Arun Kumar appointed as Senior Associate Vice President at UTI Mutual Fund, bringing with him over two decades of deep, hands-on experience across mutual fund operations, transfer agency processes, and large-scale financial services management. Based in Hyderabad, he will now contribute to strengthening UTI’s operational excellence and service delivery as the organisation continues to expand its footprint.
Arun joins UTI Mutual Fund after a highly impactful six-year tenure at ITI Mutual Fund, where he served as Senior Operations Manager. During this period, he led critical functions across transfer agent operations, brokerage and commission processing, regulatory reporting, NFO operations, and customer-facing processes. With his strong command of process optimisation, SOP creation, workflow redesign, and team leadership, he played a pivotal role in enhancing operational efficiency, automation, client satisfaction, and governance mechanisms for the organisation.
Before ITI Mutual Fund, Arun built a strong foundation across leading institutions such as Sundaram BNP Paribas Fund Services, Karvy Fintech, BillDesk, and CAMS, where he handled reconciliation, SIP/STP/SWP processing, transaction accuracy, exception management, registrar operations, MIS reporting, and back-office process transitions. With each role, he demonstrated an exceptional ability to scale teams, streamline workflows, and build cross-functional coordination across operations, technology, banking partners, and AMC stakeholders.
Arun’s career began in financial operations at Chitra Agency, after which he expanded into mutual fund operations and banking reconciliations at BillDesk. Over the years, he has become recognised for his customer-oriented approach, team-building capability, problem-solving mindset, and strong technical expertise, enabling him to deliver consistent service levels and manage high-volume, high-accuracy operations.
In his new role at UTI Mutual Fund, Arun will focus on elevating operational processes, strengthening client-centric delivery models, and enhancing compliance and performance benchmarks across the organisation. His proven track record of transforming operations and leading diverse teams positions him as a valuable asset to UTI as it strengthens its operational backbone and prepares for future growth.