Yann Le Pallec is President of S&P Global Ratings and a member of the S&P’s Executive Leadership Team. He has ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the business, including commercial, analytical, control and operations functions. He is based in Paris and heads the S&P Global Ratings Operating Committee.

Previously, Mr. Yann Le Pallec was Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Rating Services which oversees Analytics, Research, and Operations, encompassing more than 2,200 analysts and support staff across 28 countries who cover more than one million outstanding ratings on entities and securities across a range of sectors, including governments, corporations, financial institutions and structured finance.

Mr. Yann Le Pallec has held a diverse set of responsibilities in his career at S&P. In 2016, he was Head of Global Corporate Ratings, a group composed of 500 analysts responsible for analyzing over 4,000 non-financial corporations worldwide.

From 2011 until 2015, he was responsible for S&P’s market-leading credit ratings business in EMEA managing a team of over 900 rating analysts and support staff operating from 12 offices.

Previously, Mr. Yann Le Pallec was Head of EMEA Corporate and Government Ratings, after various managerial and analytical positions in the Insurance and Sovereign & Public Sector groups.

Before joining S&P in 1999, Mr.Yann Le Pallec was a Senior Manager with the Paris-based audit firm Salustro Reydel.

Mr. Yann Le Pallec holds a Master’s degree in Business from Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economique et Commerciales (ESSEC) in France.

Girish Ganesan is Chief People Officer for S&P Global, and a member of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team.

Most recently, Mr. Ganesan served as Senior Vice President of People for S&P Global, overseeing the people function for multiple areas of the Company across 32 countries including S&P Global Ratings, Sustainable 1, Enterprise Technology and Kensho. Mr. Ganesan has served as the Enterprise Workforce Lead on S&P Global’s AI Council.

Prior to joining S&P, Mr. Ganesan was the Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion and Head of U.S. Talent at TD Bank Group. He was responsible for the strategy and execution of practices and programs that positioned the bank and its 90,000 employees, globally, as an inclusive organization. Prior to TD Bank Group, he was with Manulife where he held a variety of senior positions in total rewards, shared services, and HR business consulting.

Mr. Girish Ganesan was named one of 2023 Top 10 HR Leaders to follow by CIO Magazine and one of 2019 Canada's Top 40 under 40 and has previously been recognized with prestigious awards including the Golden Globe Tiger Award for Excellence in HR Leadership in 2015 endorsed by World HRD Congress.

Born in New Delhi and educated in U.S., Canada, and India, Mr. Ganesan has an honors degree in Political Science and Economics, and post-graduate education in Human Resources Management. He also holds the Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) designation.
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Mr. Girish Ganesan previously served as a Director on the Board of Association of Talent Development (ATD) and HR Professional Association (HRPA). 

Mr. Girish Paranjpe is an accomplished leader in the technology field having served Wipro Limited, India's third biggest software company, for over two decades, contributing to the rise of India’s IT industry from its infancy to its current globally dominant position.  Mr. Paranjpe, served as the Co-CEO of Wipro's IT Business from 2008-2011 and was a member of the Board of Directors of Wipro Ltd. He lead the Wipro's IT business worth USD 5.8 billion and employee strength of over one lakh, spread over 54 countries. More recently, he was the Managing Director for Bloom Energy International, a silicon valley based alternative energy company. Along with his IT industry colleagues he  has promoted a venture fund, Exfinity Venture Partners, which invests in tech start-ups. He is also a General Partner at Exfinity.

Mr. Girish Paranjpe serves on the board of Advent invested company Modenik Lifestyle Private Limited. He also serves as an Independent Director on the Boards of Axis Bank, Max Life Insurance and IBS software Ltd.

Mr. Paranjpe is a Commerce graduate and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.

Mr. Amar Raj Bindra is a career banker and has 42 years of rich experience in the banking industry across OECD and Emerging markets. He is a credit risk subject expert in the banking industry, with deep knowledge of the Asia region, having managed client and credit risk strategies over 5 global crises. Mr. Bindra retired from ANZ Banking Group International as Head of Credit & Capital Management –International, after managing a portfolio spanning 18 markets, including ESG initiatives for banking energy transition/sustainability linked loans & bonds and risk management digitization. Prior to this, Mr. Bindra was Group Head of Institutional Credit – Asia of Citi Group where he was responsible for a multi billion USD portfolio in Asia, Japan and Australia covering multi geographies, products and industries. He joined the Citi Group in 1979 and held several positions at its various divisions over the years.

Mr Bindra has completed an Advanced Management Program from University of Pennsylvania and holds a post graduate Masters degree of Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Sydenham College, Mumbai.

Mr. Amish Mehta is the Managing Director and CEO of Crisil.

