Parag has total 25 years of rich experience, and he comes with multiple functional level expertise in operational, regulatory and compliance field. With over two decades of experience, Parag is recognised for his deep functional excellence. He is a Chartered & Cost Accountant and a rank holder in Costing.
Prior to joining Nippon Life India Asset Management he has worked with Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited, Strategic Capital Corporation Limited & Air Freight
Mr. Muneesh Sud (B.Com, ACS, AICWA, LLB) joined Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited in 2008 as Head of Legal. Subsequently, he went on to take additional responsibilities of Compliance & Secretarial functions. Presently, he is designated as General Counsel & Chief of Compliance.
Muneesh has around 30 years of rich & diversified experience across various sectors such as Asset Management, Financial Services, Capital Markets, Real Estate & Hospitality, Telecom, IT & ITES, Oil & Gas, and Manufacturing.
He has actively engaged in multiple & diversified areas ex. Corporate Laws, SEBI Regulations, Compliance & Risk management, Board processes & practices, Listing & Governance matters, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate restructurings, Setting up multi-jurisdictional & tax-efficient corporate/ fund structures, Int’l & Domestic listings, Strategic Contract negotiations & Litigations, to name a few.
Mr. Milind Nesarikar has over 25 years of experience spanning various industries, organizations & geographies. He has worked in Sales, Operations, Digital Initiatives & Assurance. He has worked in the asset management business, both in the domestic & on the overseas front. In the past, he has worked with Praj Finance Limited, Thermax & Reliance Capital Limited.
Mr. Rishi Garg has joined Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited as Chief Risk Officer. He comes with over 25 years of experience across all facets of Risk Management, including Market Risk, Credit Risk, Enterprise Risk, Liquidity Risk, Operational Risk, Reputation Risk, and Environmental & Social Risk.
Rishi has worked with eminent organizations like ABN AMRO, Royal Bank of Scotland, CRISIL, TATA Motors and Daiwa Capital Markets. He is an IIM Lucknow alumnus and B.E. from Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology.
Arpan has a rich domain experience of
25 + years in setting up Digital functions and execution of
Digital Business & AI Infrastructures across various industries spanning from BFSI, Retail & Ecommerce. He is amongst the very few who migrated to setting up Digital Centres of Business and Excellence as early as 2004, thus being able to closely watch, learn & adopt Digital Transformation and Innovation happening across India and the World. Arpan is currently
Chief Digital Officer, Nippon India Mutual Fund & has been instrumental for building the
Digital Business and implementing the
Digital Transformation Strategy for Nippon India MF through new age channels and innovations.
In his stint here, he has jointly partnered and co-created solutions with
Global Digital Verticals, Ecommerce platforms, Digital Ecosystems & AI infrastructures to increase Mutual Fund penetration in India, digitally, for the last mile retail investor. Prior to joining Nippon India MF, he was working with Snapdeal where he was responsible for various path breaking ecommerce initiatives. Arpan holds an
MBA from the prestigious and reputed
FMS, Delhi.
Abhijit brings with him over 25 years of experience in various IT leadership roles at reputed organizations like DCB, Polaris Consulting and Services, Sears Holding and Wipro Technologies. He comes with great experience of having driven IT and digital strategies for large organizations as well as in consulting roles. His last assignment was for a startup- Growthsource Financial Technologies where he was working as partner and Chief Technology Officer.
Abhijit will be responsible for leading the IT function and will contribute significantly to our IT strategy, technical capabilities and future readiness. He brings a wealth of valuable expertise that will facilitate our ambitions of further extending our digital reach, connect and transformation and virtual pace-up capabilities for the future.
Abhijit has completed his MBA from SIBM, Pune University and his B.E. Computers from VJTI, Mumbai.
Kaiyomurz Daver , brings with him over two decades of experience across BFSI , media and service sectors.
He has worked with leading organisations like Kotak group , Bandhan asset management ( erstwhile IDFC MF ) ,Motilal Oswal , Business standard etc across brand , marketing and corporate communications functions.
At Nippon life asset management , Kaiyomurz is responsible for brand strategy and growth , media management and marketing communications .
A B.Com (Hons) graduate with a PGDM in Human Resources from Welingkar Institute of Management, Mumbai, he champions the role of HR as a strategic partner in driving business excellence through effective stewardship of human capital. With extensive experience and a proven track record, he has consistently built and nurtured high-performing teams in dynamic and evolving environments.
He is dedicated to fostering a progressive organizational culture that encourages growth, innovation, and leadership across all levels. His expertise spans Performance Management, Change Management, Organizational Development, Culture Building, Employee Engagement, and Leadership Development.
Arun Sundaresan has a total work experience around 23 years, all in the financial services Industry, with the last 21 years in Nippon India Mutual Fund. He has held various positions in the Sales & Distribution function and has had a stint at the corporate strategy function. His last role was as Head- Product Management & Investor Relations. In his current profile, he is responsible for the development and growth of passive business – ETFs and Index Funds. He holds Certificate in ESG Investing, recognized by UN PRI and administered by CFA Institute. He has done his BE (Hons) Chemical from BITS, Pilani and followed it up with Post Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurial Management (PGDEM) from T.A.Pai Management Institute, Manipal. He has also earned the right to use the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter from the CFA Institute, USA.
Rajesh Jayaraman has over 2 decades of experience in Asset management & Banking industry across Product management, Central alliances, and mutual fund research. He has been associated with Nippon Life India Asset Management over the last 18 years and is currently the Head of Product management. The role encompasses product ideation, product communication & updates, and interaction with key stakeholders highlighting fund positioning, process etc. Before joining the product team in 2014, Rajesh was part of the Central alliances team for around 7 years at Nippon Life Asset Management driving product approvals. Prior to joining Nippon Life India Asset Management, he has worked with Axis Bank in Retail Banking driving third party products and Credence Analytics.
Parag is a Chartered Accountant and is the Head – Internal Audit. Parag brings with him over 24 years of rich experience in the areas of Governance, Risk and Compliance, including Internal Audit, Internal Financial Controls, Enterprise Risk Management, etc. Along with CA, Parag is a CFE, CIA, CISA, DISA and CPA.
Prior to joining Nippon India in 2021, he has worked with RSM Astute Consulting, Deloitte, Genpact, ICICI Bank, Poeticgem, Ceat Tyres and Aneja Associates.
