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Santanu Sengupta is listed as Global Advisory Board Member at Self-Employed, a with 20126 employees, based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Santanu Sengupta.
Santanu Sengupta previously worked as President and Chief Growth and Strategy Officer at Zeron and President and Chief Growth & Strategy Officer at Zeron. Santanu Sengupta holds Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance/Marketing, First Division from Faculty Of Management Studies - University Of Delhi.
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Santanu is an accomplished banking industry executive, recognized for building businesses at scale, developing high performing, diverse teams; leading complex transformational projects, winning landmark client mandates & achieving consistently strong P& L results, while effectively managing risks. He has been at the forefront of several industry initiatives e.g. Libor transition, Sustainable Financing, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security and Risk Management. After c. 3 decades in leadership roles in India & Singapore with leading global banks, Santanu has recently pivoted to the new age sector and is presently President & Chief Growth & Strategy Officer at ZERON, a Cyber Risk Management company.Since August 2012, Santanu worked at Wells Fargo Bank in multiple roles and served as Member of Asia Pacific Executive Committee, APAC Risks& Controls Committee and was part of the Bank’s Executive Delegation at Annual IMF, SIBOS and ADB meetings. As Managing Director & Regional Head Asia Pacific South (based in Singapore and responsible for running the business in 15 countries), Santanu built a market leading franchise for the bank and led large cross-border teams in a diverse, multi–culture, multi-ethnic region comprising developed, emerging, and frontier markets. Earlier, as Regional Manager-South Asia, based in Mumbai, Santanu transformed the profile and visibility of the bank’s business in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and delivered strong revenue growth, while managing the Regulatory Governance and Compliance of all Indian legal entities of the bank. Prior to Wells Fargo, Santanu had successful stints at Credit Agricole CIB, HSBC and ABN AMRO Bank, where he built businesses at scale, won prestigious client mandates and successfully delivered on strategic and transformational initiatives. Santanu has strong interpersonal, communication, negotiation, analytical, decision making, strategic thinking & problem-solving skills and the stature &experience to influence senior stakeholders.Specialties: Leadership • New Business Development • Relationship Management • Digital Transformation • ESG • Governance &Risk Management • Business strategy •Change management •Hiring top talent •Stakeholder managementDomain Expertise: Transaction Banking (Payments & Trade Finance), Capital Markets, Loan Syndications, Compliance, Credit, Operations, Financial Crimes, CybersecurityOutside of work, Santanu loves reading, music, yoga & swimming. At a personal level, he works with orphanages and underprivileged children. He can be reached at Sengupta.Santanu@Outlook.com
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President And Chief Growth And Strategy Officer
President And Chief Growth & Strategy Officer
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Self-Employed
May 2023 - May 2024
Managing Director, Regional Head - Asia Pacific South
•Led the bank’s business and teams in APAC South (Southeast Asia, Indian-Subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands) and managed the offices of the bank in the region. Also ,owner of FIG P&L and all portfolio risks including credit and financial crimes related. •Built a leading market share of 22% for Wells Fargo in core Cross-Border Payments business across the Institutional Client base.•Identified gaps in the products offered; assessed investment requirements. Increased payment fee revenues (despite challenging markets) by introducing Principal Protect, Swift Go, and digital solutions.•Played a leading role in several industry initiatives like Libor transition, Digital transformation and spreading awareness on Emerging risks including Cyber Security and Sanctions risks, by hosting educational seminars for customers.•Mandated by a leading Australia headquartered FI for their Revolving Credit Facility and Syndicated Term Loan Facility and seven consecutive international bond issuances and 10 private placements.•Won six consecutive international senior and subordinated bond mandates from a leading Southeast Asian Bank, including their debut green bond issuance.•Won landmark US Dollar Payments mandates as part of Global RFP process from a leading Southeast Asian Bank and Australian bank respectively. •Piloted first ever SOFR-benchmarked loans for clients in India, Vietnam, Philippines, and Indonesia. •Arranged first ever syndicated term loan facility in international market for a Vietnamese bank. •Managed the regulatory, tax & legal issues pertaining to the closure of the Rep offices in Bangkok, Manila & Dhaka and seamlessly built Singapore as a Regional Hub for the FIG business. •Attained the no.1 Customer Satisfaction Ranking for Wells Fargo in APAC in the FI Metrix Survey.•Member of APAC Executive Committee, highest decision-making and governance forum for the bank in Asia and a voting member of Asia Risk and Controls Committee.
