Anshu Jain Joins UK’s Cricket Promotion Charity 'Chance to Shine'

MUMBAI: Former Co-CEO of Deutsche Bank and ardent cricket fan Anshu Jain is joining UK’s cricket promoting organisation ‘Chance to Shine’s Board of Trustee.

“Chance to Shine’s mission to take the game of cricket and its values of fair play and team work to inner city and state schools, so boys and girls can experience this great game, has long been dear to me,” said Anshu Jain.

On a different note, Chance to Shine’s Chairman, Donald Brydon said “To have someone with Anshu’s standing join the charity is a significant addition. His long-term passion and love both for cricket and for our mission to use cricket to improve lives is evident. I’m thrilled to welcome him onto the Board.”

An alumnus of Delhi University and the University of Massachusetts Anshu will join fellow recent additions Sir Danny Alexander and Sophie O’Connor on the Board which is chaired by Donald Brydon CBE. The other Board members are Judy Coles, Charlotte Edwards CBE, Garri Jones, Tim O’Gorman, Russell Perry, Caspar Rock and Dave Taylor.

Anshu joined Deutsche Bank in 1995 after spells working at Kidder, Peabody & Co. and Merrill Lynch in New York. He rose to become co-CEO in 2012, a position he held until July 2015.