Head Equity, Axis Mutual Funds

Mr. Pankaj Murarka serves as the Head of Equity at Axis Asset Management Company Limited. He has 11 years of experience in equity markets. He previously served as Principal Officer at Pipal Capital Management Private Limited from April 2009 to November 2009, and was Portfolio Manager at DSP Merrill Lynch Ltd. from June 2006 to March 2009. He was Head of Research and Fund Manager at Rare Enterprises from June 2004 to June 2006, and was also involved in equity sales at Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd. from April 2003 to May 2004. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a B.Com. degree.

CIO-Equity, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Ltd.

Harsha has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) degree from National Institute of Technology, Suratkal ’93, Post Graduate Management (Finance) from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow ’96 and Chartered Financial Analyst from the CFA Institute. He has 16 years of rich experience spread over Equity Research & Fund Management. His prior stints have been with companies such as Prabhudas Liladher Pvt Ltd, SG Asia Securities, Reliance Group, UTI Asset Management Co Ltd and DSP Blackrock. The schemes managed by him include Kotak Select Focus and Kotak Opportunities Fund. On the personal front, Harsha has a passion for sports and is a university level hockey player. He likes travelling and enjoys exploring new destinations.

Exec. VP, Head Equities & Corporate Strategy

Anup has been working with DSP BlackRock Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. (previously called DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers) since July 1997, and has been managing the domestic funds since May 2001. Anup was CIO at HSBC Asset Management between Dec 2005 and May 2006 before returning to DSP BlackRock Investment Managers. Between 1997 and 2000, Anup also managed an offshore fund, the Merrill Lynch India Fund which was registered in Mauritius and sold to Merrill Lynch's clientele outside India.

CIO- Fixed Income

He has been earlier associated with the AMC for the period July 2004 to October 2009 as Co- Head - Fixed Income. In his earlier he was responsible for managing 8 debt funds with primary responsibility on Govt. Bonds and Corporate Bonds trading and involved monitoring of the factors like key economic developments, market liquidity, forex movement etc. He has been a key contributor to our success on the fixed income side in the past.

Co-Chief Investment Officer

Mahesh has over 20 years of experience in fund management, equity research and corporate finance. Prior to joining BSLAMC, he has worked with Reliance Infocom Ltd. in Business Strategy.

Executive Director, Portfolio Manager

Amay joined Morgan Stanley in 1997 and has 16 years of investment experience. He was appointed as the co-portfolio manager of Morgan Stanley Growth Fund in 2004. Amay received his Bachelors degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Economist, ICICI bank Ltd

Senior Economist, ICICI bank Ltd

Economist, ICICI bank Ltd

CIO

At ICICI Prudential AMC, Naren oversees the entire investment function across the Mutual Fund and the International Advisory Business. He is instrumental in overall investment strategy development and execution. He also directly manages the ICICI Prudential Dynamic Plan and the ICICI Prudential Top 100 Fund.