Holding her own: Madhabi Puri Buch completes 100 days as Sebi chairperson

Industry players credit Sebi's first woman chairperson with putting special emphasis on cyber security, use of tech and data - areas where Sebi is trying to 'stay ahead of the curve'

Madhabi Puri Buch completed her first 100 days as the chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday. A whole-time member of Sebi from April 05, 2017, to October 04, 2021, Buch had assumed charge as Sebi chairperson on March 2.

During this hundred-day period, the first woman and first person from the private sector to head the market watchdog, has tried to put in place key building blocks for efficient development of the securities market. The IIM-Ahmedabad alumna has attempted to inculcate the efficiencies of the private sector by identifying key result areas (KRAs) and setting