Former Sebi chairman GV Ramakrishna passes away – Times of India

CHENNAI: Former Sebi chairman GV Ramakrishna, 91, passed away on Saturday morning in Chennai after brief illness.
Born in 1930, in Bengaluru, he started his career as a biochemist and then opted for civil services in 1952.
He was appointed as the chairman of markets regulator Sebi in 1990 when it lacked legal status.
He headed that body till 1994 and then became the first chairman of Disinvestment Commission in 1996 when it was set up by the government to exit state owned businesses.