Leadership
Subhabrata (Rontu) Basu
Rontu is a banking professional with over 30 years experience in the financial sector and has worked in senior positions with DSP Merrill Lynch, ANZ Grindlays, Jardine Fleming, Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank. He played a key role, in the launch of the Strategy and Business Consulting practice of Quest, and has led several India entry strategy assignments across diverse sectors.
Rontu has a Bachelors Degree in Commerce from the University of Bombay and a Diploma in Accounting Studies from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK. He also holds an Accounting Technician Certificate from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Imran Panju
Imran has over thirty years of experience running businesses in manufacturing & industry, as well as financial services & consulting, therefore brings a rich and varied experience to the practice. He started his career as an Industrial Marketing consultant in the U.S., and then held progressively senior roles in investment banking when he moved back to India. He continues as amember of the Board of Directors of Simmonds Marshall Ltd in the capacity of Wholetime Director. Imran has a BCom from Bombay University and an MBA in Finance and Business Analytics from Indiana University PA.
Operating Advisors
Vijendra Gairola
A graduate of Schulich School of Business , VJ has over 20 years of experience in Banking and Trade Creation in North America, South America and Asia where he held progressively senior positions, shaping and supporting business interests of various organizations.
Shubhro Mitra
Human Resources Leader with global experience in working across various geographies and diverse industry sectors – Manufacturing, FMGC, Hospitality and Financial Services and till recently was the Regional Chief Human Resources Officer of AXA Asia for Life, General and Health insurance business lines.
Mohita Arora
Mohita Arora, has 25 years of strong business, strategic & marketing expertise across Multinational and Indian organizations, diverse industries, work cultures and products. She holds a Master of Management Studies degree from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.
Anil Kamath
Anil Kamath who is based in Dubai assists in originating and executing cross-border corporate finance transactions, in the Indo-UAE corridor. Anil holds over 25 years of multi-faceted international professional experience in investment management, investment banking and research of various asset classes
Moustafa Ezz
Moustafa Ezz is a Canada based international affairs professional with experience spanning thirty countries on five continents; most recently serving as a senior leader in international higher education. He now leverages a deep network and market intelligence in South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and China to advise on market entry, global brand development, strategic cross-cultural communications, and geopolitical risk assessment.
Shankar Dey
Shankar is a banking and finance professional with over 40 years’ experience across investment, commercial, retail and private banking. Expertise in lending, capital markets, corporate advisory and M&A. Established Indian operations of three international banks; most recently co-founded a start-up NBFC in 2017.
Advisory Council
Bahram N. Vakil
Bahram N. Vakil is one of the founding partners of AZB & Partners, and is amongst India’s foremost infrastructure and project finance attorneys. Bahram has been acknowledged as a leading project finance lawyer by most international publications for over a decade. He has a LLM from Columbia University, and is a member of the New York State Bar.
Banesh Prabhu
Banesh is a fintech services veteran and pioneer in Technology & Operations solutions management, with a long career with Citigroup. In his last role, he was a member of the Executive Committee and head of O&T for Thailand’s leading banking group – Siam Commercial Bank. He now spends his time as an Investor, Director, Advisor and Consultant in fintech/ BFSI.
Ashok Sinha
Mr. Ashok Sinha, served as the Chairman & Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., from March 1, 2005 to August 18, 2010. Mr. Sinha has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and Masters in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore, with specialization in Finance.
Operating Team
Madhavi Batra
Madhavi Batra is a Senior Consultant at Quest. Over the past decade she has managed consulting projects in the Financial Services & Education space.
Nihad Panju
Nihad Panju is a research analyst for the firm’s consulting projects.
Nihad graduated from the Raffles Institute of Design with a major in Interactive Multimedia Design.
Olinda D’mello
Olinda D’mello has been with Quest since inception and is the Head of Administration & Financial Accounting.
Aliasgar Umrethwala
Ali has been with Quest for the past 15 years and heads IT and Systems Administration.