Key People | Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund

Mr. Anthony Heredia Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Anthony Heredia is a Chartered Accountant and has over 28 years of experience in the investment management industry. The senior roles held by him in the Mutual Fund business include Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, CEO & Whole Time Director of Baroda Asset Management India Limited and Chief Executive Officer of BOI Axa Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. He has extensive experience and a very strong understanding of Sales, Marketing and Investment domains within the business.

Ms. Ashwini Sankhe Chief Financial Officer

Ms Ashwini Sankhe is a Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant. She has over 19 years of experience in the field of Finance & Accounts, majority of it has been in the mutual fund industry. She has been with MMIMPL for nearly four years and has been heading the Finance and Accounts function since then. She was instrumental in setting up and stabilizing the processes of the entire Finance and Accounts function of MMIMPL. Prior to joining MMIMPL, she was associated with Aditya Birla Sunlife Asset Management Company where she played a key role in setting up and scaling the Finance function. She started her career with BSR & Co (a KPMG affiliate) in audit and tax.

Mr. Krishna Sanghavi Chief Investment Officer – Equity

Mr. Krishna Sanghavi is a CMA from Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and has also done MMS in Finance. Mr. Krishna Sanghavi has over 27 years of work experience of which around 14 years have been in the Mutual Fund Industry and around 8 years in Life Insurance Industry. He was also associated with Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Limited, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited and Aviva Life Insurance Company India Ltd. as ‘Head of Equities’. In these roles, he was responsible for managing and overseeing the Equity Portfolios.

Mr. Rahul Pal Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income

Mr. Rahul Pal is a Chartered Accountant. Prior to joining Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Private Limited, he was associated with Taurus Asset Management Company Limited as ‘CIO – Fixed Income’. He has also worked with Sundaram Asset Management Company Limited as ‘Fund Manager – Fixed Income’. In these roles, he was responsible for managing and overseeing the Fixed Income Portfolios.

Ms. Fatema Pacha Fund Manager – Equity

Ms. Fatema Pacha has over 18 years of work experience of which around 15 years have been in the field of equity research and fund management. Prior to joining MMIMPL, she was associated with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and UTI Mutual? Fund. She holds a PGDBM (Finance) from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai and a BE (Computers) from Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, Mumbai.

Mr. Manish Lodha Fund Manager – Equity

Mr. Manish Lodha is a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary. He has over 23 years of work experience of which around 13 years have been in the Mutual Fund Industry, 4 years in Life Insurance Industry in the field of equity research? and fund management. Prior to joining MMIMPL, he was associated with Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance Co Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. In these roles, he was responsible for Portfolio Management, Equity Research. He has also held various positions in Finance function during his association with BOC India Ltd (Now Linde India Ltd.).

Mr. Renjith Sivaram Radhakrishnan Fund Manager & Research Analyst – Equity

Mr. Renjith Sivaram is an MBA in Finance and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical engineering. He has around 14 years of experience in the field of equity research. Prior to joining MMIMPL, he was associated with ICCI Securities, Antique Stock Broking and B&K Securities where he was working as a Research Analyst and was responsible for tracking markets and multiple sectors. He also had a prior experience in the field of engineering operations with Indian Seamless Steels and Alloys Ltd.

Mr. Pranav Nishith Patel Research Analyst – Equity & Dedicated Fund Manager for Overseas Investment

Mr. Pranav Patel has Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (I.T) and Masters in Science (M.Sc). He has around 14 years of experience in the field of field of ESG and Sustainability. Prior to joining MMIMPL, he was associated with MSCI Services Pvt Ltd where he was the Industrials Sector ESG lead. He was also associated with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) wherein he was involved in Policy engagement with relevant ministries and industry task force. He previously also worked as a Software Engineer with Infosys Ltd.

Mr. Amit Garg Fund Manager – Fixed Income

Mr. Amit Garg is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and has also done MMS in Finance. He has over 19 years of experience in the field of Fixed Income dealing activities. He was managing dealing functions of fixed income schemes of Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund for 4 years. Prior to joining Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Private Limited , he was associated with Daiwa Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd. where he was responsible for managing funds and dealing activities for fixed income schemes. He has also worked with Darashaw & Co. Private Limited.

Mr. Navin Matta Fund Manager - Equity

Mr. Navin Matta has around 19 years of experience in the field of Equity Research. He has been associated with Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Private Limited (‘MMIMPL’) since July 2020. During his tenure he handled the role of Reach Analyst and Investment Advisory services. Prior to joining MMIMPL, Mr. Navin Matta was associated BOB Capital, SAFE Enterprises, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance and HDFC Securities where he was working as a Research Analyst.

Ms. Kirti Dalvi Fund Manager - Equity

Ms. Kirti Dalvi holds a degree of Bachelor of Commerce and Master’s in Management Studies from Mumbai University . She has around 18 years of experience in the financial sector. Prior to joining Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Private Limited (‘MMIMPL’), Ms. Dalvi was associated with ENAM Asset Management Company, Angel One and Tower Capital & Securities Private Limited.

Mr. Vishal Jajoo Fund Manager – Equity

Mr. Vishal Jajoo is a Chartered Accountant and also holds an MBA in Investments, a PGDM in Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce. He has over 17 years of experience in the Financial Sector. Prior to joining Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Private Limited (‘MMIMPL’), he was associated with ITI Asset Management Company, Tata Investment Corporation wherein he was responsible for managing funds and undertaking Equity Research Activities. Mr. Vishal Jajoo has also worked with Nirmal Bang Securities Pvt. Ltd. and FCH Centrum Wealth.

Mr. Ravi Dayma Head – Compliance & Risk, Company Secretary

Mr. Ravi Dayma is a Company Secretary and a Law Graduate from Mumbai University and has over 18 years of experience in the legal, compliance and risk management roles. He was also associated with Principal Pnb Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd., Religare Macquarie Wealth Management Limited and FIL Fund Management Private Limited where he was responsible for various legal and compliance activities.

Mr. Chetan Pandit Chief Risk Officer

Mr. Chetan Pandit has completed Post Graduate Diploma in Finance and has a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering. He has about 13 years of experience in the field of Risk Management in the Asset Management industry. Prior to joining MMIMPL, He was associated with HSBC Asset Management India Private Limited, L&T Investment Management, Principal Asset Management Company Private Limited and Morgan Stanley Solutions India. In these roles, Chetan has mostly handled various Risk Management related activities such as Investment Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Driving various Risk Management Governance Forums.

Mr. Sanjay D’Cunha Head – Information Technology & Chief Information Security Officer

Mr. Sanjay D’Cunha holds an MBA in general management from Institute for Technology & Management and a BA- Commerce & Economics, Diploma in Electronics & Radio Engineering and Executive Development Program from University Of Michigan- Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

Mr. Sanjay D’Cunha has over 27 years of experience in the field of Information Technology. In his past experience, he has worked with Daiwa Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd, SMC Investments and Advisors Limited (formerly known Sanlam Investments and Advisors Ltd.), Matrix Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd., ING Investment Management (I) Pvt. Ltd and ING Bank N.V.

Mr. Avinash Yogeshwar Head – Human Resources

Mr. Avinash Yogeshwar holds a degree of Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Human Resources Development. He has around 18 years of experience in the field of HR activities. Prior to joining MMIMPL, he was associated with Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (MMFSL) for over 16 years wherein he has performed various roles in HR Function including as Country Group HR. During his tenure with MMFSL, he was responsible for execution, implementation of all HR services and deliverables at PAN India level and for various verticals in MMFSL.

Ms. Pooja Vineet Deherkar Investor Relations Officer

Ms. Pooja Vineet Deherkar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and a PGCBM from XLRI Jamshedpur. She has more than 20 years of experience in Customer Service and Branch Operations functions. Prior to joining MMIMPL, she was associated with Reliance Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd. and HDFC Asset Management Company Pvt Ltd.