Lakshmi Iyer to head Kotak’s investment advisory business

Kotak Group has appointed Lakshmi Iyer as the CEO of its investment advisory business. Lakshmi has been associated with Kotak Group for two decades.

With this, Kotak MF has appointed Deepak Agarwal as the new CIO – Fixed Income.  The fund house has also appointed Abhishek Bisen as the Head of Fixed Income. Both Deepak and Abhishek will take their new roles from November 1, 2022.

Deepak has over two decades of experience in fund management. In his new role, Deepak will be responsible for fund performance strategy and research.

Similarly, Abhishek has 21 years of experience in the fixed income fund management space.

In a press release, Nilesh Shah, Group President and Managing Director, Kotak MF said, "The recent changes are in line with our philosophy of growing leadership within the organisation and being future-ready.”