US-based short seller Hindenberg had made allegations against Pandey’s predecessor Madhabi Puri Buch circling around potential conflicts of interest based on whistleblower documents
The 1987-batch Odisha-cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Pandey, would replace Madhabi Puri Buch, whose three-year term ends on February 28
Buch’s tenure saw heightened controversy last year when employees of Sebi protested against ‘toxic work culture’, besides a series of allegations by short-seller Hindenburg and Congress
