Leadership

O.V. Bundellu has more than 37 years of experience in Banking, Commercial Banking and Treasury. He retired as a Whole-time Director from IDBI Bank Limited, where he served since 1987. He also served as Director on the Board of IDBI Home Finance Limited, IDBI Gilts Limited and IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Company Limited. He has been a member of the HRD committee of the Indian Bank Association. Bundellu is also a Director on the Board of various other companies.

A Certified Associate in Indian Institute of Banking, he holds a Masters of Science and Masters of Financial Management degree.

With a career spanning over 45 years, Michael Pinto joined the Government of India in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and served till his superannuation in 2003. He held several assignments during this tenure including: CEO - Maharashtra Industrial Development Corp., Vice-Chairman and Managing Director - MSRTC, CMD - Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India, Chairman - Central Cottage Industries Corporation, MD - Maharashtra State Finance Corporation, Minister (Economic) - Embassy of India - Paris, Chairman - Maharashtra State Electricity Board, Director General (Shipping) - Govt of India, Chairman - Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Secretary (Shipping ) - Govt. of India. He has also served as Vice Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities in the rank and status of Union Minister of State. He is also a Director on the Board of various other companies.

He holds a Master of Arts degree in Political Science, Master of Arts degree in Sociology and Master of Public Administration from Harvard University.

Tess Downey* is currently working with Principal International Asia Ltd as the Regional Counsel for Legal/Company Secretary in the capacity of Legal, Compliance and Company Secretary of the organization. In the past, she has worked as Regional Director at Prudential PLC, the UK in the area of New Market Development, and was also the Vice President at AIG in a Legal and Commercial role.

Downey is a Post Graduate Overseas Lawyer from Law Society of HK, Law Society of England & Whales, Post Graduate Practice Law Course, Law from Singapore Board of Legal Education, and an LLB (Hons), Law from National University of Singapore.

*Associate Director in terms of SEBI Regulations

Mr. Raman Uberoi was COO of CRISIL and headed the Ratings Business of CRISIL. He also headed Risk & Infrastructure business for subsidiary of CRISIL. Currently he is advising CRISIL on Regulatory & Government Affairs. Mr.Uberoi is also Advisor on Strategic matters to Aspiring Minds Assessments Private Limited and Piramal Capital Housing Finance Limited. He is Director on the Board of Receivables Exchange of India Limited.

He holds a B.Com, ACA.

Mr. Ameet Parikh is the Managing Partner of Morphis Business Advisory LLP , which provides advisory and financial services to family owned SME companies in India. Mr. Parikh is also cofounder of Morphis Management Services LLP which provides the financial operations services to Investee Companies of PE funds. He was previously Global partner of Arthur Andersen and EY and also founder and Managing Director of Axis Risk Consulting Services, which is now a Genpact company.

He holds a B.Com, FCA, Bachelor of Law.

Mr. Alejandro Echegorri Rodriguez is Chief Investment Officer for Principal Global Asset Management. He is responsible for overall investment strategy and the investment process for the group and for overseeing the management of pension, mutual funds and general accounts in the Asia as well as for supporting the overall development of the asset management business in the region. He has been associated with Principal Group since 2003.

He holds a Masters in Economics from Argentina

Lalit Vij is the Managing Director of Principal Asset Management Private Limited (formerly known as Principal Pnb Asset Management Company Private Limited). He has over 30 years of work experience across multiple disciplines in the financial services industry including stints with American Express and EXL Services - a global leader in Business Process Management and Transformation Services. Vij has been with Principal Financial Group since 2006. Prior to his present role, he was the Managing Director of Principal Global Services Private Limited, where he was responsible for setting up and expanding Global Shared Service operations for Principal Financial Group in India. Vij continues to serve as a Director on the Board of Principal Global Services Private Limited. 

Vij is a B.Com and a Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Accountant of India.

Madhukar Kamath has over 28 years of experience in the Industry especially in the field of project approval and implementation, Investment Advisory, dealing with regulatory authorities, preparation of project reports, handling bankers, financing and administration and management activities. He has been handling Foreign Direct Investment projects since last 10 years and has been instrumental in helping many multinationals in implementing projects in India. He has won awards for successful implementation and for excellent performance in Project Management. Presently, Kamath is acting as an advisor to Tessitura Monti India Pvt. Ltd. He is also a Director on the Board of various other companies.

He holds a B. Com and is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Institute of Company Secretary of India (ICSI).

Pedro Borda is the President of Southeast Asia & India of Principal International (South Asia) Sdn Bhd (“PISA”). Based in Malaysia, he is responsible for Principal International operations in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and India. 

