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May 25, 2007

Vinayak Kamat Named 2007 PRM Candidate of the Year

Vinayak Kamat, of HSBC Software Development India, in Pune, has been named the 2007 PRM Candidate of the Year.

Mr. Kamat was chosen from those nominated for this award based on his excellent exam scores, top ranking among candidates who answered five essay questions and his performance during a telephone interview of five finalists.

"This is a highly prestigious award, identifying the best of the best among our PRM holders," said David R. Koenig, Executive Director of PRMIA. "We were highly impressed by Vinayak and congratulate him on this international recognition."

Past winners of the PRM Candidate of the Year Award include:

Francois Bourdon, Quantitative Strategist, Fiera Capital, Montreal, (2004 PRM Candidate of the Year)
Tan You Leong, Business Manager, Group Risk Management, OCBC Bank, Singapore, (2004 PRM Candidate of the Year)
Rene Sanda, Director, Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, (2005 PRM Candidate of the Year)
Elizabeth Castagna, Associate Director Investment Compliance, Fidelity International, Pembroke, (2006 PRM Candidate of the Year)

This year's nominees included:

Li-Ming Chen, Taipei Fubon Bank, Taipei, Taiwan
Kristian Greisen, Nykredit Bank, Copenhagen, Denmark
Sian Hwee Ong, Reuters Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore, Singapore
Konstantin Zukker, Algorithmics, Toronto, Canada
Sau Kei Li, HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Vinayak Kamat, HSBC Software Development India Private Limited, Pune, India
Tomasz Kubiak, Banking - Bank Pekao SA, Warsaw, Poland
Aviel Yukelson, Gutmark, Radtke & Company AG, Frankfurt, Germany
Graeme West, Financial Modelling Agency, Parktown North, South Africa
Roman Jarocki, KPMG, London, United Kingdom
Bjoern Huether, VersAM Versicherungs-Assetmanagement GmbH, Muenster, Germany

The finalists for this award included Vinayak and:

Konstantin Zukker, Algorithmics, Toronto, Canada
Sau Kei Li, HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Kristian Greisen, Nykredit Bank, Copenhagen, Denmark
Roman Jarocki, KPMG, London, United Kingdom

The review committee who selected the winners included:

Oscar McCarthy, Risk Manager, ABN Amro Bank NV, Amsterdam, (PRMIA Education and Standards Committee)
Francois Bourdon, Quantitative Strategist, Fiera Capital, Montreal, (2004 PRM Candidate of the Year)
Tan You Leong, Business Manager, Group Risk Management, OCBC Bank, Singapore, (2004 PRM Candidate of the Year)
Krzysztof Jajuga, Professor, Wroclaw University of Economics, Wroclaw, (PRMIA Education and Standards Committee)
Elizabeth Castagna, Associate Director Investment Compliance, Fidelity International, Pembroke, (2006 PRM Candidate of the Year)
Rene Sanda, Director, Banco do Brasil, Brasilia, (2005 PRM Candidate of the Year)
Sai Sireesh, Director & Global Head, Risk Mgmt. & Compliance Strategy & Solutions, Microsoft Corp, Financial Services Group, Seattle, (Former Regional Director, PRMIA Singapore)
Karina Carrero, RD PRMIA Venezuela, PRMIA, Caracas, (Regional Director, PRMIA Venezuela)
Nawal Roy, Vice President, Moody\'s Investor\'s Service, Jersey City, (PRMIA Education and Standards Committee)
Kostas Giannopolis, Professor, the British University in Dubai, Dubai, (Regional Director, PRMIA UAE)
Paul Gwee, Senior Vice President, United Overseas Bank Group, Singapore, (Regional Director, PRMIA Singapore)

A listing of all past award winners can be found by clicking here.

Posted by dkoenig at May 25, 2007 08:06 AM

Comments

Congrats vinayak...

U certainly deserve this.

Posted by: Nilesh at May 29, 2007 01:27 AM

Dear Vinayak,

Congrats. Well done.

Cheers,

Posted by: Pravin Gupta at June 1, 2007 06:21 AM

Heartiest Congratulations!!!

U made us proud.

Posted by: Kirti at June 11, 2007 04:32 AM

Very Well Done. Congratulations and keep it up Vinayak.

Posted by: Anand at June 28, 2007 11:42 AM

Excellent Vinayak, You made us very proud and you would be model for all of us.

Thanks a lot, would keep in touch.

Regards
Murthy P

Posted by: Murthy P at June 28, 2007 10:50 PM

You made India proud. Congrats.

Posted by: Dharmesh Bhatt at June 29, 2007 03:05 AM

Very well done, You have done INDIA proud.

Posted by: Santosh at June 29, 2007 10:33 AM

we are really proud of you, well done,

Posted by: Prashanth at June 29, 2007 11:33 PM

U made us proud Vinayak, Hearty Congrats!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Mukesh Bhatia at June 30, 2007 12:44 AM

Congrats.You made us very proud and you would be model for all of us.

Posted by: beena at July 17, 2007 04:20 AM

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