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Key Personnel

 

Rajan Krishnan
Managing Director

Qualification : BA (H) Economics, PGDBM from XLRI Jamshedpur

Mr. Rajan Krishnan is a B.A (Hons), PGDBM from XLRI, Jamshedpur, with over 23 years of experience in marketing, of which 14 years are in the mutual fund industry. Mr Krishnan took charge as the Chief Executive Officer of Baroda Pioneer Asset management Co. Ltd. and is presently the Managing Director. Prior to his appointment, he was the Business Head (Asset Management) – Principal PNB Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd. from June 2003 to March 2008, Vice President (Sales and Marketing) - Zurich Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd. between Dec 1999 and June 2003 and Vice President (Sales) – Kothari Pioneer Asset Management Company Limited from September 1994 to December 1999.

 

Rajeev Thakkar
Chief Operating Officer

Qualification : B.Com, BGL, CA, CFP

Mr. Rajeev Thakkar is a commerce graduate, and a CA. He has over 15 years of experience. Prior to his appointment with the AMC, he worked with Reliance Asset Management, Singapore, as Head of Operations, ING Investment Management, Hong Kong, as Head of Operations, ING Investment Management, Mumbai as Chief Operating Officer & CFO, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited as VP Operations and Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited as Manager. He started his career with AF Ferguson & Co.

 

Rashmi Pandit
Compliance Officer & Company Secretary

Qualification : B.Com, M.F.M, A.C.S.

Ms. Rashmi Pandit is a commerce graduate and an ACS, with a Masters degree in Financial Management (MFM) and heads the legal, compliance and secretarial functions for Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Co. Ltd. She began her career with Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited in June 2000, as a management trainee, and eventually became the company secretary, while continuing to assist the compliance officer in all mutual fund compliances. Her next assignment was with DSP BlackRock Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. (DSP), which she joined in June 2004. In due course, she became the company secretary and compliance officer at DSP, and handled the secretarial, legal and compliance functions, including compliance for the PMS business of DSP.

 

Alok Sahoo
Head, Fixed Income

Qualification : BE, MBA (Finance, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar)

Mr Alok Sahoo is a management graduate in Finance from XIM, Bhubaneswar, with BE degree from NIT, Rourkela. He has been working in the investment area in the asset management industry for over 9 years. Prior to joining Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Co. Ltd., he was fixed income fund manager at UTI Mutual Fund and at HSBC Mutual Fund. He was also the Fund Manager for Employee Provident Fund at HSBC Asset Management. He has experience in the credit research of companies as well.

 

Dipak Acharya
Fund Manager Equity

Qualification : MCom. AICWA, CAIIB

Mr Dipak Acharya is an M.Com., with the added qualifications of AICWA, CAIIB and PGPMS. He is the Fund Manager for the equity schemes of Baroda Pioneer Mutual Fund and has been with the organization since September 2008. Prior to this, Mr. Acharya was with Bank of Baroda for 10 years, where he worked in the Treasury Dept. and Credit Dept.

 

Hetal P. Shah
Fund Manager (Debt)

Qualification : B.Com, MBA, and JAIIB

Ms. Hetal P. Shah is a B.Com, MBA, and JAIIB having 9 years of experience in treasury and fund management. Before joining Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Co. Ltd., she was working in the Treasury Department of Bank of India from May 1999.

 

Abhay Nagar
Vice President & Head of Sales

Qualification : MBA (Finance)

Mr Abhay Nagar is a B Com. (Hons) and a Management Graduate, with specialization in finance. He is the Head of Sales and Distribution at Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Co. Ltd. Prior to this, he worked for Tata Asset Management Ltd. for 6 years in various capacities including Head of North zone (Sept 2002 – July 2003), Vice President and Head of Retail Sales (Aug 2003-Sept 2008). Prior to that, he worked for RR Financial Consultants Ltd. (Sept 1995- Aug 2002) in various capacities such as Regional Head (West), Astt. Vice President-Retail Distribution and later on as Vice President & All India Head, reporting to the Managing Director.

 

Amitabh Ambastha
Investor Relations Officer

Qualification : B.Sc(Hons), PGDM and CAIIB

Mr. Amitabh Ambastha is a, B.Sc(Hons), PGDM and CAIIB, having 13 years of experience in Investor Service Operations. Before joining Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Co. Ltd., he was associated with TATA Asset Management Co. Ltd. (July 2005 – August 2008) and UTI Technology Services Ltd. (June 1998 – June 2005).

 
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