Dy. Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer :
Didier Turpin
Prior to joining SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd., Mr Turpin was the Head of the European Activities and Associate Director International Network, Société Général Asset Management (SGAM). Between 1997 and 1999 he was Finance Director of SGAM, UK.
He was Deputy General Manager of SGAM (Asia) Singapore between 1995 and 1997 and from 1988 to 1995 has held several positions within the SG Custody Department in France and abroad.
Vice President - Investment Department :
Thierry Nardozi
Thierry graduated from University of Glamorgan with a BA (Hons) in Business studies. He started his career with Irish Life in Dublin before moving to Societe Generale Asset Management. Thierry has an experience of 14 years within the asset management industry and has been involved in fund management for 10 years. Prior to joining SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd. in October 2007, he was handling institutional and mutual funds invested in European equities. Thierry is also a post-graduate of SFAF (European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies).
Head Portfolio Management Services / Fund Manager :
Nipa Ladiwala
After obtaining a post graduate degree in Business Management and Law, Nipa worked as an equity analyst, and dealer for the offshore Funds of UTI. Subsequently she was appointed as Fund Manager for India Growth Fund, which was listed on NYSE. She was head of Research at UTI Securities before joining SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd. as Head of PMS. Nipa has 6 years experience as Fund Manager. She has a total of 15 years experience and has been with SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd since October 2005.
Equity :
Aashish Wakankar (Vice President & Fund Manager)
Aashish Wakankar is a Bachelor of Science from University of Mumbai and holds Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, University of Mumbai. He has more than 12 years of experience in capital markets ranging from institutional equities, equity research and fund management. He is associated with SBI Funds Management from December 2005.
Prior to joining SBI Funds Management, he has worked with Kotak Mahindra Asset Management, Deutsche Asset Management - part of Deutsche Bank Group, and TATA TD Waterhouse Securities - a joint venture between the TATA Group, India and TD Bank Financial Group, Canada. At Deutsche Asset Management, he was responsible for advising the offshore fund Deutsche India Equity Fund, Japan and MetLife Insurance.
Debt / Fixed Income :
Parijat Agrawal (Head – Fixed Income)
Parijat has done his B.E (ECE) and PGDM (IIM Bangalore). He has got 12 years experience in capital markets in areas like research, dealing and fund management. Parijat is associated with SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd. since July 2006.
Prior to joining SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd., he was with State Bank of Mauritius Limited, Mumbai as Head – Treasury.
Ganti N Murthy (Asst. Vice President & Fund Manager)
Mr. Murthy did his B.Sc (Hons) from Osmania University and his Masters in Financial Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. He has over 12 years experience in the Mutual Fund Industry, 9 years in Unit Trust of India and 3 years in Cholamandalam AMC Ltd. Prior to joining SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd., he was with Cholamandalam Mutual Fund as Fund Manager – Debt.
Offshore Funds
Anand Gupta
Anand holds charter from CFA Institute, USA and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Before joining SBI Funds Management in October 2005, Anand has worked with HSBC securities and domestic brokerage house as equity research analyst for 3 years. Anand has 5 years of experience in capital markets and 3 years of experience in Audit & Business consulting.