Akshay Sapru has been appointed as the Group Chief Executive Officer of FundsIndia. Based in Bengaluru, he will lead the company’s strategic direction, business transformation, and growth initiatives, driving innovation and customer-centric solutions in India’s wealth management and financial services sector.
Akshay brings over 27 years of experience in banking and financial services, having spent nearly 12 years at YES BANK, where he held multiple senior leadership positions. Most recently, as Country Head – Private Banking, Liabilities Products & Spectrum Banking, he scaled YES BANK’s liability franchise from INR ~12,000 Cr in 2014 to INR 1.4 trillion, serving over 7 million customers. He also led the Private Banking vertical to manage INR 25,000 Cr in AUM and delivered a PPOP of INR 100 Cr, building high-performing teams of over 125 professionals.
Prior to that, Akshay led Affluent Banking and Retail Wealth, overseeing 500+ Affluent Relationship Managers and managing a liabilities book of INR 50,000 Cr. He played a key role in launching the Spectrum Banking channel, a 1,200-agent omni-channel platform, and successfully guided the branch banking network of 700+ branches through the YES BANK moratorium and COVID-19 crisis. His earlier leadership roles included heading branch banking across North, West, and South India, where he scaled the liability book from ₹10,000 Cr in 2013 to over ₹70,000 Cr by 2017.
Akshay’s career also includes significant stints at IndusInd Bank, ABN AMRO Bank, ICICI Bank, and Acumen Securities, focusing on retail banking, liabilities products, personal banking, and product management. His expertise spans strategic leadership, business transformation, digital innovation, wealth management, and branch banking.
With a proven track record of scaling banking operations, driving profitability, and building high-performing teams, Akshay is poised to lead FundsIndia into its next phase of growth and innovation in India’s wealth management ecosystem.