REG-Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets Trust Plc: Hiren Dasani joins WhiteOak as CIO of Emerging Markets

Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets TrustAnnouncement

05/08/2025 07:02

5 August 2025

 

Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets Trust plc

(the `Company')

 

Hiren Dasani joins WhiteOak as CIO of Emerging Markets

Formerly Co-Head of Global Emerging Markets Equity and Lead PM India Equity

at Goldman Sachs Asset Management

 

Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets Trust plc, the alpha driven global emerging
markets equity trust, is pleased to note the announcement from WhiteOak
Capital on the appointment of Hiren Dasani, who joins from Goldman Sachs Asset
Management on 12 August 2025. 

 

Hiren will be a named portfolio manager on Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets
Trust alongside Prashant Khemka, Fadrique Balmaseda and Loong Lim.

 

Commenting on Hiren's appointment, Prashant Khemka, said: "We are delighted
that Hiren has decided to join our high-calibre investment team in a
leadership role at WhiteOak. I have worked with Hiren for over 10 years at
Goldman Sachs and have seen firsthand how he significantly contributed to
alpha generation across the range of Emerging Markets strategies. We look
forward to leveraging his substantial experience and expertise to the benefit
of our investor portfolios across the globe."

 

Hiren Dasani commented: "I am thrilled to team up with Prashant once again and
join the seasoned investment team at WhiteOak. I am excited by the robust
`performance first' investment culture that WhiteOak has built. The firm has
established itself as a leading player in India and Emerging Markets equities,
and I look forward to working with the team towards delivering best in class
investment performance to our clients."

 

-ENDS-

 

For further information:

 

Company Secretary

 AWEMT.Cosec@jtcgroup.com  +44 207 409 0181  
                                             

WhiteOak Capital Partners Pte Ltd.

   Via Burson Buchanan  

 

Marex

 Mark Thompson  +44 (0) 20 7016 6711  
 Eddie Nissen   +44 (0) 20 7016 6713  
 Priyan Rayatt  +44 (0) 20 7016 6724  

 

Burson Buchanan

 Henry Harrison-Topham       +44 (0) 20 7466 5000      
 Henry Wilson                AWEM@buchanancomms.co.uk  
 Nick Croysdill Jesse McNab                            

 

About Ashoka WhiteOak Capital Group

 

Ashoka WhiteOak Capital group provides investment management and advisory
services for equity assets of approximately US$$10 billion. Besides segregated
managed accounts for leading global institutions, WhiteOak offers investment
services through a wide array of fund vehicles domiciled in India, Ireland,
Mauritius, and UK to individual and institutional investors in India and
worldwide. WhiteOak has investment research teams based in India, Singapore,
and Spain, and additional sales and distribution offices across Asia and
Europe. WhiteOak Capital was founded by Prashant Khemka, former CIO of Goldman
Sachs Asset Management's India Equity and Global Emerging Markets Equity
businesses. WhiteOak's performance-first investment culture is founded upon
the following four pillars; stock selection-based philosophy, high calibre
research team, disciplined analytical process and balanced portfolio
construction framework.

 

For further information, please visit https://www.whiteoakcapitalpartners.com/

 



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