Suriya C. R.

About Suriya C. R.

Senior banking and regulatory leader with 24+ years of experience at the intersection of regulation, business, and large-scale operations. Currently Head of Regulatory Affairs for HSBC India, with country level accountability for regulatory engagement, RBI Risk Based Supervision (RBS), and conduct governance in one of the most highly supervised banking environments.Proven in leading complex regulatory inspections, managing regulator, Board, and CEO engagements, and delivering remediation under heightened supervisory scrutiny. Brings a distinctive blend of frontline leadership of India’s largest flagship branch and national regulatory oversight, enabling strong judgment on risk, customer outcomes, and sustainable growth.Known for a rare dual perspective, having run businesses under regulatory pressure and later represented the institution to regulators, enabling balanced and credible decision-making across compliance, operations, and growth.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President Head of Regulatory Affairs, India

   HSBC

   Sep 2021 — Present · IN

   Lead regulatory affairs and risk-based supervisory engagement, ensuring sustained alignment with Indian regulators, UK supervisory expectations, and HSBC global governance standardsOwn end-to-end regulatory inspection management preparation, engagement, response and remediation driving consistency, credibility and confidence across business linesServe as a primary interface with regulators, shaping supervisory dialogue, interpreting regulatory intent, and advising senior management on conduct, governance and control implicationsDesign and govern regulatory communication and oversight frameworks, strengthening transparency, accountability and enterprise-wide risk awarenessDrive compliance operating model transformation, simplifying processes, reducing manual dependencies, and improving assurance quality and inspection readiness

Education

• VLB JANAKI AMMAL ENGINEERING

  DCT, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

  1997 — 2000

• Madurai Kamaraj University

  PGD Marketing Management , Marketing/Marketing Management, General

  2016 — 2017

• NIM

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Investments

• Indian Institute of Banking and Finance

  CERTIFICATE COURSE IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE OPERATIONS , FOREIGN EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT

• ACAMS

  The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), AML

  2017 — 2017