Angel One has announced the appointment of Ajit Sinha as General Counsel. With over 24 years of experience in corporate law, financial services, capital markets, and banking, Ajit will lead the legal function and provide strategic counsel to the Board and leadership team.
Ajit joins from the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), where he served as Vice President and Head of Corporate Legal team for NSE and its group companies since December 2018. He steered legal strategy, governance, and risk management across domestic and international entities, with expertise in securities laws, M&A, litigation, IP, and enterprise risk frameworks.
At NSE, Ajit supported Board and senior management readiness for compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), structured mergers, acquisitions, and group restructurings, and managed the group’s global intellectual property portfolio across over 40 jurisdictions. He provided legal leadership for the establishment of SGX Connect at NSE’s international exchange and international bullion exchanges at GIFT City, guided and supported NSE Group subsidiaries across IT solutions, edtech, data and indices, CSR, and international exchange businesses, and handled several high-stakes and complex litigations.
Prior to NSE, Ajit spent a decade at HSBC (2008– 2018) as Vice President – Legal (Retail Banking) and later Senior Legal Counsel – Corporate Banking, supporting corporate and retail banking businesses, in addition to advising on data protection matters and managing corporate litigations. Earlier, he served as Regional Legal Counsel – North at Citicorp Finance India Limited (2005– 2008), where he led the regional legal function and established in-house arbitration mechanisms.
Amit Majumdar, Group Chief Strategy Officer, Angel One Limited, said, “At Angel One, governance, client protection, and regulatory discipline are foundational to how we operate. Ajit’s experience across exchanges, banking, and capital markets will be invaluable as we scale our businesses and innovate responsibly within a strong regulatory framework. His leadership will further strengthen our in-house legal and compliance capabilities, enabling earlier interpretation and clearer translation of evolving regulations into business practice, and supporting consistent, transparent, and well-governed execution across the organisation.”
Ajit Sinha, General Counsel, Angel One, said, “Angel One stands at the dynamic crossroads of cutting-edge technology, vibrant Classified as Internal capital markets, and evolving regulations, empowering millions of investors through its pioneering digital platform. It is an immense privilege to join such a forward-thinking organization that prioritizes trust, transparency, and unwavering governance while relentlessly pursuing innovation at scale. I am eager to collaborate closely with the leadership team to reinforce the robust legal, regulatory, and risk management frameworks that will propel Angel One’s extraordinary growth trajectory into the future.”
