Dy. Chief Executive 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.
Chief Investment Officer :
Navneet Munot
Navneet joined SBI Funds Management Private Limited as Chief Investment Officer in Dec. 2008. He brings with him over 15 years of rich experience in Financial Markets. Most recently, he was the Executive Director and head- multi strategy boutique with Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley Investment Management, he worked as the Chief Investment Officer - Fixed Income and Hybrid Funds at Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Ltd. Several funds managed by Navneet got recognition for their consistent superior risk-adjusted performance and won several awards from independent agencies such as CRISIL-CNBC TV 18, ICRA, Reuters Lipper and got top ranking in Value Research. Navneet had been associated with the financial services business of the group for over 13 years and worked in various areas such as fixed income, equities and foreign exchange. His articles on matters related to financial markets have widely been published.
Navneet is a postgraduate in accountancy and business statistics and a qualified Chartered Accountant. He is also a charter holder of the CFA Institute USA and CAIA Institute USA. He is also an FRM charterholder of Global Association of Risk professionals (GARP).
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.