Mr. Nimesh Kampani is the founder of JM Financial Group and serves as a Non-Executive Chairman of JM Financial Limited, one of India’s leading players in the financial services space. The Group is engaged in diverse businesses which comprises of (i) Corporate Advisory and Capital Markets which includes investment banking, institutional equities and research; (ii) wealth and asset management which includes distribution, broking, advisory, mutual fund, alternatives; (iii) Private Markets which includes lending with a focus on syndication and private investments; and (iv) Home Loans which includes retail home loans with a focus on the affordable segment.
In his career spanning over five decades, Mr. Kampani has made pioneering contributions to the development of the Indian capital markets and has advised several corporates on their strategic and financial needs, especially, capital raising, mergers & acquisitions, regulators and law makers on progressive regulations for development of financial markets and corporate activities.
Mr. Kampani has served as a member on several important committees constituted by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, BSE Limited, National Stock Exchange of India Limited, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
Mr. Kampani was a member of the High-Powered Expert Committee constituted by the Ministry of Finance on making Mumbai an International Finance Centre and also a member of the Advisory Panel on Financial Regulation and Supervision constituted by RBI Committee on Financial Sector Assessment. He was a member of the Bloomberg Asia Pacific Advisory Board and also a member of the Governing Board of Centre for Policy Research.
Mr. Kampani is a commerce graduate from Sydenham College, Mumbai and a fellow member of ICAI.
In January 2021, Mr. Kampani was honoured with the Hall of Fame Award by ICAI.
