Mr. Ashok Kumar Agarwal, Chartered Accountant, is the Chairman and Promoter of Globe Capital Market Limited, one of the largest financial services company in India. Globe Capital Market is one of the largest Clearing Member across various Exchanges in India. He is a Fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants and has a vast experience of more than 35 Years. Accolades: In 1996: Awarded with the “National Citizenship Award- 1993: by Rev. Mother Terressa for outstanding contribution in the development of Indian Capital Market. In 2001: Conferred a special award by the Northern India Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of India, New Delhi for exemplary contribution and services rendered to the cause of profession especially in the Capital Market. In 2014: He was awarded the Editors’ Choice Award in commodities by Zee Business. Leadership Position held in the industry/country/world: • He was elected as the youngest ever President of the Delhi Stock Exchange Association Ltd. in the year 1993 and was president for two consecutive terms and again re-elected as president in 1999. • He was a member of NSE Executive Committee in 2008 and in 2012 and at present he is Member of National Advisory Committee of NSE, BSE, MCX-SX Clearing Corporation and MCX Stock Exchange Ltd. • In the year 1996 he was elected as chairman of Federation of Indian Stock Exchanges (a federation representing 20 Stock Exchanges). • He had been a member of various committees on capital market of various bodies i.e. ICAI, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and FICCI. • He has also been invited by “The United States Information Agency, USA” on behalf of USA Government to attend their International Visitor Programme held at Washington D.C. for young achievers, which focused on issues related to US Financial Market Operations, Project Finance, and Privatization of Provisions to assist the Development of Capital market of various developing countries. • He was unanimously elected as the Chief Mentor of Commodity Participants Association of India (CPAI), a body representing the commodity brokers in India. • The company had been awarded as MCX- Commodity Broker of the Year Award 2016-17 and many years there after • The Company had been awarded Clearing Member of the Year award by NSE in 2018 & 2019 and many years thereafter.