May 2018 - Apr 2023
Regional Manager-South Asia
•Led the Financial Institutions Business in India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka and managed the Mumbai and Dhaka offices.•As Country Manager for India, managed Regulatory Governance and Compliance of all Indian legal entities. Represented the bank with regulators. •Concluded the first-ever OPIC Co-financing facility in the Region. Structured the first ever Credit Enhanced US Commercial Paper Program for Wells Fargo globally.•Won the prestigious mandate to act as the US Dollar Clearing bank for India’s Central Counterparty. The mandate propelled Wells Fargo into the payments market infrastructure in India and helped win Treasury Clearing mandates from leading banks.•Disbursed the first-ever SWIFT Trade Loan in Bangladesh. Explored Factoring, ECA & aircraft financing opportunities.
Aug 2012 - Apr 2018
Executive Vice President & Head - Financial Institutions
•Covered banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and finance companies.•Originated visible and high-profile deals from FI clients in India across DCM, Capital Markets & Transaction Banking Products.•Won the Mandated Lead Arranger and Book Runner role for USD 1.5 BN offshore debt capital raising, the largest offshore debt raised by an Asian Financial Institution. Awarded a Co- Book Running Lead Manager role for a leading private sector FI’s follow-on domestic-cum-GDR offering and Lead Manager for a leading Government bank’s QIP equity issuance.•Won a 10-year, USD 1 Billion Interest Rate Swap with a top tier Indian Financial Institution, which is the largest ever single ticket swap traded in India. •Awarded the Joint Lead Manager and Book Runner mandate for the largest ever Eurobond issuance by India’s largest bank. •Concluded white labelling arrangements with Indian banks for dealing in derivatives.•Led M&A discussions with Indian FIs for the bank’s entry into Insurance & Asset Management business.
Oct 2006 - Aug 2012
Senior Vice President, Financial Institutions Group
•Originated deals from top-tier financial institutions. Cross-sold the entire range of HSBC's products & services - Transaction Banking, Debt & Equity Capital Markets, and Treasury Capital Markets to the institutional client base.•Mandated as the Book Running Lead Manager for debut US Dollar bond issuances under EMTN program by the top 3 state owned banks in India.•Won Sole USD Clearing Bank mandate for 3 offshore branches of India’s largest bank and 2 offshore branches of a leading private sector bank.•Selected as a Joint Book Running Lead Manager for follow on domestic equity issue for INR 15Bn, by one of India’s leading banks.•Won mandate as Bankers to the Issue for domestic IPO of INR12.5Bn for a leading infrastructure financing company.•Awarded Sole Advising Bank mandate for the acquisition of a bank in Indonesia by a top tier Indian bank.
Jul 2004 - Sep 2006
Head Institutional Banking, South India
•Managed key institutional relationships, increased revenues by 125% in 3 years, and achieved market leadership.•Structured the first Derivative deals (Interest Rate Swap/Coupon Swap) with 2 leading Financial Institutions headquartered in South India. •Won 6 new US Dollar and GBP clearing account mandates.•Achieved breakthrough with the Insurance sector client segment, with the first ever Payments and Cash Management mandate from a government owned Insurance company headquartered in South India.
Sep 2000 - Jul 2004
Multiple Roles
•Head Trade Sales (South India), Project Head (Centralized Trade Finance), Relationship Manager (Corporate Banking), Management Trainee.•Joined the bank as Management Trainee and spent time in key Operations roles learning the nuts and bolts of banking. Led the project team that was tasked with the centralization of the bank’s pan India Trade Finance Operations in Chennai in 1998.
Jun 1995 - Aug 2000
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Santanu Sengupta education
Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance/Marketing, First Division
Bachelor Of Arts (Honours In Economics), Economics, First Division
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Santanu Sengupta is listed as Global Advisory Board Member at Self-Employed.
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Santanu Sengupta is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India while working with Self-Employed.
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Santanu Sengupta has worked for Self-Employed, Zeron, Wells Fargo, Credit Agricole Cib, and Hsbc.
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Santanu Sengupta holds Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance/Marketing, First Division from Faculty Of Management Studies - University Of Delhi.
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