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Keisuke Kubo is new Head of Distribution at GAM Japan

GAM Japan has appointed Keisuke Kubo as Head of Distribution. He has more than 30 years of experience in investment and distribution field and is joining GAM from Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Tokyo, where he led the Third Party Distribution business as Vice President. He has also worked for State Street Global Advisors, Tokyo, as Vice President of Distribution for the Financial Intermediaries business. Keisuke has a degree in Economics from Keio University in Tokyo.

Same role, new organization

Vikrant Gandhi has been appointed CFO at Avanse Financial Services. He was with ICICI Home Finance as CFO. He has also worked for ICICI Bank where he held the position of JGM. Vikrant is a CA and has a post-graduate diploma in treasury and forex management from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India.

Techie moves from insurance to AMC

Jaideep Tibrewala has joined Motilal Oswal Asset Management as SVP - Technology. He was Senior Director of Product for SaaS Platform at Turtlemint. He has also worked for Glide Invest as SVP and Head of Product & Technology. Jaideep has an MBA in Strategy and Entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and BBA from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

From COO to CRO

Ashwani Manaktala has been appointed CRO at RuLoans Financial Services. He has been with SelFin India Financial Services, which he co-founded and was its COO. He has also worked for Sharekhan BNP Paribas Financial Services and Tata

Capital. Ashwani has an MBA in Marketing from AIMA.

From pharma to NBFC

Prateek Gupta has joined SMFG India Credit as Chief Strategy Officer. He was EVP and Head, India Pharma, THB. He has also worked for Abbot as Director - Commercial Excellence and for Aditya Birla Finance as Head - Strategy & Business

Development. Prateek has a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and B. Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

A 360 degree turn (pun intended)

Arunava Roy has been appointed as EVP & CISO at asset management company 360 ONE. He was with HSBC as SVP and Country CISO. He has also worked for RBL Bank as VP - CSOC.

To ratings after a long tenure in banking

Alok Kedia has been appointed as MD & CEO at Brickwork Ratings. He was with IndusInd Bank for more than 12 years and was last holding the position of Country Head - MSME Banking, Corporate & SME Agri, Education, Logistics, Commodities Finance. He has also worked as Group EVP at Yes Bank, and as India Director & Head - Supply Chain Finance at Standard Chartered. Alok is a CA affiliated to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Back to finance sector

Northern Arc Capital has appointed Neha Mudaliar as Senior VP - Head Climate Financing. She has worked for global institutions like the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), International Finance Corporation, Unitus Capital, Ambit Corporate Finance, Ernst & Young, and Price Waterhouse Coopers. She was the Country Head of GGGI in India and led multiple climate projects in close collaboration with the Government of India and state governments. Neha is a Chartered Accountant and has an MBA from the Indian School of Business.

7 years later, time for change

Vishal Rakyan has been appointed Business Head for the Emerging HNI at Angel One Wealth. He was Regional Head - North at Motilal Oswal Wealth Management. He has also worked for India Infoline Group as Director - Wealth and for Citi India as VP - Head, Jeevan Bharti Branch. Vishal has a PGDBA in Finance and Marketing from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon.