Meet the team
Investec India
Ajeeth Narayan
Head of Investec India
I head up Investec India and have been responsible for setting up the Investec India franchise. I have 24 years of banking experience spread across the UK and India. I have an undergraduate degree in Engineering from IIT Kanpur, and a diploma in Management from IIM, Calcutta.
Mukul Kochhar
Head of Institutional Equities
Mukul Kochhar
Head of Institutional Equities
I head Institutional Equities at Investec India. I joined Investec from Espirito Santo. Prior to this, I was Associate Director at Kotak Securities. Earlier in my career, I was an Equity Research Analyst in New York - part of a two-member top ranked IT Services team at Sanford Bernstein, and Senior Analyst covering Building Products at CIBC World Markets. I worked as a management consultant in the United States advising financial companies on automating business processes. I hold a BE from BIT, Mesra. I have an MBA from IIM – Calcutta as well as from Columbia Business School, New York.
Piyush Gupta
Head of Private Credit
Rambhushan Kanumuri
Chief Strategy and Operating Officer
Rambhushan Kanumuri
Chief Strategy and Operating Officer
I joined Investec in December 2015 to spearhead the Corporate Finance and Equity Capital Market division. Previously, I was Head of India M&A at Barclays. Earlier in my career, I was an Executive Director at JM Morgan Stanley and JM Financial. I hold a Bachelors degree in Electronics Engineering from University of Nagpur and a Masters of Management Studies from Mumbai University.
Mukul Kochhar
Head of Institutional Equities
I head Institutional Equities at Investec India. I joined Investec from Espirito Santo. Prior to this, I was Associate Director at Kotak Securities. Earlier in my career, I was an Equity Research Analyst in New York - part of a two-member top ranked IT Services team at Sanford Bernstein, and Senior Analyst covering Building Products at CIBC World Markets. I worked as a management consultant in the United States advising financial companies on automating business processes. I hold a BE from BIT, Mesra. I have an MBA from IIM – Calcutta as well as from Columbia Business School, New York.
Piyush Gupta
Head of Private Credit
Piyush has over 25 years experience in Indian Credit & Fixed Income markets. He was previously MD & Head of Fixed Income at JP Morgan and MD & Co-Head of Global Markets at Deutsche Bank India.
Rambhushan Kanumuri
Chief Strategy and Operating Officer
I joined Investec in December 2015 to spearhead the Corporate Finance and Equity Capital Market division. Previously, I was Head of India M&A at Barclays. Earlier in my career, I was an Executive Director at JM Morgan Stanley and JM Financial. I hold a Bachelors degree in Electronics Engineering from University of Nagpur and a Masters of Management Studies from Mumbai University.
Vikram Surana
Co-Head Corporate Finance & Equity Capital Markets
Vikram Surana
Co-Head Corporate Finance & Equity Capital Markets
I joined Investec in July 2019 to Co-Head Corporate Finance & Equity Capital Markets division. Previously, I was a Director at Lazard India where I spent over 13 years providing advice to clients around the world on complex transactions across various sectors in India. Overall, I have consummated close to 30 M&A and equity capital raising transactions in my career. Earlier, I was working with HDFC Asset Management and Deloitte. I hold a Bachelors degree in Commerce from HR College of Commerce & Economics and I’m qualified Chartered Accountant from India and a Chartered Management Accountant from UK.
Kaillash K Sharma
Head of Compliance and Company Secretary
Kaillash K Sharma
Head of Compliance and Company Secretary
I joined Investec in February 2019 with over 15 years of experience across all practice areas of Compliance, Legal and Company Secretarial. Prior to joining Investec, I was with CLSA for 4 years and before that with Espirito Santo Investment Bank and BNP Paribas where I have handled all practice areas of Compliance, Legal and Company Secretarial. I have a B.Com and LL.B(Gen) from Mumbai University and I am a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
Vikram Surana
Co-Head Corporate Finance & Equity Capital Markets
I joined Investec in July 2019 to Co-Head Corporate Finance & Equity Capital Markets division. Previously, I was a Director at Lazard India where I spent over 13 years providing advice to clients around the world on complex transactions across various sectors in India. Overall, I have consummated close to 30 M&A and equity capital raising transactions in my career. Earlier, I was working with HDFC Asset Management and Deloitte. I hold a Bachelors degree in Commerce from HR College of Commerce & Economics and I’m qualified Chartered Accountant from India and a Chartered Management Accountant from UK.
Kaillash K Sharma
Head of Compliance and Company Secretary
I joined Investec in February 2019 with over 15 years of experience across all practice areas of Compliance, Legal and Company Secretarial. Prior to joining Investec, I was with CLSA for 4 years and before that with Espirito Santo Investment Bank and BNP Paribas where I have handled all practice areas of Compliance, Legal and Company Secretarial. I have a B.Com and LL.B(Gen) from Mumbai University and I am a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.