​​Management Team​

• Background Details:
  Mr. Sundeep Sikka is the ED & CEO of NAM India. He has over 28 years of rich experience in the financial services domain with core expertise in the asset management business. He has been instrumental in establishing a strong foundation of asset management firm emphasizing on process-oriented approach, strong risk management and governance practices, which is aligned to the interest of all stakeholders.

Educational Qualifications:



• Commerce Graduate and MBA with majors in Finance from Pune University
• ​Advance Management Program, Harvard Business School

Professional Experience:



• Joined company in 2003 and elevated to role of CEO in 2009
• One of the youngest CEO in Asset Management Industry
• Played a pivotal role in the growth of the business, both domestically and internationally
• Acquisition of Goldman Sach India Business (MF schemes) in 2016
• Under his leadership, NAM India became 1st company to go for IPO (in 2017) and listed Asset Management Company in India.
• Nippon Life Insurance, Japan became primary shareholder (2019) in the company.

Industry Participation:
Mr. Sikka has been an active industry participant in the financial services’ industry and has held both Vice-Chairman and Chairman positions of the industrial body AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds in India), apart from positions held in various capacities at RBI, CII, NSDL, FICCI. He has been actively contributing as a keynote speaker at various domestic and international forums and conferences.

Representation (past as well as present) across:




• Chair: CII WR Taskforce on Banking & Finance (2023-24) & Mutual Fund Summit (2023-24)
• Member: CII - B20 TaskForce (2023-24)
• Chair: The Task Force Banking & Finance of CII Western Region (2021-22)
• Member: Expert Committee on Investment Funds. - International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) (2021)
• Member: CII National Committee on Financial Markets (2020)
• Chair: Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Mutual Fund Summit (2020)
• Association of Mutual Funds in India - Vice-Chairman (2011, 2012, 2013) and Chairman (2014, 2015)
• Reserve Bank of India -Technical Advisory Committee on Money, Foreign Exchange & Govt. Securities Markets (2015)
• National Securities Depositary Limited - Member of Executive Committee (2015)
• Member: FICCI Capital Markets Committee (2015) & Others

Mr. Sailesh Raj Bhan is CIO - Equity Investments at Nippon India Mutual Fund. He has over 27 years of experience in Indian Equity Markets with over 19 years at Nippon Life India ​​Asset Management Limited. He has been managing multiple flagship funds namely, Nippon India Large Cap Fund, Nippon India Multi Cap Fund & Nippon India Pharma Fund for over 15 years.

Amit has 25 years of experience in Capital Markets. He has been with NIMF for around 20 years. He has successfully managed various fixed income and hybrid funds which have been recognized for superior performance both nationally and internationally. In his current role as CIO- Fixed Income, he leads a team of 20 highly motivated and experienced fixed income professionals.​