IIFL Wealth Management announced Nikunj Kedia has been elevated to the role of head of products at the company. Kedia, who has been with IIFL Wealth since 2010, was instrumental in setting up the business in Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad besides being responsible for the offshore business based in Singapore. In his new role, Kedia will be responsible for third-party fund manager due diligence and selection, alternative investments and deal sourcing.

Kedia started his career with American Express Financial Advisors and has close to two decades of experience in the financial services industry with a wide range of expertise in advisory and wealth management. Prior to joining IIFL Wealth Management, Nikunj had founded Park Financial Advisors, with a focus on fee-based financial planning, which was acquired by Karvy Private Wealth in 2009. Nikunj is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and has completed all three levels of the CFA curriculum.

He also holds a degree in Computer Science from St Xavier's College, Kolkata.