'Proud moment for us women': Congratulatory messages pour in for new SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch

After Madhabi Puri Buch's appointment as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson, congratulatory messages have been pouring in for the first woman to head the market regulator.

Deepak Shenoy, founder of Capital Mind, tweeted: "I wish her the very best, and I hope great things happen at SEBI in the years ahead!"

Securities lawyer Sandeep Parekh called Buch a "superb choice for SEBI". "Congratulations to Ms. Buch - having interacted with her during my time as a committee member of mutual fund advisory committee, can vouch that she is not just competent, but also very very data driven. Superb choice for SEBI. Tough, intelligent and data driven," he tweeted.

Proud moment for all of us women. First female sebi chief appointed. Madhavi puri Buch. You go girl

— Aparna Chabra (@AparnaChabra1) February 28, 2022

A very very welcome move to have a professional with hands on global securities markets experience heading SEBI.

Great move by the Govt.https://t.co/gtwqsdIqZj

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— Alok Jain (@WeekendInvestng) February 28, 2022

Congratulations. Madhabi Puri Buch new @SEBI_India boss.

— Tamal Bandyopadhyay (@TamalBandyo) February 28, 2022

Finally a professional as Chairperson of #SEBI as #MadhabiPuriBuch appointed on the post.

Much required for regulatory bodies to be headed by people with knowledge of the subject and experience to back it.

— sandip sabharwal (@sandipsabharwal) February 28, 2022

Madhabi Puri Buch, also a former SEBI Whole Time Member, was previously nominated to lead a new technology committee set up by the market regulator.

She was not only the first woman as WTM of SEBI, but also the first person from the private sector as well. She started her career with ICICI Bank.

Read more about Buch here.