustee Company Limited, Kotak Pension Fund Limited, and HKR Roadways Limited. He also advises Axis Trustee Services Limited on business strategy and stressed asset resolution.

In addition to his corporate roles, Sharad is an active mentor and advisor to fintech start-ups, including SLO Technologies, which develops innovative products for improved recoveries and credit monitoring in the banking sector. He has also been involved in training, teaching, and speaking at industry seminars on stressed assets and restructuring.

Sharad holds a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering, an MBA, and completed the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD, France. In his free time, he enjoys reading biographies and autobiographies.