Suneet Maheshwari

Who is Suneet Maheshwari?

Mr. Suneet Kumar Maheshwari is the Managing Director & Chief Executive of L&T Infrastructure Finance Co Ltd which was established in 2006 and has an asset book of approximately Rs 155 billion. He has over 31 years of experience in infrastructure finance, investment banking, corporate finance and private equity.

Before joining L&T, Mr. Maheshwari served as Executive Director and a member of the board of SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd., a leading Kolkata based infrastructure finance company, where he was responsible for the project finance, investment banking and private equity businesses. Prior to that, as Partner, MD & CEO of the Infra Group of Feedback Ventures Ltd., in 2000, Mr. Maheshwari was instrumental in creating one of India’s pioneering SME infrastructure funds.

Mr. Maheshwari also spent over 15 years with ICICI, a leading financial institution in India, in its investment banking and infrastructure advisory group. During his tenure at ICICI, he was actively involved in various Indian infrastructure sector reform policy initiatives. Mr. Maheshwari’s participation in policy initiatives reaches back to 1991 when India’s economic liberalization began. He has participated in such initiatives at both the central and state levels and covered various infrastructure sectors including telecom, power, roads and petroleum. While at ICICI, Mr. Maheshwari was instrumental in the creation of India’s pioneering municipal finance initiative with support from the World Bank and the Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Fund. Mr. Maheshwari is an active member of various state and central chambers of commerce focusing on infrastructure sector policies and PPP matters.