Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) has appointed Kinjal Shah as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), bringing in an experienced technology leader with over 20 years of experience across capital markets, financial services and enterprise technology. Kinjal joins CDSL from YES Securities, where he served as Chief Technology Officer.
His appointment adds leadership experience across financial-market technology, software engineering, enterprise applications and digital transformation to CDSL’s technology function. The move comes as technology infrastructure continues to play a central role in securities markets, supporting digital transactions, investor services and the operations of market participants.
Moves from YES Securities to CDSL
Before joining CDSL, Kinjal led the technology function at YES Securities as CTO. His professional background also includes senior technology roles at Edelweiss Global Markets and the National Stock Exchange of India, where he worked on application management and digital transformation initiatives.
Over the course of his career, Kinjal has worked across technology management, software engineering and enterprise systems, with experience spanning financial services and market infrastructure. His earlier assignments include roles at Chenoa Information Services, ICE, JPMorgan Chase and SGS Technologie.
Brings Capital Markets and Technology Experience
Kinjal experience across securities and financial-services organisations provides a background in technology environments that support market operations and business-critical applications. His career has covered multiple aspects of technology delivery, from software engineering and enterprise applications to technology leadership and digital transformation.
At CDSL, he will lead the company’s technology function. CDSL provides depository services that enable investors to hold securities in dematerialised form and supports a broad ecosystem of capital-market participants. Technology systems are central to these services, facilitating the electronic holding and transfer of securities.
Academic Background
Kinjal holds a bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Mumbai and a master’s degree in Computer Science from Sam Houston State University in the United States.
His appointment brings together experience in technology leadership and capital markets as CDSL continues to operate the digital infrastructure underpinning India’s securities market.
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