Neil Karia
BUSINESS EXPOSURE
ISS Governance Research Analyst – Corp. Governance (May 2022 – Present)
DOB: 4th October 1997
9820979192 Issued proxy vote recommendations for shareholder meetings of listed companies in
[email protected] India & United Kingdom
http:/ /www.linkedin.com/in/neil- Conducted thorough secondary research on listed companies' meeting agendas and
karia-1a5078114 proposed resolutions, utilizing sources such as notice circulars, annual reports, investor
ADDRESS: presentations and credit rating reports
Boman House, 2nd Homji Street, Drafted detailed research reports on topics such as board governance, executive
Fort, Mumbai – 400001. compensation, mergers and acquisitions, asset sales, related party transactions,
capital raising, and financial assistance, to provide guidance to institutional
ACADEMIC PROFILE shareholders on critical voting decisions
9.5/10.0 Led or participated in engagement meetings and calls with corporate executives,
PGDM, Finance directors, financial and legal advisors, as well as institutional shareholders, as part of the
. 2021 Welingkar Institute of
Management
research process for high profile or contentious shareholding meetings
Development & Assisted in post-season reviews, analysing shareholders' voting patterns, defeated
Research, Mumbai resolutions, changes in board structure, and other poor governance practices observed
88.78%
in various companies during the year, to provide valuable insights for clients
B. Com (Financial Trained, solved queries and reviewed research reports of junior analysts, thereby
2018
Markets) contributing to the team’s development
H. R. College of
Commerce and Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. Executive - Business Finance (May 2021 – April 2022)
Economics, Mumbai.
91.38 % Analysed and investigated key movements and trends in MIS P&L
2015 HSC Provided business insights on variance under different scenarios and time periods
H. R. College of Prepared Annual Budgets, Forecast, and Monthly best estimates
Commerce and Conducted adhoc analysis and timely response to business queries
Economics, Managed M-o-M revenue closure related activities to ensure accurate recognition of
Mumbai
revenue
95%
Reviewed commercials (contribution, profitability, & utilisation) of new deals &
ICSE
2013 G. D. Somani presented findings to management for further analysis
Memorial School, Contributed to FP & A transformation and re-engineering initiatives
Mumbai
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Skills:
Secondary research, Financial IIFL SECURITIES Summer Intern (April - June 2020)
Statement analysis, Corporate
Governance Researched and assessed fundamental and technical tools required to trade in stock
market
Certifications:
Managed portfolio of 4 clients and provided trade calls based on research
Bloomberg Market Concept
Financial Modelling & Valuation Performed equity research analysis on PVR LTD and came up with recommendation to
buy PVR LTD with a long-term horizon of 2 years and target price of INR 1700
Languages:
English, Hindi, Gujarati ACHIEVEMENTS (Academic, Competitions, Others)
Secured 1st Rank out of 180 students in Post Graduate Diploma in Management from
Hobbies and Interests:
Equity Market
Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
Sports – Cricket & Lawn Tennis Secured 2nd position out of 554 teams at Finclusion’20 (A finance case study
competition), JBIMS in March 2020
Global Citizen Leadership (GCL) Declared winner out of 200 teams at the event ‘Ring the Bell’ at Discidium 2017 – 18
Project: A visual dashboard for Airport
Featured in CNBC’s 20-year completion special interview with the youth at WeSchool
Authorities.
Conducted primary and Cleared 3 subjects of Actuarial Science related to Financial Mathematics, Statistics and
secondary research about the Insurance i.e., CT1, CT3 & CT5
facilities provided by airport
Segregated facilities as critical,
PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN
essential and value adding Analysed ratios and examined cost cutting measures of Maruti Suzuki
Discovered the parameters on
Evaluated and assessed M&A deal between Ranbaxy and Daiichi
which facilities depend and made
a prototype Assessed the portfolio mix & ratios of YES Bank and studied the measures taken by
RBI to revive YES Bank
