Mr. Ajay Garg is the Director & CEO of the SMC Group. He is a merit holder and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He has wide and rich experience of about 27 years in Securities, Commodities & Currency markets along with a strong hold into the intricacies of the capital market. He heads the core businesses of Broking & Clearing services at SMC apart from taking care of the NRI & FPI businesses for the company. He is responsible for business development, risk management, technological up-gradation, brand building and marketing activities of the entire Group.
His firm inclination and belief in the power of technology has helped SMC expand its wing and develop a strong network of brokers and sub-brokers. Because of his focused approach towards offering a superior user experience by using robust innovations SMC has been able to transform trading from a complex chore to a convenient experience for investors with proprietary features like Auto-Trender, an in-house research-based tool, SMC ACE a mobile trading app, Algo Trader, Robo Advisory enabled platform and Portfolio Health Checker.
Mr. Garg has been awarded with ET’s Most Promising Business Leader of Asia – 2019 at The Economic Times – Asian Business Leaders Conclave, Singapore which is a testament of his leadership skills and futuristic approach. He has been recognized as ʻTop 10 Group CEOs of 2021ʼ by CEO Insights Magazine. Mr. Garg has also been honored as the ʻEntrepreneur of the Year (Innovation in Financial Services)ʼ by Times Now & Franchise India in 2015. He is also the Vice Chairman of Commodity Participants Association of India (CPAI).