Management Team

Mr. Sriram Iyer is the Chief Executive Officer of HDFC Pension Management Company Ltd. He carries over 27 years of experience in the Banking and Financial services industry having played leadership roles in areas spanning Banking, Wealth Management and Lending. He has extensive experience in Financial Product distribution and has a deep understanding of a wide array of Investment products. He is passionate about Financial literacy and has conducted numerous financial awareness sessions with investors and has helped them navigate through complex world of financial products by un-complicating key concepts.

He has qualified as a Civil (Structural) Engineer and holds an MBA (Finance) from the M S University of Baroda.

Mr. Fagun Pancholi is the Chief Financial Officer of HDFC Pension Management Company Limited. Prior to this he was heading Financial Reporting team and Investment Mid Office/Back Office operations at HDFC Life. Mr Fagun has been associated with HDFC Group since November 2005.

Mr Fagun is a seasoned finance professional who started his career with Larsen and Toubro Limited and then moved to Lafarge India Private Limited. In his previous roles, he had experience in almost entire gamut within finance domain and exposure to diversified range of businesses.

He is a Chartered Accountant with All India Merit from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Cost Accountant from The Institute of Costs Accounts of India

Mr. Vishwas Katela has been appointed as the Chief Investment Officer of HDFC Pension Management Company Limited w.e.f April 17, 2018.

Mr Katela has been previously associated with HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited (“HDFC Life”) since July 2010 and has been a key member of its investment team, having managed Equity funds and covered multiple sectors. Before joining HDFC Life he has worked with HSBC Securities & Anand Rathi Financial Services as Research Analyst covering Oil & Gas Sector.

Mr Katela holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli and is an alumunus of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Mr. Ganesh Ithape is the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of HDFC Pension Management Company Limited. He has been associated with HDFC group since August 2018.
He has over 11 years of experience in handling secretarial, compliance, legal and finance functions across industries. He was previously associated with HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd in secretarial and compliance function. He is a Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India and is a Law Graduate from Mumbai University