He takes up his role as senior investment manager in the emerging markets equity team, working for Richard Heelis, Pictet’s equities chief investment officer. Kothari is an all-cap analyst.
He joins from ICICI Prudential AssetManagement Company in India where he has been vice president and senior investment manager for the past seven years. As now, his focus was on Indian equities.
As an analyst, he has experience of researching consumer, media, retail, autos, financials, industrials, metals and telecoms sectors for India.
Hellis comments:“Prashant’s appointment represents a significant reinforcement of our emerging markets expertise to this crucial region.”