Principal Mutual Fund today announced the appointment of Ravi Gopalakrishnan as Head of Equity. In his new role, Ravi will lead the equity investment function for Principal funds along with his team of analysts and fund managers.
Ravi has more than 25 years of experience across mutual funds, portfolio management services and equity research. Most recently, Ravi was associated with Canara Robeco Asset Management Company as Head - Equity Investments, where he was responsible for managing their equity investment strategies, research and funds. Previously, he was CIO-Equities at Pramerica and has worked as Portfolio Advisor at Hudson Fairfax Group (USA). He also has previous work experience with Principal where he was responsible for managing individual investment portfolios for corporate and non-corporate clients.
Gopalakrishnan will also be designated fund manager for all schemes managed by P.V.K. Mohan. He is replacing Mohan who resigned from the company earlier this month.