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VINOD KOTHARI: A PROFILE |
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Vinod Kothari, based in Calcutta, India is internationally recognised as an author, trainer and expert on securitisation. Vinod Kothari is the author of a book titled Securitisation: The Financial Instrument of the New Millennium. The latest edition 2003 edition of the book running over 900 pages is one of the most comprehensive texts on the subject featuring securitisation structures, markets in several countries, legal, accounting, taxation and regulatory issues. The book is read as an authentic text on securitization in over 30 countries world-over. See here more about the book. Vinod Kothari is Executive Director of Asian Securitization Forum, a body of securitization professionals from Asia and the Pacific. For more recent and detailed profile, check at Vinod Kothari's site http://www.vinodkothari.com/profile.htm |
Training on securitisation:
Vinod Kothari has offered training courses on securitization in several and diverse parts of the World including Singapore, Hong Kong, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Oman, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, South Africa, Malaysia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, etc. Among his forthcoming training schedules, he has a workshop Colombia for Latin American participants, and one in London for European participants.
Besides, Vinod Kothari has addressed several international forums on securitisation. Vinod Kothari was a speaker at the 1999 Asian Securitisation Summit organised by IMN/ Frank Fabozzi in Hong Kong.
See here some recently offered training courses and those in the offing.
Other Books and publications:
Vinod Kothari is internationally acknowledged as an expert on leasing. His book Lease Financing and Hire-purchase, now in its 4th edition in 1996, runs over 2000 pages and is read is several countries and respected as the most authentic text on the subject all over Asia. Vinod Kothari's articles on leasing have appeared in Monitor, USA, Equipment Financial Journal, USA, LeasingLife, UK, Journal of International Banking Law, UK, etc. Click here to visit Vinod Kothari's leasing website.
Training on Leasing:
Over last 13 years, Vinod Kothari has offered over 100 training workshops on leasing in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Egypt and Jordan. India's largest banks (State Bank of India, Canara Bank, Bank of India, Allahabad Bank), financial corporations (Industrial Finance Corporation, HDFC) and companies (Kotak Mahindra Finance, Tata Finance, Apple Industries, etc.) have had their in-house training conducted by Vinod Kothari. Lanka Orix, an affiliate of Orix, also had its in-house training course conducted by Vinod Kothari.
Consulting on securitization:
Vinod Kothari undertakes comprehensive consulting on securitisation including structuring advice, drafting, legal documentation, opinions, financial evaluation, modeling, etc. Vinod Kothari's consulting experience includes assignments for clients both in India and outside.
Consulting on leasing:
Leasing and non-banking financial services has been Vinod Kothari's consulting area for last 15 years. Vinod Kothari is unquestionably India's top leasing expert. Besides some of the top names in Indian leasing including banks and financial corporations, he has leasing clients in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Jordan, etc.
Training and consulting on Credit derivatives:
Closely affiliated to securitisation, credit derivatives is another area of expertise of Vinod Kothari. Vinod owns and runs a website on credit derivatives. Vinod also offers training on credit derivatives.
EDUCATION
Vinod Kothari, 39, is a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary with brilliant academic record. He has been ranker holder in high school, college, and topped the Eastern Region in Chartered Accountancy final exams.
PUBLICATIONS
Vinod Kothari was the author of the first Indian treatise on Leasing in 1985. His book Lease Financing and Hire-purchase, now in 4th edition, runs into about 2000 pages, and is regarded as the most authentic text on the subject in India, and is read in several Asian and European markets. Besides, he has authored several other occasional publications as Pricing and Structuring of Leasing and Hire-purchase, Strategic Perceptions in Leasing and Hire-purchase, Securitisation.
Vinod Kothari recently completed a 500 page book on Securitisation: The Financial Instrument of the New Millennium. The book is widely read in over 30 countries as a standard text on the subject.
Vinod Kothari's articles on leasing and other finance-related topics have appeared in Asset Finance and Leasing Digest, UK, Monitor, USA, LeasingLife, UK, Journal of International Banking Law, UK, The Equipment Financing Journal, USA besides a number of journals in India. The January-Feb 1998 issue of the Monitor, USA carried his article as the lead cover story. He is one of the specialist editors of A Ramaiya's Company Law, a company law book running over 5000 pages.
POSITIONS
Vinod Kothari is the Executive Director of Asian Securitization Forum. Click here to go to the Asian Securitization Forum website.
Vinod Kothari is the Director of Association of Leasing and Financial Services Cos., a body of over 500 top leasing companies in India and is editor of its Newsletter Fin-n-lease.
Vinod Kothari was a Visiting Faculty at Indian Institute of Management, Joka, Calcutta for 4 years and taught Taxation in Business Finance.
AWARDS
In 1987, a voluntary organisation of Calcutta chose him as the Outstanding Young Person of Calcutta in the field of Finance and Taxation. Vinod Kothari won several academic awards.
Vinod Kothari
1012 Krishna
224 AJC Bose Road
Calcutta - 700 017. India
Phone 91-33-23233863/ 23233864/ 22811276/ 22817715/ 22813742
Fax 91-33- 23233863/ 22817715 / 2281 3742
Websites: http://www.vinodkothari.com
http://www.india-financing.com
http://www.credit-deriv.com
E-mail: vinodk@vsnl.com