The Centre has invited applications for the post of Chairman in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
The appointment would be made for a maximum period of five years from the date of assumption or till the appointee attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier, according to an advertisement put out by the Department of Economic Affairs in the Finance Ministry.
The last date for sending in applications is February 17.
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The term of the incumbent SEBI Chairperson Madhabhi Puri Buch ends on February 28.
In March 2022, Buch, an investment banker with impeccable academic pedigree, became the first woman to lead SEBI. She was appointed as SEBI Whole Time Member in 2017, where she managed key portfolios such as Surveillance and Mutual Funds.