A qualified Mechanical Engineer from Mysore University in Karnataka (India), Feroze also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management, specializing in Derivatives & Finance. Before joining Anand Rathi in 2012, the young leader worked for prominent companies such as Religare Macquarie & RBS for seven years. A bright thinker, several of his product ideas have succeeded in the market linked debenture segment.
THE TORCH BEARER
As the Deputy CEO, Feroze charts the strategic direction for the company, aligning its strategy with the evolving business landscape & building a solid team of leaders to execute its vision. In terms of his future aspirations, the ambitious leader wishes to increase the number of clients by 25% each year. Currently, the firm’s AUM amounts to 30,000 crores, and he aims to increase
it to one lakh crore in the next 5 years.
ENCOURAGES DEMOCRATIC DECISION MAKING
Feroze is a supporter of democratic decision-making. He believes that democracy engenders ownership in any situation. For that reason, he gives his team members more opportunities to participate in decision-making. Like a true leader, he believes in inspiring his team instead of instructing them. He holds that inspiring people is possible only if you lead from the front & set an example through your hard work. He explains, “It is the easiest to lead a team with words or instructions since you don’t have to do much, but effective leadership calls for leading by example, which I prefer.” Challenges, he says, are a test that provides an opportunity to thrive. According to him, adversity causes strong leaders to think effectively, ponder more, uncover facts, & communicate more precisely to unite people and resolve issues.
HIS INSPIRATION
Feroze attributes much of his success to his father, a successful industrialist who went through a debt trap and then started from zero. His father’s optimism and never say die attitude shaped him into the successful individual he is today. The second person who inspired him was Mr. Anand Rathi himself; who became an entrepreneur at the age of 45, motivates Feroze by assuring him that it’s never too late to achieve your goals.
POWERING SOCIAL PROGRESS
Feroze has always been a generous leader who places a high emphasis on Corporate Social Responsibility. “Our general objective has been to help raise funds for cancer patients. As part of this effort, we have partnered with an NGO called Cuddles Foundation,” he adds. “Children who have cancer are highly susceptible to malnutrition. To address this issue, we periodically raise money from wealthy clients so that we can provide aid to children who have cancer,” he explains.
BRAGGING RIGHTS
The young leader has earned bragging rights as one of the youngest & most successful Deputy CEOs in the Wealth Management industry.
Moreover, Feroze has also been named one of Fortune magazine’s 40 young and vibrant entrepreneurs under the age of 40. A bowling enthusiast, he also has the gift of the gab. Several business schools regularly host him as a lecturer in finance.
