Mirae Asset appoints Gurpreet Singh as National Sales Head

Mirae Asset Global Investments (India) Pvt. Ltd has announced the appointment of Gurpreet Singh as National Sales Head. In his new role, Mr. Singh will be responsible for spearheading the sales & distribution function of the AMC for the mutual fund schemes portfolio spanning Equity and Fixed Income products.

Mr. Singh brings with him a wealth of experience to Mirae Asset from diverse domains including private banking, wealth management and investments. Prior to joining Mirae Asset, he was associated with ABN AMRO Bank and ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company in senior capacities among others in the past.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Arindam Ghosh, CEO of Mirae Asset Global Investments (I) Pvt. Ltd., said “We are very pleased to have Gurpreet on board. He brings with him adequate experience and domain expertise to provide leadership to the sales function. I am sure he will play a pivotal role in our endeavor to establish a strong foothold for Mirae Asset Global Investments in the Indian Mutual Fund industry. ”

A PGDBA, CFA, CFP by qualification, Mr. Singh has a total experience of over 13 years spanning Sales, Product & Strategy encompassing the areas of Wealth Management, Private Banking and Investment Services.

About Mirae Asset Mutual Fund

Mirae Asset Global Investments (India) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mirae Asset Financial Group.

In less than a decade Mirae Asset Global Investments has become one of the world’s largest investors in emerging market equities managing assets of over USD 54 billion* (approx Rs. 2,50,000 crores) in these markets as on January 2010.

Headquartered in South Korea, Mirae Asset Global Investments also has investment management operations in Hong Kong, India, Vietnam, USA, United Kingdom and Brazil. Apart from Asset management, Mirae Asset Financial Group has business interest in Life Insurance, Securities and Investment & Venture Capital.

*Source: Mirae Asset Global Investments – Data as on January’10