FORT WORTH, Texas & SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- TPG,
the global alternative asset firm, today announced it has appointed
Ajay Kanwal and Naveen Chopra as Senior Advisors to the firm. Kanwal,
who most recently served as Regional Chief Executive for ASEAN and South
Asia at Standard Chartered Bank, will advise the firm on its financial
services portfolio. Chopra, who most recently served as Chief Operating
Officer at Vodafone India, will advise the firm’s consumer and other
related lines of business.
“At TPG, we are committed to building
strong executive networks, in key sectors, to provide our deal teams and
portfolio companies with the best counsel and support possible,” said
Puneet Bhatia, Managing Director and Country Head for TPG in India.
“Ajay and Naveen are established leaders in their respective fields, and
each brings valuable operational skills and strategic insights to TPG.
We are pleased to have them on board.”
Chopra brings to TPG
nearly 30 years of experience in the telecom and consumer space.
Throughout his more than 12-year tenure at Vodafone, Chopra helped
transform the company into an integrated communications leader, playing
an instrumental role in establishing its presence in the B2B space.
Prior to his role as COO, he had also been the CMO of the company and
headed operations for its key telecom licenses in India. Naveen
continues to work with Vodafone on some critical ongoing projects till
their completion. Prior to joining Vodafone, Chopra spent 16 years at
Britannia Industries, a premier food products corporation in Bangalore.
He had extensive and varied roles in sales and marketing, and was
eventually the Head of Marketing of the company.
“In addition to
its dedicated sector expertise, TPG is known for its ongoing commitment
to long term partnerships and business building,” said Chopra. “I look
forward to joining the firm in this commitment, and working closely with
current and future portfolio companies.”
Kanwal began his career
at Citibank and has 27 years of experience across the banking sector in
both consumer and commercial banking. He held a variety of leadership
positions throughout his 24-year long tenure at Standard Chartered Bank,
including Regional CEO of Northeast Asia, CEO of Taiwan, and Regional
Head of Consumer Banking for Southeast Asia. In these positions, Kanwal
implemented numerous strategic growth initiatives and built and managed
teams across many geographies.
“TPG’s financial services
portfolio is composed of exciting companies that are finding creative
ways to solve some of the most pressing challenges that face consumers
and businesses today,” said Kanwal. “I am very pleased to join the TPG
network as a Senior Advisor and look forward to collaborating with the
firm’s leadership team and its growing portfolio.”
Chopra and
Kanwal join TPG’s deep and growing global network of investors,
operations professionals, advisors, companies, and entrepreneurs.
About TPG
TPG
is a leading global alternative asset firm founded in 1992 with more
than $73 billion of assets under management and offices in Austin,
Beijing, Boston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Hong Kong, Houston, London,
Luxembourg, Melbourne, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, Seoul,
and Singapore. TPG’s investment platforms are across a wide range of
asset classes, including private equity, growth venture, real estate,
credit, and public equity. TPG aims to build dynamic products and
options for its investors while also instituting discipline and
operational excellence across the investment strategy and performance of
its portfolio. For more information, visit www.tpg.com.
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the global alternative asset firm, today announced it has appointed
Ajay Kanwal and Naveen Chopra as Senior Advisors to the firm. Kanwal,
who most recently served as Regional Chief Executive for ASEAN and South
Asia at Standard Chartered Bank, will advise the firm on its financial
services portfolio. Chopra, who most recently served as Chief Operating
Officer at Vodafone India, will advise the firm’s consumer and other
related lines of business.
“At TPG, we are committed to building
strong executive networks, in key sectors, to provide our deal teams and
portfolio companies with the best counsel and support possible,” said
Puneet Bhatia, Managing Director and Country Head for TPG in India.
“Ajay and Naveen are established leaders in their respective fields, and
each brings valuable operational skills and strategic insights to TPG.
We are pleased to have them on board.”
Chopra brings to TPG
nearly 30 years of experience in the telecom and consumer space.
Throughout his more than 12-year tenure at Vodafone, Chopra helped
transform the company into an integrated communications leader, playing
an instrumental role in establishing its presence in the B2B space.
Prior to his role as COO, he had also been the CMO of the company and
headed operations for its key telecom licenses in India. Naveen
continues to work with Vodafone on some critical ongoing projects till
their completion. Prior to joining Vodafone, Chopra spent 16 years at
Britannia Industries, a premier food products corporation in Bangalore.
He had extensive and varied roles in sales and marketing, and was
eventually the Head of Marketing of the company.
“In addition to
its dedicated sector expertise, TPG is known for its ongoing commitment
to long term partnerships and business building,” said Chopra. “I look
forward to joining the firm in this commitment, and working closely with
current and future portfolio companies.”
Kanwal began his career
at Citibank and has 27 years of experience across the banking sector in
both consumer and commercial banking. He held a variety of leadership
positions throughout his 24-year long tenure at Standard Chartered Bank,
including Regional CEO of Northeast Asia, CEO of Taiwan, and Regional
Head of Consumer Banking for Southeast Asia. In these positions, Kanwal
implemented numerous strategic growth initiatives and built and managed
teams across many geographies.
“TPG’s financial services
portfolio is composed of exciting companies that are finding creative
ways to solve some of the most pressing challenges that face consumers
and businesses today,” said Kanwal. “I am very pleased to join the TPG
network as a Senior Advisor and look forward to collaborating with the
firm’s leadership team and its growing portfolio.”
Chopra and
Kanwal join TPG’s deep and growing global network of investors,
operations professionals, advisors, companies, and entrepreneurs.
About TPG
TPG
is a leading global alternative asset firm founded in 1992 with more
than $73 billion of assets under management and offices in Austin,
Beijing, Boston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Hong Kong, Houston, London,
Luxembourg, Melbourne, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, San Francisco, Seoul,
and Singapore. TPG’s investment platforms are across a wide range of
asset classes, including private equity, growth venture, real estate,
credit, and public equity. TPG aims to build dynamic products and
options for its investors while also instituting discipline and
operational excellence across the investment strategy and performance of
its portfolio. For more information, visit www.tpg.com.
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AJAY KANWAL AND NAVEEN CHOPRA JOIN TPG AS SENIOR ADVISORS
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