Equity CIO India on WebNotes

Krishna Sanghavi

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Krishna Sanghavi is the Chief Investment Officer for Equities at Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund, a SEBI-registered mutual fund managed by Mahindra Asset Management Company Private Limited, a joint venture between the Mahindra Group and Manulife Investment Management of Canada. Prior to joining Mahindra Manulife, Sanghavi served in senior equity investment roles at Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company , where he was one of the key equity fund managers in an investment team led overall by MD and CEO Nilesh Shah .

Neelesh Surana

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Neelesh Surana is the Chief Investment Officer for Equities at Mirae Asset Investment Managers (India) Private Limited, the Indian arm of Mirae Asset Global Investments, the South Korean financial conglomerate. He has been associated with Mirae Asset India since its early years of operation in the Indian market and is credited with establishing the fund house’s investment framework and equity team. Under his oversight, Mirae Asset’s equity schemes, particularly Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund (formerly Mirae Asset India Equity Fund) and Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund, have delivered performance that is consistently cited as among the strongest in their respective categories over rolling multi-year periods.

Vetri Subramaniam

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Vetri Subramaniam is the Chief Investment Officer of UTI Asset Management Company Limited (UTI AMC ), one of India’s oldest and historically most significant mutual fund houses, a position he has held since 2017. Before joining UTI AMC, he served as Head of Equities at Invesco Asset Management India (formerly Religare Invesco AMC). He is known for his disciplined, valuation-conscious equity investment philosophy, his willingness to hold higher cash or defensive positions during periods of market overvaluation, and his direct and data-driven public commentary on market conditions.