Navin brings with him more than 17 years of rich experience in the sales and distribution management spectrum. Navin has completed his Masters in Business Management from Mumbai University. He has worked for 12 years across several parts of India (Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai) and has held zonal responsibilities in the south and the north. For the past 5 years he has worked across 13 markets in Asia (while being based at Singapore). His last assignment with Citi as the Head of Sales & Distribution for the Retail Bank for Asia Pacific, saw him operate with and influence performance of over 4000 sales personnel based at over 450 distribution points across Asia - in highly sophisticated markets such as Hong Kong and Singapore, to markets with complex distribution networks as Korea, to emerging Asian markets like Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia, while adapting to unique cultures in each market.
Ramanathan brings with him over 15 years of rich experience in Research and Portfolio Management. He started his career with Credit Analysis and Research Ltd. as a credit analyst and later on moved to Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company to manage the AMC’s fixed income portfolios. During his tenure with Birla Sun Life AMC, Birla Income Plus won the “Fund of the Year” by CRISIL-CNBC. After a brief stint with Lehman brothers as a Vice President in the European High-grade Credit Research Team, he joined ING Investment Management India as Head-Fixed income. Currently, as the Chief Investment Officer (Single Manager Investments) he currently manages and overseas portfolios across Equity and Fixed Income asset classes. He has been rated as India’s one of the ‘Best Fund Manager’ by Business Today in 2010. Under his leadership, ING Dividend Yield Fund has been awarded as the ‘Winner’ in its category by ICRA in 2011. Ramanathan is a CFA charter holder from AIMR USA and a post graduate in Finance from SP JAIN institute of Management and Research Mumbai.
Mr. Bansal brings to ING Investment Management India, rich experience of over 10 years in investments & corporate finance. At ING IM India, he is responsible for overseeing the Multi Manager Investment function. In addition, he is a key member of the Management Committee and also provides key inputs in the areas of conceptualization & design of Multi Manager Products. Before taking the responsibility of a CIO for multi-manager products at ING IM, he was instrumental in setting up the off-shore fund in Mauritius. An engineer by training, Arvind holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business.
Prashanth brings over 12 years of experience to the ING Investment Management. He began his career as a Business Consultant with Oracle India. Prior to his MBA from the Indian School of Business, he was founder-promoter and head of India office of GlobeTrades.com. With his engineering background & an MBA in Analytical Finance, he has meticulously developed his expertise in both investments & platform solutions. Post his MBA, he has been with Citibank in various roles, including Citibank Investment Bank in Singapore where he was a Structured Products Specialist managing a deal flow in excess of USD 200 million a month. He has been instrumental in setting up the Private Banking Platform for Citibank and building the investments business.