1987 - BE (Mech) from B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bangalore.
1994 - ACMA from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Kolkata
2001 - CAIIB from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance, Mumbai
2017 - Limited Insolvency Examination from Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board of India

Sri Parashiva Murthy B S aged 58, is an Engineering graduate and a professional cost accountant from Institute of Cost Accountants of India having more than 3 decades of Industry experience which includes working with IDBI Bank (formerly Industrial Development Bank of India), BPL Group and Kennametal Group. While working with IDBI for more than 23 years, Mr. Murthy has worked in various capacities with his last role as General Manager, heading the Stressed Asset Vertical of IDBI Bank. Mr. Murthy has been on board of many Corporates as Independent Director. He has deep insight knowledge on credit appraisal process of a Bank and Financial institution. .

MBBS, MD (General Medicine) & DM (Gastroenterology)

Mr. Ruchit Bharat Patel (DIN: 00603359), aged 35 years- is a MBBS, MD (General Medicine) & DM (Gastroenterology). Dr. Ruchit B. Patel serves as Director on the Board of various Family Promoted Companies. He is an active investor in the Securities Market. Dr. Ruchit B. Patel is a well-known Gastroenterologist in the Western Suburbs & Mumbai and has overall administrative experience.

He is on the Board of Premier Tissues (India) Limited, Finquest Financial Solutions Private Limited, Krihaan Texchem Private Limited and many family promoted companies.

Mr. Hardik Patel is the founder and Promoter of FINQUEST GROUP OF COMPANIES. Hardik launched FINQUEST upon his return to India from the U.S.A. in 2005 with a view to develop a world-class financial services platform that would raise the bar in the Indian context in delivering high quality capital market transaction, financial advisory services and lending institution.

At FINQUEST, in brokerage business (Finquest Securities Pvt. Ltd.) Hardik is actively involved in originating and maintaining relationships with various institutional investors (domestic and international), corporates, high net worth individuals, and family offices.

He along with his father has been instrumental in setting up the NBFC business (Finquest Financial Solutions Pvt. Ltd.) wherein they have grown the assets size to more than Rs. 1000 crores. Apart from lending to Corporates Finquest specializes in acquiring stressed assets. The group have successfully acquired manufacturing assets of marquee brands like Reid & Taylor, Digjam and Premiere Tissues.

Over the last ten years, Mr. Patel has been actively managing his own proprietary investments, on which he has successfully managed to generate significant capital appreciation. He is well-reputed for being adept at identifying the “right” under-valued small and mid-cap stocks that have translated into exponential returns.

Hardik holds an MBA from Crummer Graduate School of Business, Florida, USA.

Mr. Shaukat Hasanali Merchant (DIN: 00075865), aged 72 years- is a B.Sc, LL.B & Solicitor.

Mr. Merchant is a Senior Solicitor & Senior Partner of the Law Firm M/s. M & M Legal Ventures, Advocates & Solicitors, Mumbai which was established by him in the year 1993. He graduated from Government Law College and pursued his carrier in law in 1978 with the leading law firm M/s. Crawford Bayley & Co., Mumbai. Besides having a rich experience in advising MNCs and large Indian Corporates in the field of Corporate Laws, Joint Ventures, Amalgamations, Laws relating to the Pharmaceutical Industry, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and Intermediaries in the Securities Market. He also has vast experience in Litigation and Arbitration proceedings besides advising Manufacturing companies across the country in diverse pricing matters. Mr. Merchant has more than 45 years of experience in the field.

He is on the Board of Rubfila International Limited as Independent Director.

Mrs. Bina Dinesh Trivedi (DIN: 01476999),- she is graduated from the University of Bombay and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1991.

Mrs. Trivedi is a seasoned finance professional with both operational turn around, private equity & venture capital experience with a keen eye for new, value creating initiatives. She presently engages with early and growth stage Funds to draw up strategies, raise resources and add value to portfolio companies. She moved out from IL&FS Investment Managers Limited, (IIML) Mumbai, India after a decade in December 2016 where she was responsible for fund raising initiatives, originated and lead deals, managed portfolio companies at the Board level and helped structure various transactions. Apart from extensive experience with Fund raising, early and growth stage private equity investments across sectors, business and economic cycles, she led in an operating role and completed a restructuring in the USA over 4 years at Planet Diamond Tools (PDT).

PDT was a buy out in the light engineering sector by Indocean Chase Advisors (Indocean). She was instrumental in turning the Company around and aided in the addition of new products and customers. From 1994 – 2000, she was with the Indocean Funds and was responsible for completing transactions of approximately US$ 120 Mn. Mrs. Trivedi has more than 30 years of experience in the field.