
Trust & Lineage
The firm is a leading Chennai-based Equity Research and Asset Management firm. With financial research as a core competence, the firm tracks and studies over 800+ companies as part of its investment research. The firm believes that specialization produces attractive business economics and builds durable competitive edge. Over the years the firm has gained rich domain expertise by focusing and specializing in Portfolio Management Services (PMS) / Alternative Investment Fund (AIF). Unlike its competition, the firm is a boutique firm focused only on Asset Management Services. The firm is not into any other intermediary businesses like broking, distribution or related services.
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N Aruna Giri
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Mukesh Kansal
Founder, Chairman & Managing Director
Mukesh Kansal is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Trustline Securities Limited, which he founded in 1989 as a proprietary broking firm before converting it into a public limited company. He has nearly 31 years of experience in financial and capital markets. Dr. Kansal is an articulate communicator known for managing and sustaining key client relationships in the competitive financial services environment. He completed his Chartered Accountancy at the age of 21 and is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He has also been awarded a Doctorate in Stock Exchange Operations. He is also the Chairman of CTA Apparels, the holding company of TSL.
N. ArunaGiri
Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer
ArunaGiri is the Founder-Director cum Chief Investment Officer. Arun is an Engineering Graduate from REC, Trichy with additional qualification in "Business Finance and Financial Analysis" from ICFAI. He has to his credit a background of rich Industry experience spanning over 36+ years. Significant part of his career was with one of the most admired IT services company in India, where he held various senior positions across diverse functions. He brings with him an enviable track record in Equity and Financial Research. Arun carries the overall responsibility for the business with direct responsibility for Research and Fund Management.
N. Ulaganathan
Director (Domain Consultant)
N. Ulaganathan is the co-founder and Domain Consultant at TrustLine. He has 33+ years of industry experience and is a post-graduate from Clarkson University, New York. He brings critical domain skills for sectors including IT (Process Control), Petrochemicals, Industrial Automation, Engineering, Oil & Gas, and related sectors. The company actively seeks his guidance and consulting inputs on these sectors as part of investment research.
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Sarika Kansal
Director
Sarika Kansal is a Director of Trustline Securities Limited and one of the founding directors of the company, having been appointed at inception in 1995. She also serves as a director of associated group entities including Trustline Commodities Private Limited.
Vijay Kumar
Research Consultant
Vijay is one of the early shareholders in the company. Vijay is a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA) and an Engineering Graduate with over 30+ years of Industry experience. Significant part of his career was with Dun & Bradstreet where he gained rich experience in security analysis and equity markets. He also brings in rich experience in Business Development from his tenure in a leading Telecom Service Provider in India.
Vinay Kumar Gupta
Director
Vinay Kumar Gupta is a Director of Trustline Securities Limited, appointed in 1997. He serves as an independent director and is associated with multiple other companies through his directorship roles.
Moulik Kansal
Director
Moulik Kansal is a Director of Trustline Securities Limited. He is also associated with the firm's client servicing functions and is listed as a key contact on the company's website.
Vinay Goel
Director
Vinay Goel is a Director of Trustline Securities Limited.
Nitin Kumar Goel
Director
Nitin Kumar Goel is a Director of Trustline Securities Limited.
R. Ranganathan
Principal Officer – PMS
R. Ranganathan is the Principal Officer for Portfolio Management Services at Trustline Securities Limited. He is the designated contact for PMS-related matters and can be reached at pms@trustline.in.
Shabbir Merchant
Advisory Board Member
Shabbir Merchant is the Chief Value Creator at ValuLead Consulting, with two decades of experience in Human Resources Management and Leadership Development across IT, Manufacturing, Financial Services, FMCG, Pharma, and Supply Chain industries across India, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. He was previously EVP at Right – Grow Talent (NYSE: MAN) for South Asia and spent nine years at Wipro (NYSE: WIT) as GM & Head HR of Wipro Infotech. Under his leadership, Wipro Infotech became the first company in the world to be assessed at Level V of People CMM Version 2. He holds a Masters in Personnel Management from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune.
