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InvestorAi hires Gopinath Natarajan as president & head, markets
Wealthtech firm adds senior leaders to fuel AI led growth push
MUMBAI: InvestorAi is sharpening its leadership edge as it gears up for its next growth phase, appointing Gopinath Natarajan as president and head, markets, alongside a clutch of senior hires across finance, technology and product.
The company has also brought on board Ajay Munni as chief financial officer, Prema Deepthi Garlapati as chief technology officer and Aditya Raj Mohan as head of platform, product, production and transformation, signalling a broad-based leadership build-out.
InvestorAi CEO and co-founder Bruce Keith said, “As InvestorAi enters a phase of rapid growth, strengthening our leadership bench is critical. To have a stalwart like Gopi by our side along with Ajay, Prema and Aditya, we are more confident than ever in achieving the key milestones we have been working towards.”
He added that the appointments bring the depth needed to balance growth with operational rigour, ensuring the company continues to innovate while maintaining strong controls.
Natarajan, a familiar name in capital markets, returns to InvestorAi with over 25 years of experience in asset management and portfolio services. He previously served as ceo, asset management at Geojit Financial and has held senior roles at firms such as YES Securities, IIFL and Kotak Securities.
Natarajan said, “As Indian markets evolve from traditional models to tech-led ecosystems, I am excited to be back with InvestorAi. With our ai and ml driven tools, we are enabling investors to decode markets and make more informed decisions.”
In his new role, he will lead market strategy, operations and execution, steering the company’s expansion and strengthening its market presence.
Munni, who joins as chief financial officer, will oversee finance, risk, legal, compliance and administration, bringing prior experience from Lendingkart. Garlapati, formerly with Cyara, will lead technology and product development, while Mohan will head a newly formed team focused on platform agility and integration.
InvestorAi, which works with over 20 broking firms and reaches more than 30,000 retail investors, is positioning itself as a frontrunner in ai-led investing. The company has also launched new wealth and asset management offerings, including intra-day and mtf baskets, alongside a white-labelled platform.
With fresh leadership in place and expansion plans underway, the firm is aiming to scale up rapidly, blending financial expertise with technology to reshape how India invests.
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Faber-Castell India appoints Sunaina Haldar as director – marketing
With stints at Tata, SleepyCat and ADF Foods under her belt, Haldar is primed to redraw Faber-Castell’s brand story
MUMBAI: Faber-Castell India has poached Sunaina Haldar from ADF Foods, appointing her director – marketing as the German stationery brand looks to muscle up in a category that is rapidly reinventing itself around creativity and self-expression.
Haldar hit the ground running. “My first couple of weeks have been incredibly energising, understanding consumers, visiting markets, engaging with retailers and immersing myself into the world of Faber-Castell Group,” she said.
She arrives with considerable firepower. At ADF Foods, Haldar ran marketing across India and international markets for a portfolio spanning Ashoka, Aeroplane, Camel and ADF Soul. Before that, she was vice-president – marketing at direct-to-consumer mattress brand SleepyCat, where she helmed brand, content and performance marketing. Her résumé also includes a stint leading marketing, new product development and CRM for Tata SmartFoodz at Tata Consumer Products, no small proving ground.
Between corporate roles, Haldar also operated as a fractional CMO for early-stage startups, building marketing strategy and operational structures from scratch, a signal that she knows how to move fast with limited resources.
With 18 years straddling FMCG, D2C and the startup world, Haldar now takes the reins at a brand that has long owned the classroom but is clearly hungry for the living room. In a stationery market where the pencil has become a lifestyle statement, Faber-Castell has picked someone who knows exactly how to sell that story.
