Avendus Wealth Management appointed Apurva Sahijwani as its Managing Director and CEO. He will lead the seasoned wealth team and leverage the entire Avendus platform, with its unique understanding of value creation, to advise clients holistically.
He joins Avendus with over 25 years of rich experience in private banking and wealth management. In his most recent role at Axis Bank, he spearheaded Burgundy Private, the bank's private banking arm. He has also held several key management positions at Kotak Wealth, ICICI Bank, HSBC and Citibank.
On his appointment, he said, “I’m absolutely thrilled to join the talented team at Avendus and look forward to continue delivering exceptional value to our clients. I’m confident that cross-leveraging Avendus’ extensive investment banking, institutional equities and asset management propositions will help address the unique requirements of India’s UHNIs and family offices.”
Gaurav Deepak, Co-founder and CEO, Avendus said, “Apurva is an exceptional leader who combines people leadership with client centricity in a manner that is intrinsically Avendus. With him at the helm we’re certain that we will realise our ambition of becoming a deeply respected market leader, helping our wealth clients navigate the complexities of a fast-evolving landscape.”
