Team

Mr. C. Parthasarathy
Chairman & Managing Director

Mr. C. Parthasarathy is the Chairman and Managing Director of the diversified financial services Karvy group. C Parthasarathy (CP as he is better known in the Industry), has the uncanny knack of staying ahead of the curve and the foresight to spot opportunities that seem invisible on the horizon for the others.  Karvy’s entire history is a case study of turning adversity into opportunity. CP is a chartered accountant by qualification, whose entrepreneurial energy drove him to co-found Karvy in 1983 with a less-than-modest capital of Rs 150,000.

Over the years CP’s vision and leadership skills have helped the group navigate through the turbulent times with a strong sense of purpose and clarity of thought.

CP is one of the pioneers of financial inclusion. Under his leadership Karvy has won numerous industry awards and accolades. He also is an independent Director in many listed companies.

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Mr. M. Yugandhar
Managing Director

Mr. M Yugandhar, Managing Director is a founder member of the KARVY Group. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has varied experience in the field of financial services spanning over 30 odd years.
Yugandhar has helped position and build a strong brand for the group in the registry and other financial services businesses. The registry business of Karvy is one of its flagship businesses and with the collaboration with Computershare has grown to become the largest registrar in India for over two decades. Yugandhar has played a key role in building strong relationships with public sector banks and other PSUs which has helped Karvy win  some important mandates from some of India’s renowned companies.

Karvy under his guidance has helped create the equity cult and substantially built retail investor wealth. He is an Independent Director on the board of several reputed companies.  

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Mr. M. S. Ramakrishna
Director

Mr. M S Ramakrishna, Director, founder member of KARVY GROUP, he is the orchestrator of technology initiatives such as the call center in the service of the customer.

Mr. Ramakrishna was a member of the Hyderabad Stock Exchange and has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services arena.  He has helped KARVY diversify into the field of medical transcription leveraging on the company's core competency of transaction processing.  

He is an Independent Director on the board of several reputed companies.

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Mr T R Prashanth Kumar
Whole Time Director & CEO Chief Executive Director

T R Prashanth Kumar is Whole Time Director & CEO of Karvy Investor Services Limited (KISL), the Investment Banking arm of Karvy Group. He comes with more than 3 decades of professional experience in Investment Banking & Financial Services, working for leaders in the space like Enam Financial (now Axis Capital), KARVY, SBI Capital Markets, Edelweiss, IL&FS; Investmart.  Previously, he was the MD & CEO of BOB Capital Markets Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda.

Prashanth has done his Masters in Business Administration from Osmania University and is a University Rank holder. He also has a degree in Communication & Journalism

With us, Prashanth will lead and drive our Investment Banking Business, with an aim to establish KARVY as a key player in the space, with special focus on Capital Markets and PE & M&A.;

He can be reached at prashanth.kumar@karvy.com.