Geojit Financial appoints Rahul Roy Chowdhury as CEO, Private Wealth Services
Rahul Roy Chowdhury as CEO, Private Wealth Services
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, December 4, 2023: Leading investment services company Geojit Financial announced the appointments of Rahul Roy Chowdhury as CEO, Private Wealth Services and Gopinath Natarajan as CEO, Portfolio & Managed Assets. They will lead the company’s Wealth Management and, Portfolio Management businesses and be instrumental in building and nurturing high-net-worth client portfolios. Both Rahul Roy Chowdhury and Gopinath Natarajan will be based out of Mumbai.
Commenting on the new appointments, C J George, Founder and Managing Director, Geojit said, “We are delighted to have Rahul and Gopinath join our leadership team. Their rich experience will further strengthen our team, develop new products to deliver sustainable returns, and build a robust business to expand our reach.”
Rahul Roy Chowdhury brings to Geojit, 17 years of rich experience in building and growing wealth and investment businesses. Prior to joining Geojit, Rahul Roy Chowdhury was the Managing Director and Business Head at Equirus Wealth. He was associated with Citibank as Vice President & National Head Investment - Sky Business, and also held leadership positions at IndusInd Bank & HSBC Global Asset Management. He holds a degree in engineering and is an alumnus of IMT Ghaziabad.
Gopinath Natarajan has over 25 years of experience in the capital market and asset management industry and joins Geojit from Bridgeweave, a London based fintech firm, where he served as the Director, Asia Markets. At Geojit, he will be instrumental in building and growing the PMS and other managed assets. Gopinath Natarajan previously held leadership positions at YES Securities as Senior President, IIFL Holding as Executive Vice President and Kotak Securities as their Senior Vice President.
ABOUT GEOJIT
Geojit Financial Services (www.geojit.com) is one of the leading investment services companies in India, with a strong presence in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. It has over 13,33,600 clients, a network of 500 offices and has Assets Under Custody and Management worth around Rs. 79,240 crore. BNP Paribas, C J George - Founder and Managing Director of Geojit, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) and Rekha Rakesh Jhunjhunwala are the prominent shareholders of the company.
Geojit Financial Services has an extensive presence in the GCC region via joint ventures and partnerships: Barjeel Geojit Financial Services LLC in UAE, BBK Geojit Securities KSC, in Kuwait and QBG Geojit Securities LLC in Oman. The company also has a presence in Bahrain through a business partnership with Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait.
