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Santosh Kartha

Senior Leader |Financial Services Advisory|Private Wealth Management|Rotman - University of Toronto -SDA Bocconi|GEMBA 2025
Dubai

Summary

Senior wealth management and financial services professional with two decades of years experience in building and leading high performing teams across both, reputed global financial service brands, early and growth stage financial institutions. Aim to deliver globally scalable client value propositions across strategic financial markets through highly productive and technology enabled cross - functional teams. Aspire to be a thought leader and industry expert in the evolving global financial marketplace and regulatory landscape.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
34
34
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Executive Director and Team Head - Senior Vice President

Klay Capital Limited
08.2016 - Current
  • P&L, Revenue, Assets under Management growth
  • Budget management
  • Strategic hiring of client advisors, investment advisors, service advisors, business associates
  • Team leadership, coaching and performance management
  • Cross functional collaboration to support growth of other strategic business units
  • Achievements:
  • Executive committee member responsible for driving future business growth
  • Highest team P&L contribution (5x growth) '20-22
  • Expanded coverage to new markets in GCC
  • Improved organisational structure to increase productivity and streamline advisory process
  • Evaluated and appointed recruitment partners
  • Instrumental in partnering with four global financial institutions to support cross functional business growth

Unit Head- HSBC Premier Wealth Sales Management

HSBC Bank Middle East
07.2007 - 07.2016

Responsibilities:

Net New Assets, Recurring revenue and P&L growth.

Recruit, coach and manage performance of team overseeing client assets

> USD 1.5 Bn Line reporting to Dubai branch Head and functional reporting to UAE Head of Wealth

Achievements:

2013-2016: Promoted to Unit Head and Premier Wealth Sales Manager - Dubai Unit Key player in leading the turnaround of unit into the highest P&L contributor and top producing team, 2015

2011-2013: Promoted as Vice President - NRI Wealth Management. Amongst the top 3 revenue generators during the period

2010: Promoted as Senior Associate Vice President. Consistent top performer across business metrics

Nominations, awards and recognition:

2016 - Invitee, HSBC RBWM Global Circle of Excellence, Beijing, China

2015 - Awardee, HSBC Ritz club top team across UAE for 3 consecutive quarters and year 2015

2013 - Attendee, HSBC RBWM Middle East Talent exchange program, Hong Kong

2011 - Attendee, HSBC RBWM India Convention, Johannesburg, SA

2010 - Attendee, Negotiation skills - Management Development program, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Kozhikode, India

Business Development Consultant

Oracle India Private Limited
10.2006 - 03.2007

Business development and technology sales in Arizona, USA

Assistant Manager - International Banking Group

ICICI Bank
07.2005 - 10.2006

Contributed to the growth of foreign exchange remittance wallet share in Kuwait

Developed and managed the largest distribution channel partner in Kuwait

Promoted as Junior Private banker, ICICI Private Banking

Junior Manager - International Marketing

JSW Steel
10.2004 - 07.2005

Contributed to topline growth, distribution channel development and

management in the US and North American markets

Involved in new product development

Recognised for highest revenue growth in financial year '04–05

Education

Global Executive Master of Business Administration - Business Administration And Management

SDA Bocconi School of Management
Milan, Italy
04.2001 - 04.2012

MBA - Business Administration And Management

University of Toronto -Rotman School of Management
Toronto, Canada
04.2001 - 04.2015

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Marketing - undefined

Balaji Institute of Modern Management, BIMM Pune (Formerly known as Indian Institute of Modern Management)

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Mechanical Engineering - undefined

College of Engineering, Trivandrum (CET)

UK Level 4 Certificate in Investment Management - Investments And Securities

CFA Society of UK
United Kingdom
04.2001 - 04.2010

Passed CFA Level 1 -

CFA Institute
USA
04.2001 -

Negotiation skills - Management Development program - undefined

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Kozhikode

Certificates -

HSBC RBWM Middle East Talent exchange program

Certificates - undefined

HSBC RBWM India Convention
Johannesburg, SA

Skills

Skills

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Citizenship

India

Timeline

Executive Director and Team Head - Senior Vice President

Klay Capital Limited
08.2016 - Current

Unit Head- HSBC Premier Wealth Sales Management

HSBC Bank Middle East
07.2007 - 07.2016

Business Development Consultant

Oracle India Private Limited
10.2006 - 03.2007

Assistant Manager - International Banking Group

ICICI Bank
07.2005 - 10.2006

Junior Manager - International Marketing

JSW Steel
10.2004 - 07.2005

Global Executive Master of Business Administration - Business Administration And Management

SDA Bocconi School of Management
04.2001 - 04.2012

MBA - Business Administration And Management

University of Toronto -Rotman School of Management
04.2001 - 04.2015

UK Level 4 Certificate in Investment Management - Investments And Securities

CFA Society of UK
04.2001 - 04.2010

Passed CFA Level 1 -

CFA Institute
04.2001 -

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Marketing - undefined

Balaji Institute of Modern Management, BIMM Pune (Formerly known as Indian Institute of Modern Management)

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) - Mechanical Engineering - undefined

College of Engineering, Trivandrum (CET)

Negotiation skills - Management Development program - undefined

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - Kozhikode

Certificates -

HSBC RBWM Middle East Talent exchange program

Certificates - undefined

HSBC RBWM India Convention
Santosh KarthaSenior Leader |Financial Services Advisory|Private Wealth Management|Rotman - University of Toronto -SDA Bocconi|GEMBA 2025