Deepan Sankara Narayanan
Vice President - Research
Anil Jain K.
AdvisorFormer Senior Vice President & Business Head, Wipro Ltd
Anil Jain has been associated with Wipro for the past 25+ years, with a diversified career. He began as a Marketing Executive and managed multiple territories as Area Manager. He was then associated with Wipro Peripherals as Manager for exports in Bangalore and then in Moscow for two years. He created and shaped the WIPRO-Acer PC business, taking on the mantle as the Business Manager. Anil was also involved with Finance, Product Marketing & Information Systems portfolio in 01 Markets. Anil then handled Marketing, Business Development and Innovation for two years. During this period, he was responsible for the strategic planning for the company and played a key role in innovative initiatives to make Wipro Infotech a powerful force in the country. Subsequently, he went ahead to become the head of WPC business, during which period, Wipro re-invented its PC business and drove the business to high volumes and profitability.
Padmanabhan S.V.
AdvisorFormer Chief Technology Officer, Noor Investement Group LLC
Padmanabhan S.V. (Paddy) is the former Group Chief Technology Officer of Noor Investment Group LLC (a USD 1 Billion Dubai Government-backed Islamic investment venture comprising Noor Islamic Bank and Noor Takaful). He has 20+ years of IT experience across Sales, Services, and senior Data Center / Operations leadership at Wipro Infotech and Citibank India (VP & Head – India Data Centers covering Consumer & Corporate banking). He holds a degree from a reputed engineering institution.
P.P.R. Rao
AdvisorFormer Executive Director, UCAL Fuel System Limited
Podila Pandu Ranga Rao (P.P.R. Rao) is the former Executive Director of UCAL Fuel System Limited. He is an Engineering Graduate from Andhra University with 40+ years of industry experience at BHEL, English Electric, SRF Nippondenso, Wipro, Digital Equipment India, and Bizworth India. He has held roles as Chief Works Manager, GM, CEO, Director, MD, and COO.
Ram N Agarwal
AdvisorMD and CEO, WeP Solutions Limited
Ram N Agarwal is the MD and CEO of WeP Solutions Limited, where he pioneered India's first employee-owned company. He holds a B.Tech from IIT Kanpur (1970) and a PGDM from IIM Kolkata (1972, specialising in Finance, Marketing, and Systems). He has 40+ years of industry experience, a major part of which was at Wipro. He has been a member of MAIT's Executive Council for six years.
Srinivasan Varadarajan
AdvisorExecutive Board Advisor
Srinivasan is a banking veteran and market expert with more than three decades of experience in financial services. His career has spanned commercial banking, Investment banking, International banking, Treasury and Global Markets. He, till recently, served as the Non-Executive Chairman of Union Bank of India. He previously served as the Deputy Managing Director of Axis Bank before setting up his own Advisory practice about five years back. As a financial advisor, he has worked with a diverse set of firms including banks, NBFCs and reputed corporates. He joined Axis Bank as the Executive Director - Corporate Banking in 2009 and was elevated as Deputy Managing Director in October 2015. He was Chairman of many of its subsidiaries helping grow their businesses. Prior to Axis, Mr. Srinivasan was Managing Director and Head of Markets with J.P. Morgan, India. He also served as the CEO, J P Morgan Chase Bank in India. He worked with the ICICI Group for a decade before joining JPM. He has served on several RBI Committees and was also appointed as an Advisor for the insolvency resolution of Reliance Capital Limited by RBI. He has also held the positions of Chairman, Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association (FIMMDA) and Chairman, Primary Dealers Association of India (PDAI). He is also currently an Independent Director of India Debt Resolution Company Limited, the Chairman and Public Interest Director of AMC Repo Clearing Corporation Ltd and Independent Director of Institutional Investors Advisory Services Ltd (IiAS). He is a member of the SEBI AIF committee and also serves as an domain expert for large credit AIFs. He holds an engineering degree from the College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai and is an MBA from the IIM, Calcutta.
S. Krishnakumar
AdvisorEx CIO, Sundaram Mutual Fund
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