CXO Junction extends warm congratulations to Darshan Chavan on his appointment as CISO at Mirae Asset Mutual Fund (India)
In an era where trust, resilience, and digital governance define enterprise success, leadership at the intersection of technology and risk becomes mission-critical. Mirae Asset Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd. has made a strategic leadership move by appointing Darshan Chavan as CISO, reinforcing its commitment to strengthening CISO advisory, cyber strategy, and digital risk excellence.
A Career Defined by One Industry, One Commitment
Darshan’s professional journey is a masterclass in focused expertise. From his early days as a Senior Executive in IT at Sify in 2006, he made a deliberate move into the financial services sector — and never looked back.
His formative years in information security were shaped at Nippon India Mutual Fund, where he spent close to eight years building his foundation in the discipline. That deep grounding set the stage for what was to come.
He then moved to SBI Mutual Fund as an Information Security Officer, spending over six years strengthening one of India’s largest and most trusted mutual fund houses — a tenure that cemented his reputation as a serious, reliable, and enterprise-grade security professional.
The CISO Chapter — Leading from the Front
In November 2021, Darshan stepped into his first Chief Information Security Officer role at Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Limited — a landmark moment in a career that had been building purposefully toward exactly this. Over four years and four months, he led the organisation’s cybersecurity posture through one of the most rapidly evolving threat landscapes in recent history.
And in March 2026, a new chapter began — as CISO at Mirae Asset Mutual Fund (India), one of the fastest-growing asset management companies in the country. A well-earned move that reflects both his expertise and the confidence the industry places in his leadership.
A Leadership Movement in the Making
Darshan Chavan’s story is one that the CXO Junction community celebrates — a leader who chose depth over breadth, consistency over restlessness, and genuine expertise over optics.
As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and financial institutions become prime targets, leaders like Darshan are important and are essential.
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