Mr. Balkrishna Kini is a seasoned professional with over four decades of multi-disciplinary experience across leading fund houses. His career includes 25 years with Unit Trust of India, senior management roles at Reliance Mutual Fund (4½ years) and Pramerica Mutual Fund (3½ years), and over a decade at Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) as the Deputy CEO.
He has strong domain expertise in regulatory matters, corporate governance, and operations. At AMFI, he played a pivotal role in policy advocacy and regulatory engagement with market regulators and the Government, coordinated and participated in various AMFI committees, and contributed to the formulation of key policies and best practice guidelines for the mutual fund industry to facilitate ease of doing business for AMFI members, investors and various stakeholders.
He has delivered talks as AMFI’s representative at the annual conferences of International Investment Funds Association (IIFA), a global organization representing the investment funds associations from over 40 countries, in Osaka (Oct. 2016), Zurich (Oct. 2017), Beijing (Oct. 2018) and Dublin (Oct. 2024).
Mr. Kini has done his MBA from Mumbai University through Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) and also holds B.Sc. (Hons.) and LL.B. degrees from Mumbai University.
As an Independent Director, Mr. Kini brings strong expertise in governance, compliance, and regulatory matters, which will contribute to effective oversight and enhanced investor protection.
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