Franklin India Opportunities Fund - Direct (G) vs Mirae Asset Large & Midcap Fund - Direct (G)

R Janakiraman

B.E., PGDBM.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton AMC, he had worked as investment manager for Indian Syntans Invt Pvt. Ltd., with Citicorp information Tech Ltd. and with UTI Securities Exchange Ltd.

Neelesh Surana

B.E. (Mechanical), MBA (Finance)

Mr. Neelesh Surana is Head of Equities at Mirae Asset Global Investments (India) Pvt. Ltd. He joined Mirae Asset in 2008. In his capacity as Head of Equities, Neelesh spearheads the equity research and investment function. He is responsible for the managing existing equity funds of Mirae Asset (India), as well as, providing research support for the global mandate. Following others Schemes of the Fund are managed or co-managed by him: i. Mirae Asset India Opportunities Fund (to be renamed to 'Mirae Asset India Equity Fund' with effect from March 01, 2018), ii. Mirae Asset Prudence Fund (to be renamed as 'Mirae Asset Hybrid-Equity Fund' with effect from March 14, 2018) iii. Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund iv. Mirae Asset Great Consumer Fund An engineering graduate with MBA in Finance, Neelesh has over 18 years of experience in equity research and portfolio management. Prior to Mirae, Neelesh was with ASK Investment Managers Ltd., as Senior Portfolio Manager responsible for managing domestic and international portfolios. a