Baroda BNP Paribas Asset Management India announces appointment of new Directors
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund has informed that the AMC has inducted two new Directors on its Board, effective October 29, 2026. Julian McKenzie has been appointed as an Additional Associate Director and Shalini Kamath as an Additional Independent Director on the Board of AMC. The details of the Directors are as follows:
Julian McKenzie (50 years), holds a Bachelor of Commerce & Administration and Bachelor of Arts, from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand and is a qualified member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ).
Mr. Julian McKenzie has been Managing Director (Hong Kong) & Chief Operating Officer Asia Pacific, at AXA Investment Managers, effective January 2022. Prior to this, he served as Deputy CEO & COO of Kyobo AXA Investment Managers in South Korea. Julian joined AXA IM in 2005, and served as a Strategic Auditor in the Global Internal Audit team. From 2013 to 2016, Julian was Chief Risk Officer/Chief Strategy, Compliance & Corporate Responsibility Officer of AXA Middle East, based in Beirut, Lebanon. Prior to joining AXA IM, Julian worked with Deloitte and Brewin Dolphin, one of the UK’s oldest stockbroking firms. Mr. McKenzie holds other directorships in BNP Paribas Asset Management APAC (formerly AXA IM Asia), AXA Investment Managers Private Fund Management (Shanghai), BNP Paribas Asset Management Chorus (formerly AXA Investment Managers Chorus), and JJJ Capital.
Shalini Kamath (61 years), holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School, UK, completed executive education in Change and Transformation at Harvard Business School, is an alumna of the CSC Global Leadership Program, and is certified in Zenger Folkman and Hogan methodologies. Ms. Shalini Kamath is an experienced board leader and transformation advisor. She is currently a Director with several companies and has previously served on the boards of Borosil, Graphite India, Bosch Home Comfort India and the NGO TRRAIN, and is a former Chairperson of the FICCI Women on Corporate Boards Mentorship Program. She advises organizations on transformation, sustainable growth, operational effectiveness, productivity, processes, systems, and culture, working closely with leadership teams to drive change. She is also a certified CEO and Leadership Coach.
Her career spans senior roles in Human Resources, Corporate Communications, and Marketing with multinational organizations including ChevronTexaco, Star, KPMG, and Ambit. She brings expertise in leadership development, organizational effectiveness, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communications. She began her career in Zambia and Botswana, spending over a decade partnering with government agencies on education, social, and community development initiatives, shaping her global perspective and commitment to social impact.
Ms Kamath holds other directorships in Abbott India, Ambit Finvest, Healthium Medtech, Expleo Solutions and Maple Infra InvIT Investment Manager.
This Notice cum addendum forms an integral part of the SAI of the Fund and the addenda issued thereunder. All other terms and conditions as mentioned in the SAI remain unchanged.
