Advisory Board & Expert Committee
Senior counsel for the France, India corridor.
Diplomacy · Defence · Security · Institutional governance · Industrial and aerospace expertise.
FRIN·Profiles
Advisor, Investment, Institutional Strategy & India Market
Sanjay Nayar
Global financial-markets leader with four decades of experience across banking, private investment and institution building in India.
"Sustainable industrial expansion requires patient strategy, strong governance and a clear understanding of India's capital and institutional landscape."
40 years
Global finance & investment
14 years
KKR India leadership
$14B
Investments led at KKR
25 years
Citigroup leadership
Background
- Founder and Chairman, Sorin Investments
- Former CEO and Chairman, KKR India
- Former CEO, Citigroup India and South Asia
- Immediate Past President, ASSOCHAM
- Former Board member, Invest India
- Member, Board of Trade, Government of India and US-India Strategic Partnership Forum
Expertise
- Private equity, infrastructure, real estate and credit
- Institutional capital and investment strategy
- India market entry and business development
- Government, industry and investor engagement
- Corporate governance and institution building
- Startup, technology and growth investment
Value to FSFI
- Advises the FSFI initiative on investment strategy and institutional positioning
- Brings senior insight into India's capital markets, industrial policy and business ecosystem
- Supports dialogue with companies, investors and public institutions
- Guides the proposed funding architecture while it remains under development and subject to regulatory approvals
Advisor, Rotary Wings, Flight Operations & Safety
Thomas Decamps
Helicopter, RPAS and Flight Ops expert. 40 years across military and civilian aviation.
"Operational excellence in aviation is built on rigour, safety culture and deep field experience."
40 years
Military & civilian aviation
EASA
Former steering committee, USAR & SESAR (USPACE)
HUMS / HOMP
Build-up & MCO expert
RPAS / UTM
Auditor & simulation platforms
Background
- Former Military attack helicopter chief instructor
- Former Capt. and VP Sales Manager, Safran Corporate Aviation & Helicopter Division
- Former Chief Pilot and VP Sales Manager, HELIFRANCE
- Former Capt. and Expert Pilot, ALTRAN
- Former EASA steering committee member, USAR and SESAR (USPACE)
- Former OGP and BARS (Flight Safety) auditor
Expertise
- Helicopter & RPAS flight operations
- Flight safety, HUMS, HOMP implementation & reporting
- CAT-POLH, CAT-IDEH, CAT-OMPA, ARO-OPS, ORO-SPO/MLR/SEC procedures
- Training & simulation certification programs
- Master MCO military maintenance implementation
- Digital design: W&B, FC, MEL, PAYLOAD, AFM, CRM (CASSIOPEE FOQUA)
Value to FSFI
- Brings deep rotary-wing and flight operations expertise to FSFI's proposed industrial mandate
- Advises on aerospace safety, certification and MCO for dual-use programs
- Connects the FSFI initiative to the European helicopter, RPAS and UTM ecosystem
- Anchors operational excellence and safety culture in planned execution