Sanjit Sen appointed new CEO of Quess East Bengal

Sen has prior experience of acting as COO of the Kolkata giants.

Quess Corp Limited, the most recent investors of Kolkata giants East Bengal have appointed Sanjit Sen as the CEO of the club, the company confirmed. The appointment comes after the recent partnership agreement between EBFC & Quess to form the new entity, Quess East Bengal FC, which was announced earlier last month in Kolkata.

In this role, Sanjit will oversee all investments to enhance the player base & training facilities and building QEBFC as the premium football brand in the country. He will also spearhead initiatives aimed at creating new branding opportunities for QEBFC and tap possibilities of increasing its fan base.

East Bengal secretary Debabrata Sarkar had previously hinted at massive developments in the club, of which this seem like the first step to fulfil their target. Since taking over as investors at East Bengal, the Bengaluru based entity have helped the century-old club to rope in few impressive signings and are expected to continue with their changes in the coming days.

Sanjit, who comes with an overall experience of over 25 years, served as the COO of East Bengal Club in his last assignment and played a significant role in the formation of the JV entity, QEBFC.

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Over the course of his career, Sanjit has worked in diversified industries including financial services, investment broking, FMCG & retail and was associated with reputed firms such as Tata Capital, B.K. Birla Group, BMA, ILFS, Anagram and Alliance Group. He has donned various hats across business leadership, corporate strategy and advisory functions and has had an exemplary track record in each of them. 

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Sanjit is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds professional certifications in Corporate Finance from IIM Kolkata and CRM from MDI Gurgaon.           

Commenting on the appointment, Ajit Isaac, Chairman & Managing Director of Quess Corp Ltd said, “Sanjit comes with in-depth understanding of the industry. We have huge trust in his capabilities and working - knowledge of the sports sector. Under his prudent leadership, the team will work towards increasing our participation in various leagues & bringing more laurels to the club & its members. We are delighted to welcome him to Quess and this appointment will contribute to our strategic investment towards development of sports in the country.”