Board of Directors of AMC

Neil Parag Parikh is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

He has been a part of the Capital Market for over a decade with experience across wealth management, research, Institutional desk, marketing, operations, broking, key client management to name a few.

He started his career as an intern with JM Morgan Stanley in 2003. He has been a part of Parag Parikh Financial Advisory Services Limited since July 2004 in various capacities. At PPFAS Mutual Fund, apart from handling key client relationships, he is also entrusted with the fulfillment of strategic responsibilities.

Keeping with his father’s, Parag Parikh's philosophy, Neil believes in Value-investing and is a strong advocate of applying behavioral finance fundamentals in investing.

Neil’s academic excellence is reflected in his qualification from prestigious universities. He holds a Masters in Business Administration from IESE Business School, Spain and a BA in Economics from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

He is an avid reader and a passionate golfer. He also plays several other sports for recreation.

He is performing his duties as a Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and Director of the Company.

Rajeev Thakkar possesses relevant experience of over two decades in various segments of the Capital Markets such as investment banking, corporate finance, securities broking and managing clients' investments in equities.

His tenure at PPFAS Limited (The Sponsor of PPFAS AMC), began in 2001. His passion for researching and analysing the fundamentals of companies was evident. from the very beginning and very soon he was heading the Research division at PPFAS. His responsibilities soon expanded as he was appointed the Fund Manager for the flagship scheme of the Portfolio Management Service, titled "Cognito" in 2003.

Rajeev is a strong believer in the school of "value-investing" and is heavily influenced by Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger's approach. His keen eye for ferreting out undervalued companies by employing a diligent and disciplined approach has been instrumental in the scheme's stellar performance ever since he assumed the mantle.

Apart from his technical ability, what distinguishes him from many others is his ability to stand his ground and remain unflappable during difficult times. This trait enables him to resist the temptation of entering speculative stocks during extremely bullish times as he believes that it is not appropriate to wager on clients' funds and faith by chasing companies that one does not have any conviction in. He strongly believes that only stocks purchased at right valuations will provide long-term returns and is unperturbed by short-term fluctuation. Besides that he also has had the courage and wisdom to reject fund infusions in the scheme if he felt that the investment opportunities were absent. Under Rajeev's able stewardship, "Cognito" has performed excellently, as many satisfied clients will readily testify.

A very impressive aspect about Rajeev is that even before he was appointed the CEO (in 2007), he was always observant about various aspects of the business and did not restrict himself only to his functional area. Although he was officially assigned to manage the PMS and handle the equity research team on the broking side of operations, he has played a pivotal role in a number of PPFAS' new initiatives such as the introduction of web-based broking, the emergence as a depository participant, the various modalities involved during the merger of two related companies in 2007, etc. He is a man of few words but his low-key demeanour often underplays the fact that he is a good listener, a team player and a razor-sharp thinker.

Rajeev's academic inclination is evident in the plethora of degrees earned by him. He is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant and CFA Charterholder.

He is responsible for taking care of day for day accounting & ensuring statutory compliance of various government dues. He is also responsible for preparing yearly financial statements of the PPFAS Asset Management Private Limited & getting the books of accounts audited ,signed & approved by statutory auditors as well as directors. He was previously associated with DSP Blackrock Investment Managers Private Limited as an Manager Finance. He had also worked on assignment basis in various companies like Cargotec India Private Limited, Redbull India Private Limited, UTV Software Limited, UCB Pharmaceuticals Limited , Cravatex Limited while he was associated with Ganesh Jagadeesh & Co., Chartered Accountants. He is commerce graduate from Mumbai University & an fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

Rajesh is a senior professional with over 35 years’ experience in financial services and education sectors. He has worked in senior positions in asset management and other financial services organizations in India. He was a Senior Vice President at Birla Sun Life where he has worked for the Mutual Fund, Insurance and Wealth Management companies of the Aditya Birla Group. He was associated with Birla Mutual Fund since its inception.

He is a former President of Sales at UTI Mutual Fund where he headed a large team of marketing and sales professionals who helped the organization maintain its leadership. He was also the Chief Marketing Officer at Zurich India Mutual Fund.

He has been associated with the financial planning movement and had done pioneering work in promoting financial literacy and systematic investing. He has also worked extensively in the education sector and was associated with the British Council.

Rajesh Bhojani holds an MMS degree from Mumbai University, from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS).

Mr. Subrata Kumar Mitra is a well known veteran with hands-on experience in a wide range of financial services businesses in India. In his early years Mr. Mitra worked with various reputed organisations such as American Express Bank as Head of Corporate Banking and Investment Banking in India, Standard Chartered Bank- Merchant Banking Division, GIC Mutual Fund- where he brought one of the earliest foreign investors in the industry. Thereafter, from 1994 to 2007 he served as the Group Director, Financial Services in the Aditya Birla Group and set up the highly successful financial services business.

He has served on the Board of Directors and Committees of several reputed companies in different industries as an Independent Director, Advisor. He also acts as an advisor to a large international bank. He is associated with several international and domestic NGOs, Committees and Chambers in India and a contributor of articles in various publications. Mr. Mitra has been India Correspondent for Asia Asset Management, Hong Kong.

Prior to his appointment at PPFAS AMC, Mr. Mitra was also an Independent Director on the board of LIC AMC, Bharti AXA AMC and L&T Mutual Fund Trustee.

Alumni of IIM (Bangalore) and ESADE (Barcelona, Spain), Mr. V. Ramesh has spent over three decades in the Mutual Fund Industry and seven years in Banking. He held the position as MD & CEO for MF Utilities India Pvt. Ltd (MFU). during the period starting from April 2014 to May 2021. He initiated, implemented and led MFU on behalf of the industry. Prior to joining MF Utilities, he held the position as Deputy CEO for Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) from October 2010 to March 2014. His responsibility in AMFI was to ensure functioning of the Mutual Fund Industry with effective relationships with all stakeholders, including SEBI and other regulators. He was actively involved in Policy making at Mutual Fund Industry Level.

Mr. Ramesh was also a Founder and Director for Ecomove Solutions Pvt. Ltd from January 2009 to September 2012, an innovative business in the social sector. Prior to that, Mr. Ramesh also held the position as CEO for Prabhudas Lilladher Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. (NBFC) between January 2008 to December 2008. In Prabhudas Lilladher Financial Services, he was Key managerial personnel and his Major activities included but not limited to Distribution of third party products and Lending, particularly margin funding.

Besides Mutual Funds, he is passionate about acting. He regularly performs in plays.