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Shashi KatariaCOO, CFO and Director |
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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).
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Rajesh Bhojani Independent Director |
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Rajesh Bhojani holds an MMS degree from Mumbai University, from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS). He is a senior professional with over 30 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 Aditya Birla Group. He was associated with Birla Mutual Fund since its inception. He is currently heading the Examinations Division in West India of British Council.
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 after the restructuring of the fund. He was also the Chief Marketing Officer at Zurich India Mutual Fund. He has been associated with the financial planning movement and was associated with the Financial Planning Standards Board which awards the CFP qualification. |
Kamlesh SomaniIndependent Director |
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He is an independent director of the company. He is an entrepreneur, he is managing his family business since 1976.
Being an independent director he ensures that responsibilities cast on him as independent director by applicable laws and regulations are complied with and interest of unit-holders are safeguarded at all the time. Being the Owner of family business he is involved in providing directions to the business. To exercise control over administrative and operational functions. He is involved in looking over complete finance functions of the company. Develop system and exercise control over finance function and reporting. He has also played a key role in setting up financial controls and fraud detection / prevention measures in his company. He is acting as a Principal Trustee of 'Chandisar Madhymik Education Society'. Being the Principal Trustee, he is involved in looking after and exercising control over finance and treasury operations of the Trust. Important part of his duty is to ensure trust property is invested as per the 'Trust Object' and in the best interest of the beneficiaries of the Trust. |
Arindam GhoshIndependent Director |
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Arindam Ghosh is a Chartered Accountant by profession. He has more than 25 years experience with the BFSI Industry in senior organizational and functional leadership roles. Currently associated with M/s BlackRidge Capital Advisors as MD & CEO. Prior to this, he was the Director & CEO for Mirae Asset Global Investments India; Head of Asia Pacific Business Dev. for Mirae Asset HK; Assoc. Director – Asia Pacific Investment Marketing for Fidelity. He also been, inter-alia, associated with Tata and AV Birla groups. |
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 a avid reader and a passionate golfer. He also plays several other sports for recreation.