Our Leadership

Nimesh joined ICICI Prudential AMC (IPAMC) in 2007 as MD & CEO.

Prior to joining IPAMC, he was Senior General Manager at ICICI Bank where he handled many responsibilities including Project Finance, Corporate Banking and International Banking. He also led ICICI Bank’s foray into Middle-East and African region and helped establish ICICI’s brand presence in these geographies and in the International arena.

IPAMC has achieved leadership position in the Indian Mutual Fund industry under his leadership. His focus has been always on being investor-centric, maintaining high levels of transparency and disclosures besides sticking to basics. This has helped the company to establish itself as a credible and trust-worthy brand.

He is a Chartered Accountant by qualification and has more than 26 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry.

S. Naren joined ICICI Prudential AMC in October 2004.

As ED & CIO, Naren oversees the entire investment function across the Mutual Fund and International Advisory Business. He is instrumental in the overall investment strategy development and execution.

He has a rich experience of around 30 years in almost all spectrum of the financial services industry ranging from investment banking, fund management, equity research, and stock broking operations.

His qualifications include B. Tech degree from IIT Chennai and MBA (Finance) from IIM Kolkata.

Ramakrishna joined IPAMC in September 2004.

At IPAMC, Ramakrishna is the custodian of finance function and is also responsible for driving Product Development, ETF & International Business besides overseeing the Communications function. He plays an integral role in driving the key profitability agenda through financial & corporate planning, budgetary control and corporate finance. He is also responsible for driving key initiatives and projects.

He has 32 years of rich experience across industries like FMCG and banking & financial services.

By qualification, Ramakrishna is a Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant.

Amar joined IPAMC in January 2013.

In his current role as Head of Retail & Institutional Business, he is responsible for driving the overall business objectives. For most part of his career, he has been associated with IPAMC in various roles having started his career in 2001.

In his past role as Head of Retail Business at IPAMC, he drove the organization to a leadership position. Prior to this, he was responsible for managing key Institutional clients and driving overall business growth.

He has an overall work experience of around 19 years across the Banking & Financial Services Industry.

His qualifications include B.Com, R. A. Podar College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai and Master of Management Studies (Finance), Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.

Abhijit joined IPAMC in July 2014.

In his current role, Abhijit is responsible for driving growth of the organization, through an effective marketing & digital strategy and enhanced customer experience.

He has a total work experience of 20 years in the Banking & Financial Services Industry across verticals like Customer Experience, Alternate Channels, Sales & Distribution and Direct Marketing. Prior to joining IPAMC, he has worked with firms like Citibank N.A., ING Vysya Life Insurance and Standard Chartered Bank.

He is a Post Graduate in Marketing from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS).

Amit joined IPAMC in April 2014.

Amit is responsible for driving the credit and investment risk functions at the AMC. He is a risk management specialist and comes with a rich overall experience of 22 years.

Prior to his association with IPAMC, he has worked as the Director, Financial Institutions Credit Risk at Bank of America, N.A. In the past, he has also worked with ICICI Bank Limited in the Credit Risk Management Group.

His qualifications include Masters in Management Studies (Finance) from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (University of Mumbai) and Bachelor of Engineering (Production) from Fr. Agnel College of Engineering (University of Mumbai).

Vikas joined IPAMC in April 2018.

At IPAMC, in his current role he is responsible for managing the Operations and Technology function.

He has work experience of over 23 years in all facets of retail banking including distribution of loans, debt management, fraud risk, credit policy, portfolio management and branch banking.

Prior to this, he was associated with ICICI Bank. At the Bank he headed the strategy and planning, customer experience, innovation, branch transformation and risk management for retail Branches and also led various initiatives in the areas of service and operational efficiency through innovations in branch channel for the Bank. He has been a speaker at various global forums.

Vikas is a Bachelor of Commerce from Rajasthan University, Jaipur, and holds a Masters of Business Administration from Ajmer University.

Nikhil joined ICICI Prudential AMC in January 2008.

In his current role, Nikhil spearheads the Human Resources & Administration function for the organization.

Prior to joining IPAMC, he has worked with firms like WNS Global Services, eFunds International and ABC Consulting. Nikhil has 18 years of work experience across multiple industries.

Nikhil is a post graduate in management (Human Resources) from Indian Education Society’s Management College and Research Centre (IES’s MCRC) and Bachelors of Commerce (B.Com) from Mithibai College.

