Brickwork Ratings (BWR) announces the appointment of Mr. Alok Kedia as its new Managing Director & CEO, effective February 26, 2024.
Alok is a seasoned professional with 29 years of extensive experience in senior management roles across renowned multinational and private banks. He is a Chartered Accountant with a diverse skill set encompassing General Management, Strategy, Business Development, Client Relationship Management, Credit Appraisals, Product Management and Operations.
Prior to joining BWR, Alok held key positions at leading financial institutions including IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, YES BANK and Standard Chartered Bank etc. At IndusInd Bank, he served as the Head of SME Banking, Agri & Commodity Finance, and Education & Logistics Financing verticals, where he played a pivotal role in establishing the bank as a top Supply Chain Finance Bank in India.
Brickwork Ratings is India’s home grown credit rating agency built with superior analytical prowess from industry’s most experienced credit analysts, bankers and regulators. Established in 2007, Brickwork Ratings aims to provide reliable credit ratings by creating new standards for assessing risk and by offering accurate and transparent ratings. Brickwork Ratings provides investors and lenders timely and in-depth research across the Structured Finance, Public Finance, Financial Guaranty, Financial Institutions, Project Finance and Corporate sectors. Brickwork Ratings has employed over 350 credit analysts and credit market professionals across 9 offices in India. Our experienced analysts have published over 12,000 ratings across asset classes. Brickwork Ratings is committed to provide the investment community with the products and services needed to make informed investment decisions. Brickwork Ratings is a registered credit rating agency by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and a recognised external credit assessment agency (ECAI) by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to carry out credit ratings in India. Brickwork Ratings is promoted by Canara Bank, India’s leading public sector bank.
