Bajaj Finserv Ltd. announced the appointment of Lakshmi Iyer as Group President - Investments which will be effective from August 1, 2025. It was a disclosure under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015. With strong capabilities in deal execution and fund management, Lakshmi has led high performance teams in the investment space.
Lakshmi holds an MBA degree in finance from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies and has been recognized by Asian Investor publication as one of Asia's 25 most influential women in asset management, Bajaj Finserv said in the exchange filing. Lakshmi Iyer, a veteran fund manager at Indias Kotak Mahindra Group, has quit after over twenty years at the firm. Iyer was chief executive officer of investments and strategy at Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Ltd, as reported by Bloomberg.
At Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company, Lakshmi Iyer served as Chief Investment Officer Fixed Income and Head of Products. She was responsible for credit research, deal execution, and overseeing the performance of all debt funds. In addition, she supported sales through client engagement, acted as a portfolio specialist, and led various product initiatives, including pricing and coordination between fund management and sales teams. Before joining Kotak, Ms. Lakshmi Iyer was a research analyst at Credence Analytics Pvt.
Ltd., where she tracked Indias corporate bond markets and authored research reports. She also collaborated with software developers and technical teams in building financial software tools.Ms. Iyer holds an MBA in Finance from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies. She has been recognised among the Top 25 Most Influential Women in Asset Management in Asia by Asian Investor.
