Saurav Chatterjee 2026 Speakers
Director & CEO , CARE Ratings Africa
“Mr. Saurav Chatterjee is the Director & CEO of CARE Ratings (Africa) Private Limited since March 2016. He hasbeen associated with CARE Ratings Limited, India. (a premier Rating Agency in India) in senior roles for majorpart of his career with a stint in corporate banking operations of Standard Chartered Bank. He is a seasoned riskprofessional with vast experience in Indian and African markets.
His core competencies include financialengineering, risk assessment and technical analysis. Mr. Chatterjee has been instrumental in setting up andscaling operations for the Rating agency in Mauritius. He is well versed with statutory and legal framework forvarious jurisdictions of African Union. A versatile and dynamic personality, he deep dives into various aspects ofgovernance and risk whilst assessing corporates. He has served as member of Rating Committee of CARERatings for more than a decade. He is well known in the regulatory and institutional circles for having popularizedthe concept of credit rating in the Mauritian markets. His vision is to make capital markets accessible tostakeholders in African Union through disclosures, transparency and price discovery by adopting global bestpractices. Mr. Chatterjee takes personal interest in mentoring young analysts to be risk specialistsand future leaders.
He is also committed and passionate about making education affordable tochildren hailing from vulnerable society. He holds a Master’s in Financial & Business Administration and a fellowcharter from the CFA Society, India. He is keen golfer and an ambassador for Indian cultural and historicalaspects of art.”











