Vivek started his career at IPAMC in November 1999.

In his current role, he is responsible for driving the business objectives in the Institutional segment, pan India. He is a key driver in strengthening institutional client relationships and facilitating asset growth.

In his past roles at IPAMC, he led the Institutional business for the West Zone and has also worked in Retail business across various locations.

He has an overall work experience of 20 years. His qualifications include PGDBA from ICFAI.

Aniruddha joined IPAMC in August 2008.

Aniruddha in his current role is responsible for driving the Retail Business through a mix of distribution channels. The retail sales and distribution team is an integrated unit of business delivery (sales and service), primarily addressing distributors and through them, individual investors’ needs.

He has an overall work experience of around 20 years across Banking & Financial Services Industry.

Aniruddha is a Chartered Accountant and also has a degree in Cost Accountancy.

Suresh has been associated with IPAMC since 2007.

At IPAMC, his responsibilities include building operational excellence and scalability in the area of Operations and Investor services to meet organizational growth agenda.

Suresh has 21 years of post-qualification experience in the field of finance, taxation and asset management. He is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and holds a Bachelors of Commerce degree from Mumbai University.

Adil joined IPAMC in October 2007.

In his current role, Adil drives the Public Relations and Communication function for the organization. At IPAMC, he has anchored several functions like Product Communications, Product Development and Management.

He has 20 years of experience across Investment Management, Financial Services & Banking, and Auto in Asia, Europe & Africa.

His qualifications include MSc in International Banking & Finance from The University of Salford, UK and MBA from AMU.

Rakesh joined ICICI Prudential AMC in August 2011.

In his current role, Rakesh is responsible for managing Compliance & Secretarial function for the organisation.

He has an overall 16 years of post-qualification experience in the field of compliance, legal and secretarial matters. Prior to his association with ICICI Prudential AMC, he has worked with Travelex India, Axis Bank and Paternoster India.

By qualification, he is an A.C.S, Bachelor of Law and a graduate in Commerce.

S. Naren joined ICICI Prudential AMC in October 2004.

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.  

Naren has rich experience of around 30 years in almost all spectrum of the financial services industry ranging from investment banking, fund management, equity research, and stock broking operations. His core competency lies in being involved in the entire gamut of equity market space with extensive knowledge of Indian equities and the economy.

After obtaining a B. Tech degree from IIT Madras, Naren finished MBA in finance from IIM Calcutta and worked with financial service organizations like Refco Sify Securities India Pvt. Ltd., HDFC Securities Ltd. and Yoha Securities in various positions prior to joining ICICI Prudential AMC.

Naren has many laurels to his credit. He is a leading voice on the Indian economy/ equity markets across the investment and financial services fraternity.

Rahul has re-joined ICICI Prudential AMC now as CIO of 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.

He has an overall work experience of around over 24 years. In his previous role with Standard Chartered Bank, he was a Senior Rates Trader & Head of Primary Dealership Desk.

Rahul currently manages 8 funds at ICICI Prudential i.e. ICICI Prudential Liquid Plan, ICICI Prudential Flexible Income Plan, ICICI Prudential Floating Rate Fund, ICICI Prudential Banking & PSU Debt Fund, . ICICI Prudential Medium Term Plan, ICICI Prudential Gilt Fund (All Options). ICICI Prudential Multiple Yield Fund, ICICI Prudential Capital Protection Oriented Fund,

Rahul holds a Bachelors degree in Science and an MBA from Bhopal University. Besides Standard Chartered Bank he has worked with various other organizations like Franklin Templeton, UTI Bank, SMIFS Securities, Khandwala Finance Ltd and RR Financial Consultants.

Rahul loves reading and is a keen follower of Formula 1 and tennis.

Rahul joined ICICI Prudential AMC in Nov 2010.

At ICICI Prudential AMC, Rahul is responsible for anchoring the Real Estate Business and driving team synergies. Rahul has an overall work experience of around 28 years. His expertise and core competency has been in the in depth understanding of the real estate segment and evaluating and investing in real estate projects. He has also managed one of the largest and first FDI transactions that happened in the Indian real estate space in 2004.

Prior to ICICI Prudential AMC, he has been associated with companies like Arthur Anderson Corporate Finance, Ernst and Young Transaction Advisory Services, RSM Advisors Private Limited and till recently was associated with Sun Apollo Real Estate Advisors.

Rahul, is a Chartered Accountant, and has also completed the Cost Accountancy and Intermediate level Company Secretary Course.

