Harsh Kr. Dhanuka

Heading the established Single Family Office of the SAR Group whereby managing matters relating to the Family Office including Financial Management, Investments, Compliance, Taxation & Governance of the Family & the Pvt. companies. The promoter family had divested their stake in Luminous in 2011 to Schneider Electric. Harsh is been responsible for - - Strategic Asset Allocation & Evaluation of investment strategies & managing proprietary investments across all asset classes and their execution. ~Creation and Implementation of a comprehensive family financial strategy, including an accompanying Investment Policy document (IPD), across public markets, private markets, new venture incubation, and philanthropy ~Sourcing, identifying, selecting, diversifying and monitoring money managers across various aspects of the portfolio, including cash management, bonds, equities to implement the applicable allocation towards each specific asset class ~Formulating the Family Office Charter with the Family and external advisors - Management of a significant liquidity event from planning and managing cash flows to watertight execution of deployment plan. -Trust Structuring and succession planning needs of a global and diverse Corporate Group's promoter family. - Tax structuring and planning to manage post tax returns & compliance efficiently across the family and trusts. - Setting up and management of global investments out of Singapore in conjunction with regional wealth advisors and private bankers. - Team hiring strategy and leading the process of identifying, hiring and retaining a strong team aligned culturally with the Family. - Continuous reach-out to find growth opportunities for group owned businesses from the perspective of future strategic potential (M&A, JV). - Supervising & Managing the Compliance's at the Group level for all the Operating Cos.

As Founding Team member, Primary Lead for the Office of the Founder’s Family, with interests across markets, asset classes, market capitalisation, and risk profiles. • Led evaluation and implementation of investments in strategic businesses, international avenues, and diverse asset classes. • Managed the core market portfolio of fixed income, listed equity, early/mid stage ventures, and real estate. • Collaborated with the Principals to assess market capitalisation and risk profiles for optimal investment decisions.

- Actively led the cash flow management, MIS and consolidation across family office entities - Seamlessly utilised the available account aggregation, reporting and risk metrics/analytics capabilities of the Family Office in customising the services and data to the desires of the family

As Executive Committee member of the Family Foundations, responsible for supervising the functioning of the family foundation and played an instrumental role in setting up organised way of social investing across themes of Primary Health, Primary Education and Livelihoods together with peer family foundations

• Family's Shareholders representative thereby acting as the Board observer & also providing supervisory oversight and worked closely with the management team on Strategy, Planning & PE capital raise in the venture build-out through life-cycle. • In addition to funds raise have been instrumental in the leading the business strategy to achieve sustainable growth and profitability. • Collaborated with executive team to drive strategic initiatives and ensure alignment with company goals. • Spearheaded the successful implementation of key growth strategies resulting in a significant increase in market share.

In a pure-play corporate finance role, I was part of the team managing corporate treasury & Finance Controllership function. Highlights of the experience - - Cash Management & investments largely across fixed income asset class - Periodical review of projection reports, working capital and long term capital needs for subsidiaries - Preparation and presentation of monthly business review reports before senior management - Assessment of quantum of funds for repatriation into India and appropriate jurisdictions for tax-efficient repatriation - Periodical impairment reviews, debtors analytical reviews, estimation of provisions, review and monitoring of collection of receivables and advise on action plans, forecast receivables based on revenue and collection targets - Ensure adherence with accounting standards requirements, internal controls, policies and procedures in order to ensure compliance with laws and regulations in line with regional and international standards - Review of TP arrangements with subsidiaries and monitoring for related party transactions - Risk analysis through review of contract notes for large IT contracts

As management trainee Harsh was part of the Large Corporate segment – Eastern India team of HSBC’s Corporate Banking practice wherein he was responsible for • Preparation of detailed Credit Appraisal reports for clients in various industries such as FMCG, steel, and infrastructure, focusing on Industry Analysis, Business Analysis, and Risk Analysis. • Developed internal client relationship review presentations to enhance client facilities and built credit notes for evaluating prospective clients based on defined parameters.

• Conducted statutory audits, tax audits, and internal audits for clients in various sectors. • Managed tax computations and filing of tax returns for individuals, partnership firms, and corporations. • Collaborated with team members to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with regulations.