The board of 360 ONE WAM has approved the appointment of Aashish Agarwal as Chief Executive Officer of the company at its meeting held on 22 September 2026. According to The Hindu BusinessLine, Agarwal will assume the role as key managerial personnel with effect from 15 February 2027. This appointment represents a significant leadership transition for one of India's largest wealth and asset managers, with Agarwal joining from Jefferies where he served as Managing Director and Country Head from April 2020. As per 360 ONE, Agarwal brings deep institutional and investor relationships combined with a strong professional entrepreneurial instinct, having grown the India franchise significantly over the last 6 years.
Karan Bhagat continues in his role as Managing Director of the company with no changes to his current position. As reported by The Hindu BusinessLine, Bhagat's tenure as Managing Director remains unchanged until 26 July 2030, as was approved earlier. The board has additionally appointed Karan Bhagat as the 'Vice-Chairman and Managing Director' with effect from 15 February 2027. Under the new structure, Karan Bhagat will focus on strategy, capital allocation and key client relationships while continuing as Managing Director. According to the company announcement, this structure is designed to bring the full 360 ONE ecosystem to every client, allowing the group's combined capabilities to work together for families and institutions alike. Yatin Shah, Co-Founder, 360 ONE, will continue to lead the wealth management business.
Agarwal aims to enhance the firm's offerings in wealth management, asset management, and capital markets to better serve the evolving needs of clients and family offices in India. As per 360 ONE, bringing Wealth Management, Asset Management and Capital Markets together allows the group to serve client needs end to end as one Group. The company positions this structure to build for the scale India's next chapter of growth will demand, as the Indian economy advances towards a USD 5 trillion and eventually USD 15 trillion economy. Karan Bhagat emphasized that this structure lets each of the three businesses be led with sharper focus while operating as one Group, with the company intending to be at the forefront of building large, sophisticated domestic financial institutions.
Agarwal brings in-depth experience of capital markets, investment banking and asset management to his new role. Prior to Jefferies, he spent 13 years at CLSA, latterly as Executive Director and Head of Research. He spent the early part of his career at Merrill Lynch from 2004-2007. Agarwal is a Chartered Accountant and post-graduate of SPJIMR, Mumbai. His extensive background in investment banking and asset management positions him well to lead 360 ONE through its next phase of growth in India's evolving financial services landscape. Commenting on the appointment, Agarwal expressed excitement about joining 360 ONE, stating that India's wealth creation story is still early and the company is well positioned to build an Indian financial institution of enduring scale and global standing.
360 ONE manages over ₹7.8 lakh crore in assets and serves more than 8,900 families, corporates and institutions, as reported by The Hindu BusinessLine. This positions the company as one of India's largest wealth and asset managers. The appointment of Agarwal as CEO comes at a time when the company is expanding its capabilities to serve the growing needs of India's wealth creators and institutional clients. The new leadership structure is designed to leverage the company's scale and expertise across multiple financial services segments to better serve clients in an increasingly sophisticated market.