Mrinal joined ICICI Prudential AMC in June 2008.

Mrinal currently manages several funds including ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund ICICI Prudential Focused Equity Fund, ICICI Prudential Midcap Fund and ICICI Prudential Dividend Yield Equity Fund.

He has an overall work experience of around 18 years across industries like Financial Services, Auto and IT. His core competency lies in portfolio management and sector analysis.

Mrinal is a Bachelor of Engineering and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from SP Jain, Mumbai. Prior to joining ICICI Prudential AMC, he was with Wipro Ltd and Robert Bosch GmbH.

Mr. Anup Bagchi is an Executive Director on the Board of ICICI Bank since February 1, 2017. He has a management degree from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and an engineering degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has been with the ICICI Group since 1992. He holds the responsibilities for Retail Banking at the Bank. He also heads the ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, the CSR arm of the ICICI Group.

He is responsible for the Retail Banking Group, Digital Channels and Partnerships, Rural and Inclusive Banking Group, Data Sciences and Analytics Group and the Corporate Brand Group for the Bank. He also oversees retail products, remittances and NRI services for the International Banking business.

He represented the ICICI Group in various regulatory committees of key bodies such as RBI and SEBI. He was a member of RBI’s Expert Committee on Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and of SEBI’s Committee on Financial and Regulatory Technologies (CFRT). He was in the Executive Committee of National Securities Depository Ltd., (NSDL), Advisory Committee of BSE Limited and was co Chairman of FICCI’s Capital Markets Committee. He was also a member of SEBI’s Secondary Markets Advisory Committee (SMAC), Fair Market Conduct Committee and Committee on Financial and Regulatory Technologies and Risk Management Review Committee.

He has been honoured with ‘The Asian Banker Promising Young Banker Award’ and `Industry Newsmaker Award’ by Zee Business.

Mr. Bagchi has worked extensively in the areas of retail banking, corporate banking and treasury and investment banking. Prior to his current role, he was the Managing Director & CEO of ICICI Securities Limited. Under his leadership, ICICI Securities won several prestigious awards.

Mr. Sandeep Batra is an Executive Director on the Board of ICICI Bank since December 23, 2020. Mr. Batra, a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary, has been with the ICICI Group since 2000. He holds responsibilities of the Corporate Centre at the Bank.

He is responsible for the Operations and Customer Service Group, Phone Banking Group, Human Resource Management Group, Infrastructure Management Services Group, Technology Group, Legal Group, Corporate Communications, Secretarial Group and Government & Strategic Relations function. He also oversees regulatory and Board related matters for International Banking business. He is also administratively responsible for Risk function, Internal Audit and Financial Crime Prevention Group and Compliance Group.

Mr. Batra chairs the Board of ICICI Bank UK PLC. He is also on the boards of several ICICI Group companies – ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited, ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited and ICICI Venture Funds Management Company Limited.

In his previous stint with ICICI Bank, Mr. Batra was Group Compliance Officer. He has been a founder member of the ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited where he worked as Chief Financial Officer from September 2000 till 2006 and then as Executive Director and a member of its Board from January 2014 till July 2018. At ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited, he was responsible for finance, investments, actuarial and risk, and compliance functions. He was also instrumental in leading the company to India’s first IPO in the insurance space.

Bernard Teo is Executive Chairman of TMBAM Eastspring and Thanachart Fund Eastspring. He is a member of the Eastspring Management Committee.

Bernard joined Eastspring as Head of Corporate Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions in 2016 and led the acquisition of a 65% stake in Thailand’s TMB Asset Management in 2018 and the signing of a memorandum of understanding to acquire TFUND in Thailand in 2019.

He took up his current role in August 2019, with responsibility for integrating TMBAM Eastspring into the broader Eastspring business. Bernard also oversees Eastspring’s three joint ventures – ICICI-Pru, CITIC-Pru and BOCI-Pru – and the development of Eastspring’s wholly foreign-owned enterprise in China. This sees him focus on maximising growth opportunities in the India and China markets.

Prior to Eastspring, Bernard worked in the investment banking industry, focusing on financial institutions. He spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Managing Director and Co–Chief Operating Officer of Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) for the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) and Head of China FIG. Bernard was responsible for clients in Greater China and South East Asia and co-managed a group of 50 APxJ FIG bankers. Before this, Bernard was with Lehman Brothers/Nomura International, where he was Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Financial Institutions Group in the Investment Banking Division.

