Investment and Advisory Team
Gaurav Narain
Fund Adviser & co-Head of Equities India
Gaurav Narain joined Ocean Dial in November 2011, having been immersed in the Indian equity markets for the previous 18 years. He has held senior positions as both a fund manager and an equities analyst in New Horizon Investments, ING Investment Management India and SG (Asia) Securities India. He holds a Masters degree in Finance and Control and a Bachelor of Economics degree from Delhi University.
Tridib Pathak
Co-Head of Equities
Tridib has a career in the Indian financial markets that spans over thirty years with stints in project finance, credit analysis and latterly pan-Asia equity research for UBS Securities. His buy-side career began in 1999 since when he has been investing in Indian equities for both domestic and international investors at firms including Lotus Asset Managment and DBS Cholamandalam where he served as CIO. Tridib joined Ocean Dial in 2019 from the Enam Group where he was Senior Portfolio Manager for four years. He is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Shahil Shah
Assistant Fund Manager & ESG Analyst
Shahil Shah was part of the original Ocean Dial investment team which was set up in 2005. He specialises in Telecommunications, Consumer, Healthcare, and Media sectors, and is responsible for integrating ESG analysis into the investment process. He holds a Masters in Commerce and Finance from Mumbai University and is based in London.
Saurabh Chugh
Analyst
Saurabh Chugh has been a part of the original Ocean Dial investment team since 2006. He specialises in Information Technology, Energy, Transport, Infrastructure and Soft Commodities. He holds an MBA in Finance from Nirma Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and is based in Mumbai.
Ashutosh Garud
Analyst
Ashutosh Garud joined Ocean Dial in April 2020 and is based in Mumbai. He has 15 years of experience in portfolio management and equity research. He previously worked in the Avendus Wealth Management team (a division of Avendus) as Associate Portfolio Manager. Prior to this, Ashutosh worked for Reliance Wealth Management. Ashutosh is a CFA charter holder and has an MBA in Finance.
Ritika Behera
Analyst
Ritika Behera joined Ocean Dial in April 2021 and is based in Mumbai. She has 12 years of experience in equity research covering the BFSI sector. She previously worked in the institutional equity research team of Elara Capital, as Lead Analyst for Diversified financials, covering Non-banking financial, insurance and brokers. Prior to this, Ritika worked for B&K securities. Ritika is currently studying for her CFA level II exam and has an MBA in Finance.
Dhaval Somaiya
Analyst
Dhaval Somaiya joined Ocean Dial in January 2021. He has four years of work experience in public equities and FinTech, previously working for PhillipCapital with a primary focus on the Indian Real Estate Sector. Prior to PhillipCapital, Dhaval worked for Ebix Cash Financial Technologies. Dhaval holds a Masters in Finance (Gold Medallist) from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS), Mumbai and B.E in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from Mumbai University. He has cleared his CFA Level -II examination.
Management Team
David Cornell
Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer
David Cornell joined Ocean Dial in January 2010 from Henderson Global Investors. He is based in London having been resident in Mumbai for three years until July 2013. He started his career in 1995 covering India for Robert Fleming Securities, ran the BDT Emerging Market Fund from 2004 to 2008 which compounded at over 25% per annum during his tenure and then co-managed New Star’s Institutional Emerging Market Fund. He has a degree in English and History from the University of Durham and was in the British Army from 1991-1995.
Robin Sellers
Chief Executive Officer & Compliance Manager
Robin Sellers joined Ocean Dial in December 2011 having spent 16 years at Close Brothers Group as Head of Group Finance, Group Company Secretary and Finance Director of the group’s regulated bank. Robin qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1984 and spent the early part of his professional career with accountants, Coopers & Lybrand, both in the UK and Australia.
Amul Pandya
Consultant
Amul Pandya’s career started in politics in 2009. He moved to asset management in 2012, joining Ocean Dial as Sales & Marketing Manager. Amul subsequently helped to launch Cape Wrath Capital, a UK equity deep value firm in 2016. He re-joined Ocean Dial in September 2018 as Head of Business Development and was an Executive Director until March 2021; he is now working as a consultant to the Sales & Marketing team. Amul has a degree in Law from Southampton University and is a CFA charterholder.
Camilla Bryden
Senior Marketing Manager
Camilla Bryden joined Ocean Dial in October 2018, working previously as a Client Relationships Manager in a marketing and branding agency. She graduated from the University of St Andrews in 2015 with a degree in English Literature. Camilla is currently studying for her Level II CFA exam.
Operations Team
Latesh Mota
Operations Manager
Latesh Mota has over 10 years’ experience in Operations and Compliance. He is an MBA from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, U.K. Prior to joining Ocean Dial he worked with Avezo Advisors Private Limited (associate company of Avendus Capital Private Limited), a private equity fund focused on early stage Venture capital investing. He has also worked as Operations manager for Portfolio Management services.
Sagar Kanal
Assistant Manager Operations
Sagar has 7 years’ experience in Fund Operations. Prior to joining Ocean Dial, Sagar worked with Best Alternative Advisory Services, specialising in back/middle office fund operations for US and UK-based fund houses. He has a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the N.L Dalmia Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.