Blackstone-backed ASK Asset & Wealth Management Group has announced the appointment of Nehal Shah as Group Head – Legal, Compliance & Secretarial.
Shah is an Associate Company Secretary (ACS) from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, holds an LLB from Mumbai University, and has a postgraduate qualification in Securities Laws from Government Law College, Mumbai.
She has over two decades of leadership experience across legal, compliance, corporate governance and risk management within the financial services and capital markets ecosystem. Her experience spans asset management, investment banking, wealth management, institutional equities and broking, private equity, & NBFC operations. She also brings international exposure, having worked with regional and global teams and overseen governance matters involving multiple jurisdictions.
Her experience includes advising Boards and senior management on regulatory and governance matters, managing regulatory interactions and investigations, developing governance and compliance frameworks, and providing legal and regulatory support for strategic transactions. She has also worked extensively across SEBI regulations, capital markets, corporate restructuring and regulatory change management.
Prior to joining ASK, Nehal Shah was Executive Director – Group Head, Legal & Compliance at Ambit. Earlier in her career, she held senior roles at CARE Ratings, YES Asset Management and Deutsche Bank Group, in addition to experience with Fidelity India and Aditya Birla Group.
At ASK, Shah will lead the Group’s Legal, Compliance & Secretarial function, with a focus on strengthening governance frameworks, regulatory engagement and legal and compliance capabilities as the Group continues to grow its businesses.
Commenting on the appointment, Sameer Koticha, Founder & Chairman, ASK Group, said,
“We are delighted to welcome Nehal to ASK. As our businesses continue to grow, evolve & diversify, strong governance, regulatory stewardship and institutional rigour remain fundamental to the way we operate. Nehal’s breadth of experience across financial services, coupled with her deep understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks, will further strengthen these capabilities across the Group. We look forward to her leadership and contribution to ASK’s next phase of growth.”
Shah herself shared,
“I am delighted to join ASK at an exciting stage of its growth journey. I look forward to partnering with the leadership and businesses across the Group to further strengthen its legal, compliance and governance framework while supporting sustainable growth and maintaining the highest standards of regulatory and ethical conduct.”
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