Bernard holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University.

After graduating from the Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics of the University of Bombay with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) degree in 1971, Mr. Suresh Kumar completed a post-graduate Investment Management Programme conducted jointly by the Stanford University and the London School of Business. He then went on to pursue an Advanced Management Programme at the Columbia Business School. In commendation of his academic achievements, he has been the recipient of many prestigious awards including the Rotary International Scholarship (1977) tenable in California (U.S.A.), the Lord Aldington Banking Fellowship (1978) and Fellow of the Indian Institute of Bankers.

Mr. Kumar began his long and illustrious career in banking as Probationary Officer and Manager at the Iron Ore Division (Overseas Branch) of State Bank of India, Mumbai in 1972. Later he took on the role of Senior Treasury and General Management positions with the Government of Dubai, after which he became Member of the Senior Management and Executive Committee (ExCo) of the Emirates Bank Group. While with the Group, between 1985 and 2012 he successively headed the corporate banking, remedial credit management, treasury & capital markets, asset management and investment banking companies as the General Manager / CEO.

Mr. Kumar is currently a Member on the Boards of a number of offshore private equity firms. He regularly writes for English and Arabic newspapers in the UAE and has addressed several symposia on financial and non-financial subjects in print, television and other media.

Mr. Ved Prakash Chaturvedi is an Engineer and an MBA from IIM Bangalore. He was a member of the founding team at CRISIL. Mr. Chaturvedi has been associated with Indian capital market for more than 30 years.

During 2002 to 2010 he held the position of Managing Director and Chief Executive officer of Tata Asset Management Limited. Further, from 2011 to 2014 he held position as Member of the Management Council of L&T Finance Holdings Limited and Board member of L&T Investment Management Limited.

During his career he has been involved in building investment management and asset management businesses both organically and through acquisitions. The rapid growth of the Tata Mutual Fund business and later, the acquisition of Fidelity Fund Management India business by L&T Investment Management Limited have been notable achievements of his leadership while he served the respective companies.

He has also served on the Board of the Association of Mutual Funds in India. He has been a founding Board member of the Financial Planning Standards Board in India and has also served the Confederation of Indian Industry and several other regulatory committees including the mutual fund advisory committee of SEBI.

Mr. Dilip Karnik has completed Bachelor of Science from University of Pune in the year 1969 and is also a Gold medalist in Law from University of Pune. He was elevated as Additional Judge of Hon’ble Bombay High Court on October 12, 2001 and was sworn in as a permanent Judge on October 4, 2004. He retired on May 9, 2012 and is presently practicing as Arbitration and Legal Consultant. Mr. Karnik is currently an Independent Director on the Boards of ICICI Securities Primary Dealership Limited and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited.

Mr. Naved Masood was in the Indian Administrative Service and he retired as the Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in February 2015. He has also served as a Member on the Board of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Mr. Masood has served as the Public Interest Director on the Board of the National Stock Exchange of India Limited from July 2016 to February 2020.

During his tenure in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Masood oversaw drafting, enactment and initialization of the Companies Act 2013. He was also responsible for development of Corporate Governance framework under the Companies Act and its implementation. He played a lead role in developing the Competition Policy and Rules and setting up of the Indian Institute of Capital Markets.

Mr. Naved Masood while serving as Member on the Board of SEBI, was actively involved in matters concerning running of the listed companies and SEBI-regulated entities like Stock Brokers, Mutual Funds, Foreign Portfolio Investors, and Private Equity etc. He had also actively contributed to the evolution and amendments of SEBI policies on Takeover Regulations, Insider Trading Regulations, Alternative Investment Funds, ESOPs and corporatization of Stock Exchanges etc.

Mr. Masood is a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and Bachelor of Law (Honours).

Ms. Vibha Paul Rishi started her career with Tata Administrative Service and was part of the core start-up team of Titan Watches. Ms. Rishi was thereafter associated with PepsiCo for 17 years in leadership roles in the areas of marketing and innovation in India, the United States and the United Kingdom, and was also one of the founding team members of PepsiCo when it started operations in India. In her last role in executive capacity, Ms. Rishi was the Executive Director of Max India, prior to which she was associated with the Future Group.

Ms. Vibha Paul Rishi serves on the Boards of several reputed companies and their Board level committees including the Audit Committee, the Risk Management Committee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.

