Seema Patil is head of quality at Indian financial services company ‘Zerodha.’ She is best known as the wife of the co-founder and CEO of Zerodha, Nithin Kamath.
Wiki/Biography
Seema Patil was born on Sunday, 20 April 1980 (age 43 years; in 2023) in Belgaum, Karnataka. His zodiac sign is Taurus.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 5″
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
His father, Shivaji Tatoba Patil, served in the Indian Army as a Havaldar; however, he had to voluntarily retire from service after losing a finger to frostbite during the Kargil War. After retirement, his father started running a grocery store in Belgaum.
Seema Patil’s father (standing in the middle) and husband (sitting left)
Her sister’s name is Meena Patil, and her brother, Nandkumar Patil, works as an assistant vice president at Zerodha.
Seema Patil with her siblings
Husband & Son
In 2008, she married her boyfriend, Nithin Kamath, who is the CEO & Co-Founder of Zerodha company. The couple has a son named Kiaan.
Seema Patil with Nithin Kamath and their son
In March 2022, he revealed that his wife had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Career
Early in his career, he worked for Singapore Airlines Limited for almost eight years. On June 1, 2011, he started working at Zerodha Commodities Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru. On 9 May 2013, he was appointed as a director at financial services company Straddle Capital Private Limited, Bengaluru. Some of his other job titles include:
- 14 February 2014- Director at Zerodha Capital Private Limited, Bengaluru
- 21 March 2014- Director at Austin Global Ventures Private Limited, Bengaluru
- 17 July 2019- Director at Nksquared Investment Private Limited, Bengaluru
- 19 March 2020- Director at Rainmatter Land Development Private Limited, Bengaluru
When he was appointed as the head of the Human Resources/Human Resources Department at Zerodha, he said,
Creating an inspiring workplace has been our priority. We believe it is important to foster a work environment that encourages people from different backgrounds, cultures, talents to thrive and succeed.”
He further talked about the stay interview conducted at his company. He said,
This process helps in understanding the level of employee satisfaction with their immediate boss, work culture, employee expectations, their own job evaluation, etc. It gives us immediate feedback to improve our performance and also to understand the psychology of each employee — what he or she is thinking. It also helps us identify future leaders and train them accordingly.”
Net Worth/Salary
Till 2021, according to a special resolution by the board of stock broking firms in India, the salary will be Rs. 100 crores per annum.
Facts/Trivia
- Seema is an avid animal lover. He had a pet dog that died early.
Seema Patil with her pet dog
- He is often seen drinking alcohol at parties and events.
Seema Patil with her friends
- She likes to travel, read and shop in her spare time.
- In an interview, she shared that initially, her parents did not approve of her marriage with Nithin as she did not have a steady job at that time. He further said,
To them, the stock market and business sounds very risky and they think that when the market falls, Nithin will lose everything. My father went to the Reliance Money office and tried to figure out what they were doing.”
- She is a fitness enthusiast and regularly works out at the gym and practices Yoga with her husband.
- Seema has an ink tattoo on her right arm.
Seema Patil’s tattoo
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