Representing the Principal Financial Group, he is a member of the board in Principal International (Asia) Limited, Principal International (South Asia) Sdn Bhd, Principal International, LLC, Principal International Holding Company, LLC, Principal Asset Management Private Limited, Principal Retirement Advisors Pvt. Ltd., Principal Consulting (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Principal Financial Group (Mauritius) Ltd.  He is also a Director of CIMB-Principal Asset Management Berhad since 20 June 2013.

Prior joining PISA, he was Chief Executive Officer, ASEAN Region of CIMB-Principal Asset Management Berhad.  In addition, he was the Country Head – Mexico from 2004 to February 2013 and was also a member of the Board of Directors of Principal Financial Group, Chile; Managing Director, Principal Pension Business in Mexico from 1999-2004 and Managing Director, Principal Pension Business in Argentina 1996-1998.

He holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration (Agriculture) and a Master Degree in Finance, both from Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (U.A.D.E), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Mr. Ganesh Natarajan is Executive Chairman and founder of 5F World, a platform for Digital Start-ups, Skills and Social Ventures in the Country. He is also founder of Global Talent Track & Skills Alpha and co-founder of 2 Indo-US Joint Ventures – Kalzoom Advisors and Centre for AI and Advanced Analytics. He is also working as Director and ‘Digital and IT Committee’ Head of Fino Payments Bank.
He was earlier CEO of eminent companies like Aptech Ltd and Zensar Technologies Ltd.

He holds a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering, PG in Industrial Engineering, PhD in Knowledge Management, Advanced Management – Harvard Business School.

Suresh Mahalingam in the last 30 years has been in Senior Leadership roles across BFSI and FMCG Industries. He has worked as MD & CEO of Tata AIA Life Insurance, General Manager at HDFC Life, Business Head, South at ITC Ltd. He is currently a Non-Executive Director and Member - Group Management Council at Wadhawan Global Capital. He holds PGPIM, IMI, New Delhi, B.Com, University of Madras.

Ms. Jane Ann Conway has more than 3 decades of experience in finance Industry during which she has worked with Companies like Principal Financial Group, Nationwide Group and Freedom Mortgage in United States in the areas like Risk Management, Operations and Marketing. She has done Graduation in Spanish in International Studies from IOWA State University.

Lalit Vij is the Managing Director of Principal Asset Management Private Limited. Ltd (formerly known as Principal Pnb Asset Management Company Private Limited). He has over 30 years of work experience across multiple disciplines in the financial services industry including stints with American Express and EXL Services - a global leader in Business Process Management and Transformation Services. Vij has been with Principal Financial Group since 2006. Prior to his present role, he was the Managing Director of Principal Global Services Private Limited, where he was responsible for setting up and expanding Global Shared Service operations for Principal Financial Group in India. Vij continues to serve as a Director on the Board of Principal Global Services Private Limited. 

Vij is a B.Com and a Fellow Member of Institute of Chartered Accountant of India.

In his 29-years of work experience in Investment Management, Rajat Jain has been associated with Principal Mutual Fund for 16 years. In his present role, Jain monitors the investments of Principal Mutual Fund and leads the overall portfolio strategy. Before this, he was the Chief Investment Officer at SBI Mutual Fund.

Jain has a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Allahabad and a PGDM from IIM Lucknow.

Hariharan Iyer has over 21 years of experience. His areas of expertise comprise network management, customer services and process management in mutual fund and transfer agency. In the past, he was associated with Deutsche Investor Services Private Limited, Birla Sun Life Asset Management Co. Limited, ING Investment Management Co. (I) Private Limited. and HDFC Asset Management Company Limited.

Iyer holds a Masters in Marketing Management and is an Associate of the Insurance Institute of India.

 

Richa Parasrampuria is the Head of Compliance and comes with over 11 years of experience in Asset Management Compliance. Prior to this, she has worked with JPMorgan Asset Management India Private Limited., Reliance Capital Asset Management Limited and Standard Chartered Asset Management Co. Private Limited.

Parasrampuria, a graduate in Commerce, is a qualified Company Secretary. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in law.  

Bekxy Kuriakose has over 18 years of experience in dealing, research and fund management. Having primarily managed Fixed Income funds, she has worked as Asst. Vice President with L&T Mutual Fund, as Fund Manager with Reliance Life Insurance and SBI Mutual Fund. 

Kuriakose holds a graduate degree in Economics (Hons) and a PGDM from IIM Bangalore.

Gaurav Goyal has over 17 years of experience in financial services - Sales & Distribution. His responsibilities include leading institutional, retail sales and business development initiatives for organizations. Earlier, he was with ICICI Prudential Asset Management as Vice President, and Head – IFA Channel & Investor Education. He has also worked with HDFC Bank, Citi Financial, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and IDBI Capital. In his previous roles, he was involved in launching and setting up multiple locations, new product launches and multiple distribution channels.