Ms. Vibha Paul Rishi is also associated with Pratham (Indian NGO).

Ms. Vibha is a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi. She also holds an Honours in Economics from Lady Sri Ram College, Delhi University.

Naren joined ICICI Prudential AMC in October 2004.

At ICICI Prudential AMC, Naren oversees the entire investment function across the Mutual Fund and International Advisory Business. He is instrumental in the overall investment strategy development and execution. He directly manages ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund, ICICI Prudential Large & Mid Cap Fund, ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund, ICICI Prudential Exports and Services Fund, ICICI Prudential Infrastructure Fund, ICICI Prudential Equity Savings Fund, ICICI Prudential Equity & Debt Fund, ICICI Prudential Multi-Asset Fund and ICICI Prudential Balanced Advantage Fund.

Mr. Sankaran Naren has rich experience of around 30 years in almost all spectrum of the financial services industry ranging from investment banking, fund management, equity research, and stock broking operations.His core competency lies in being involved in the entire gamut of equity market space with extensive knowledge of Indian equities and the economy.

After obtaining a B. Tech degree from IIT Chennai, Naren finished MBA in finance from IIM Kolkata and worked with financial service organizations like Refco Sify Securities India Pvt. Ltd., HDFC Securities Ltd. and Yoha Securities in various positions prior to joining ICICI Prudential AMC.

Naren has many laurels to his credit. He is a leading voice on subjects like the Indian economy/ equity markets across the investment and financial services fraternity.

Nimesh joined ICICI Prudential AMC (IPAMC) in 2007 as MD & CEO.

Prior to joining IPAMC, he was Senior General Manager at ICICI Bank where he handled many responsibilities including project finance, corporate banking and international banking. He also led ICICI Bank’s foray into Middle-East and African region and helped establish ICICI’s brand presence in these geographies and the International arena.

IPAMC has achieved leadership position in the Indian Mutual Fund industry under his leadership. His focus has been always on being investor-centric, maintaining high levels of transparency and disclosures besides sticking to basics. This has helped the company to establish itself as a credible and trust worthy brand.

He is a Chartered Accountant by qualification and has more than 25 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry.

Mr. P. H. Ravikumar is a commerce graduate and is an associate of Indian Institute of Bankers, Mumbai and also an associate of Chartered Institute of Bankers, London. He is an ‘Honorary Fellow’ of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, UK.

Mr. Ravikumar has 48 years of financial sector experience with exposure at top/senior management levels. He had a professional banking career of over 33 years with the Bank of India and the ICICI Group. He was also the founding MD & CEO of NCDEX Ltd., of Invent Assets Securitisation & Reconstruction Private Limited (an ARC regulated by RBI) and a co-founder and Chairman of Vastu Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (an affordable housing finance company). He was also the Chairman of Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. (formerly known as SKS Microfinance Ltd.) for about 8 years till its merger with IndusInd Bank Ltd. in July 2004. 

Mr. Ravikumar is also a member of the Board of Directors (the first non-European to be a Director) of Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments (CISI) U.K. which is a not-for-profit organization operating in over 35 countries under U.K’s Royal Charter involved in skill development in financial markets particularly in securities markets, wealth management, financial integrity and risk management.

In past, he has been a Director on the Boards of The Federal Bank Ltd, Fedbank Financial Services Limited, L&T Investment Management Co. Ltd. (mutual fund), BOB Capital Markets Ltd. (a merchant banking subsidiary of Bank of Baroda) and Eveready Industries Ltd., I G Petrochemicals Ltd., etc.

Mr. Ravikumar is presently serving as director on Boards of several listed and unlisted Companies.

Mr. Jyotin Mehta holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from University of Bombay and is also a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.

Mr. Jyotin Mehta has served as Vice President and Chief of Internal Audit upto February 2018 in Voltas Limited. In his career, Mr. Mehta has held senior management position in TATA, ICICI and Shell group of Companies. Mr. Mehta has rich experience in the areas of Corporate finance, Internal Audit, corporate governance, risk and controls, Company law and legal and regulatory compliance and customer service.

Mr. Jyotin Mehta is also a visiting faculty at leading management schools in India, like Wellingkar Institute of Management. He is also an advisor in the domain of Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC).

