Religare Health Trust promotes Gurpreet Singh Dhillon as CEO

He has been elevated from COO role while retaining his executive directorship role.

The Board of Religare Health Trust announced the appointment of Gurpreet Singh Dhillon as chief executive officer.

Mr Gurpreet Singh Dhillon, 29, will be responsible in managing the daily operations relating to Religare Health Trust Trustee Manager Pte. Ltd. ('RHTTM') and Religare Health Trust.

Mr Gurpreet Dhillon is a founding shareholder of Religare Enterprises Ltd ('REL'), the listed entity that holds RHTTM. Since being set up in 2001, REL has grown to become one of India’s largest Financial Services groups with a leading presence in sectors Broking, Insurance, Lending and asset management. He has been instrumental in helping REL build its investment banking and asset management ventures in emerging markets.

From 2005 to 2011, Mr Dhillon was on the Board of Directors of Religare Capital Markets Plc, the investment banking arm of REL which focuses on emerging markets. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mr Dhillon was COO of RHTTM, where his responsibilities included overseeing operations and investments of RHT. Mr Dhillon has deep corporate finance and real estate experience, having worked on a number of Indian real estate transactions.