Mutual fund distribution platform, ZFunds, today announced two new leadership appointments as the company expands its footprints to make mutual funds Sahi and Asaan for the people of Bharat. While Yogesh Yadav joins as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Tanvi Jadhav has been appointed as the Head of Products. The appointments strategically enable ZFunds in distribution of financial products in tier-2, tier-3 and tier 4 cities and Rural India through ZFunds experts.
An avid coder, Yogesh has extensive experience in Software Engineering. He is adept at integrating new ideas with up to date technology. Yogesh joins ZFunds from ByPrice-Mexico where he worked as a CTO. In order to give best prices to customers he used to compare prices from over 10000 stores around México, harvesting over 50 million geolocated data points per day. Before ByPrice he worked with the leading e-comm player in Latin America; Linio. Beyond work, he utilises his experience in Blockchain for an in-depth study of trends in Cryptocurrency. Yogesh holds a B.tech from Delhi College of Engineering.
Expressing his delight on joining ZFunds, Yogesh Yadav commented, “At ZFunds we have built tech product simple and easy. It allows people from lower-economic-rung to invest in Gold and Mutual Funds and thus help the Indian economy grow. I have had an offer from a global giant too but I chose to refute it. At ZFunds, I can change the lives of millions of people living in tier 3 and tier 4 cities.”
Tanvi comes from a rich experience in Fintech industry. In her past stints with InCred Financial Services, Paisabazaar, HealthKart and Kotak Mahindra Bank, she played a crucial role in building digital products. She is a graduate of IIT Guwahati with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computing.
In Tanvi Jadhav’s words, “I am excited to be part of ZFunds for its innovative and digitally-evolved approach on financial inclusion. For me, the option of heading the products at ZFunds was more than mere a professional pursuit. Instead, I took it as an opportunity to participate in a financial reform of the sorts for our society. I am looking forward to being part of the vibrant team and driving digital-first innovations.”
Commenting on the development, Manish Kothari, Co-founder and CEO, ZFunds said, “We are pleased to welcome Yogesh and Tanvi on board. Their belief in new age start-ups like ours despite their backgrounds with long-standing organisations is heartening. At ZFunds, we are proud of our culture of meritocracy, customer-centricity, growth, and diversity. These attributes serve us right in our mission of making purchase of financial products and decision making Sahi(Right) and Asaan (Easy) in the 500 bottom-most districts of India.”