Mr. Ranganayakulu was the Executive Director (Legal), Securities and Exchange Board of India from August 14, 2008 - August 11, 2017. He is instrumental in bringing various regulations and defending high profile enforcement actions, before Securities Appellate Tribunal, High Courts and Supreme Court. He joined SEBI in 1997 as a Division Chief. Prior to that he worked for ten years as Law Officer with HUDCO, Government of India enterprise. He was proactively involved in financing various housing, social and urban infrastructure projects.

Mr. Ranganayakulu has presented several papers on issues relating to securities market in national and international forums. He was on the Governing Board of Indian Institute of Capital Markets and was a member of various advisory committees of SEBI, including committees which framed Takeover Code and Insider Trading Regulations. He was a member of Indian delegation to UNIDROIT Geneva Securities Convention and has served as a member of Justice Lodha Committee in the matter of PACL Limited.

Mr Ranganayakulu is currently a member of Advisory Committee on Service Providers of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and Disciplinary Action Committee of National Stock Exchange of India. He is also enrolled with Bar council of Maharashtra & Goa and is practicing law.

Mr. Pramod Rao joined ICICI Bank as its Group General Counsel on August 16, 2018, to oversee the legal function for the ICICI group.

Previously, Mr. Pramod had served as General Counsel for Citi India cluster and was responsible for the Legal & Secretarial functions within Citi India cluster (incorporating Bangladesh & Sri Lanka). He also oversaw Citi Security & Investigative Services (CSIS), and chaired the Citi India Diversity Council and was a member of various internal management and oversight committees.

Prior to his professional journey with Citi India, Mr. Pramod worked with Induslaw, a law firm as a resident partner, overseeing its Banking and Finance practice and was instrumental to setting up the firm's office in Mumbai.

Prior to Induslaw, Mr. Pramod worked with ICICI Bank for over 15 years. He joined the erstwhile Industrial Credit & Investment Corporation of India Ltd (ICICI, which subsequently in a reverse merger became ICICI Bank) upon obtaining B.A.LL.B (Hons) degree from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore (NLSIU) after a brief stint at Mulla and Mulla Craigie Blunt & Caroe. He then rose to become the General Counsel of ICICI Bank and served in that capacity until April 2012. During the course of his career at ICICI Bank, Mr. Pramod has overseen the legal function for all segments of ICICI Bank. During his time there, he also advised the Board of Directors and various Board constituted committees and served on the Board of Directors of various ICICI group companies.

Mr. Pramod presently serves as a member of Board of Directors of ICICI Securities Ltd and ICICI Trusteeship Services Ltd. Mr. Pramod also serves as a member of the Legal & Banking Operations Committee of Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and the National Committee for Regulatory Affairs constituted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Mr. Pramod is the Chairman of the Fund Raising and Resource Mobilization Committee of IDIA – Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access – an NGO dedicated in assisting students from underprivileged background entering premier law schools in India. He is also a member of the Governing Board of the NLSIU Alumni Association.

Mr. Lakshman Kumar has extensive leadership experience of over 30 years at Board/Executive Management level of multinational financial services businesses in the areas of regulatory compliance, operational risk management and corporate governance with focus on asset management.

At present (since April 2016), Mr. Lakshman is Director- Risk and Regulatory Services Practice at Ingenia Consultants Pte Ltd, Singapore. At Ingenia, he is responsible to lead a team of consultants for providing client focused regulatory, operational compliance, risk management and internal audit services to the firm’s clients.

From 2001 to April 2016, Mr. Lakshman held the following Executive Management roles:

• as Regional Head of Compliance, Operational Risk and Corporate Governance, Eastspring Investments, Singapore (the Asia asset Management business of Prudential plc, UK);
• Member of Eastspring’s Management Board and Director on several Eastspring Companies in Asia;
• Chair/Member of Audit Committees of Eastspring businesses in Asia;
• Head of Risk Management, Prudential Corporation Asia, Hong Kong;
• Head of Asset Management Compliance, Prudential Corporation Asia, Hong Kong.

Mr. Lakshman joined Prudential ICICI Asset Management Company Limited (now ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited), India in April 1998 as a member of initial senior management team and held the role of Senior Vice President, Finance, Compliance and Company Secretary till September 2001.

Mr. Lakshman also held the roles as Senior Vice President- Finance and Compliance- GIC Asset Management, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer and Company Secretary of DSP Merrill Lynch Asset Management and Assistant General Manager in Reserve Bank of India/National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

Mr. Lakshman holds post-graduate degrees in Management, Commerce and Public Enterprise Management. He is an Associate Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and Indian Institute of Bankers.