Goyal is a B.Sc and a Master in Management Studies.

Ragesh Renganathan is currently managing Fund accounting, Commission and MIS functions. He has an overall experience of over 18 years, of which he has spent around 10 years in the asset management industry. In the past, he was associated with Franklin Templeton MF, managing the Fund Administration and NAV functions. 

Ragesh is a Commerce Graduate and a qualified Chartered Accountant. He is also accredited with CISA.

 

Prashant Jain has 11 years of experience in digital strategy implementation, business development and marketing in next-generation finance and media houses. Currently, he is in charge of designing and implementing proprietary digital platforms and setting up the digital business channel. In his earlier stints, he was associated with Tickled Media, Moneycontrol.com, Arthayantra, Big CBS Networks and Star India. 

Jain holds an MBA from ISB, Hyderabad.

Siddharth Singh heads Products and Bank Alliances. With over 17 years of experience in financial services, he is currently responsible for product development, management and distribution alliances with banks. Prior to Principal Mutual Fund, he has worked with DHFL Pramerica Asset Managers, Deutsche Asset Management and ICICI Prudential Asset Management.

Singh is a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and holds a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, Indore.

Mr. Ravi Gopalakrishnan has over 25 years of experience in research and asset management business. During the course of his career, he has worked across many Asset Management Companies, including Canara Robeco AMC, Pramerica AMC, and Sun F&C AMC. He has managed several funds across Large Cap, Multi-cap and Mid cap strategies. He has a very strong research background and has sound knowledge of the fund management business.

Mr. Ravi Gopalakrishnan is a M.S. Finance(Investments) &  holds a M.B.A.

In his 29-years of work experience in Investment Management, Rajat Jain has been associated with Principal Mutual Fund for 16 years now. At present, he monitors the investments of Principal Mutual Fund and leads the overall portfolio strategy. Before this, he was the Chief Investment Officer at SBI Mutual Fund. 

Rajat holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Allahabad and a PGDM from IIM, Lucknow.

Bekxy Kuriakose has over 18 years of experience in dealing, research and fund management. Having primarily managed Fixed Income funds, she has worked as Asst. Vice President with L&T Mutual Fund, as Fund Manager with Reliance Life Insurance and SBI Mutual Fund. 

Kuriakose holds a graduate degree in Economics (Hons) and a PGDM from IIM Bangalore.

Dhimant Shah has more than 20 years of experience in stock market. Prior to joining Principal Mutual Fund, Shah was working as a Fund Manager in HSBC Asset Management (India) Private Ltd. He has also worked with Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd. (PMS), ASK Raymond James Securities Pvt. Limited & IL&FS Asset Management Co. Pvt. Ltd (now known as UTI Asset Management Company Ltd)

Shah is a B.Com and holds an ACA. 

Gurvinder Singh Wasan is a Fund Manager at Principal Mutual Fund. He has over 14 years of work experience in Fixed Income markets, credit analysis and structured finance. Before joining Principal Mutual Fund, he worked with CRISIL Limited and ICICI Bank Limited. 

Wasan holds a post-graduate degree in Commerce (Masters in Commerce). He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and a CFA (from CFA institute USA) as well.

Rupali Pandit is Dealer – Equity. She has over 19 years of experience in equity dealing and liaisoning with brokers. Prior to this, she has worked with ABN AMRO Asset Management (India) Limited, IL&FS Asset Management Company Limited and GIC Mutual Fund as an Equity Dealer. 

Pandit is a B.Com and Chartered Accountant (Intermediate).

Aashish Khubchandani is a Dealer – Fixed Income with work experience of 3 years. He has worked with Crest Finserv Limited (formerly Tullett Prebon India Limited) in a similar capacity before joining Principal Mutual Fund.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Studies and has cleared all three levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst’s (CFA) Program in 2015. On completion of the required work experience, he may be awarded the CFA charter.

Siddarth has been a part of Principal Mutual Fund since 2009. He has over 14 years of experience in Finance and Stock Markets. Prior to joining Principal, he worked as an Analyst in Adventity Global Services, ICRA Management Consulting Services, and Polaris Software Ltd.

Mohta is a B.Com and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management in Finance and Certified Financial Risk Management.

 

Mr. Ravi Gopalakrishnan has over 25 years of experience in research and asset management business. During the course of his career, he has worked across many Asset Management Companies, including Canara Robeco AMC, Pramerica AMC, and Sun F&C AMC. He has managed several funds across Large Cap, Multi-cap and Mid cap strategies. He has a very strong research background and has sound knowledge of the fund management business.

Mr. Ravi Gopalakrishnan is a M.S. Finance(Investments) &  holds a M.B.A.