Kotak Equity Opportunities - Direct (G) vs Mirae Asset Large & Midcap Fund - Direct (G)

Harsha Upadhyaya

(B.E,Mechancial from Rec, suratkal. PGDM form IIM from Lucknow. CFA institute, USA.

Harsha began his career with Essar steel as an engineer and moved on to pursue higher studies. After completion of PGDM, he joined uti in 1996 and worked as an equity analyst tracking various sectors for over three years. Before his second stint with UTI Mutual Fund starting april 2006, harsha gained considerable experience on indian equity markets working as research analyst in local and foreign broking houses; he has also gained valuable experience in the areas of business analysis and finance working at Reliance Industries and Reliance energy.

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