Reliance Industries' executive director and former Crisil chairman, R Ravimohan passed away last night here due to cardiac arrest.
Ravimohan, who had been closely involved with the modernisation of the Indian financial system, had also taken on critical policy assignments, including being a member of the Primary Market Advisory Committee of Sebi, Technical Advisory Committee and Financial Stability and Stern Test Assessment Committee of Reserve Bank of India and Raghuram Rajan Committee on Financial Sector Reforms.
Ravimohan has previously served as Crisil's chairman and Standard & Poor's managing director and regional head for South and Southeast Asia. He is credited with building Crisil into the largest rating, financial and business research and advisory service company in India.
Reliance Industries appointed Ravimohan as a whole-time director, designated as executive director with effect from September 1, this year.
He is a chemical engineer, and has completed the advanced management program from Harvard Business School.