He leads efforts to deliver value through best-in-class analytics, solutions, and opinions to companies, investors, financial institutions, policy makers and governments, both in India and worldwide.

Mr. Amish Mehta joined Crisil in October 2014 as President and Chief Financial Officer, and in 2017, was named Chief Operating Officer. As the COO, he led Crisil's acquisitions and change agenda, while creating a growth path for the businesses he managed.

Prior to joining Crisil, Mr. Amish Mehta was the Chief Financial Officer of Indus Towers. He has rich experience of over two decades in telecommunications, oil and gas, FMCG and business advisory services, and has held leadership roles in diverse organisations, including BP/Castrol India, E&Y and ExxonMobil India.

He is a member of FICCI's Capital Markets Committee, SEBI Primary Markets Advisory Committee (PMAC), CII National Committee on Banking and CII Corporate Governance and Regulatory Affairs Council.

He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelors degree in Commerce.

Ms Nishi Vasudeva is a business leader with extensive management and advisory experience. She is the first woman Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), a blue chip Maharatna company in India. During her career of almost four decades in the oil and gas sector, she has worked across diverse business domains that include marketing, corporate planning & strategy, business transformation, enterprise resource planning and information systems.

She has been a member of several committees for development of policy for the hydrocarbon sector in India. She has also held Board positions in various joint venture companies of HPCL, in partnership with oil majors, MNCs and reputed Indian business firms, during her tenure at HPCL.

Ms Vasudeva is the first Indian to be awarded the Platts "Global CEO of the year" in the Energy sector and has several other awards & recognitions to her credit. She was presented the SCOPE award in the Individual Leadership category by the President of India for excellence and outstanding contribution to public sector management. She has also been ranked one of the top five 'Most Powerful Woman in the Asia Pacific' by FORTUNE magazine in the year 2014.

Ms Vasudeva serves as a Non-Executive Independent Director on the Boards of several prominent corporates.Ms Vasudeva is BA (Economic Honours) from Delhi University and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

Saugata is President of the S&P Global Market Intelligence division and a member of the S&P Global’s Executive Committee. Saugata is also the Chief Enterprise Data Officer for S&P Global.

In prior roles at the company, Saugata was President of the Commodity Insights division. Prior to that Saugata was Chief Financial Officer of two of S&P Global’s divisions, S&P Global Market Intelligence and S&P Global Platts. Before that, Saugata led financial planning & analyses (FP&A) and corporate strategy for the company; managed operations and finance for the central technology group; led integration program for a large acquisition; and led the strategy team at S&P Global’s Ratings division.

Previously, Saugata was a consultant at McKinsey & Co.’s New York office where he led client engagements focused on strategy, M&A, corporate finance, and on improving operations across a range of industries, with particular emphasis on financial services.

Before joining McKinsey & Co., Saugata spent seven years at The Godrej Group, a $4 billion diversified conglomerate in Mumbai, India. At the Godrej Group, Saugata led sales teams and supply chain re-engineering projects and worked in the Office of the Group Chairman.

Mr. Dinesh Khara is a distinguished career banker with nearly 40 years of extensive experience in the banking sector, both in India and internationally. He served as the Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) from October 2020 to August 2024. Prior to his appointment as Chairman, he was the Managing Director (Global Banking & Subsidiaries), where he led the International Banking group, Corporate Banking, Treasury Operations, and successfully guided SBI’s non-banking subsidiaries, including SBI Mutual Fund, SBI Life Insurance, SBI Cards, and SBI Capital Markets.

As Managing Director (Associates & Subsidiaries), Mr. Khara played a pivotal role in the successful merger of five Associate Banks and Bhartiya Mahila Bank with SBI. He also managed key functions such as Risk, Information Technology, and Compliance.

Before becoming Managing Director at SBI in August 2016, Mr. Khara was the Managing Director & CEO of SBI Funds Management Pvt Ltd from November 2013 to August 2016. He began his career with SBI as a Probationary Officer in 1984 and has consistently demonstrated leadership across various facets of banking.

Mr Khara is appointed Chairperson of  NPS Trust by Pension Fund Regulatory Authority ( PFRDA).

Securities Exchange Board of India ( SEBI) has appointed him as Chairman of Corporate Bond and Securitisation Advisory Committee of SEBI.

In addition, he is a Member of Insurance  Advisory committee of IRDAI and Pension Advisory Committee of PFRDA.

Mr. Khara holds an MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies, New Delhi, and a postgraduate degree in Commerce from the Delhi School of Economics. He is also a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance. He is deeply focused on leveraging analytics and technology to drive innovation and enhance operational efficiency in corporate entities.