Rishi Awasthi named Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Management Personnel at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited

Rishi Awasthi was appointed CISO and Senior Management Personnel at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC, effective October 1, 2026, replacing Basil Dange. The appointment was approved by the Board of Directors following a recommendation from the Nomination, Remuneration and Compensation Committee.

According to the announcement, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited has appointed Rishi Awasthi as Chief Information Security Officer and a Senior Personnel of the company, effective October 1, 2026. The company disclosed this to BSE and the National Stock Exchange on Friday. The announcement says the appointment was approved by the Board of Directors, based on the recommendation of the Nomination, Remuneration and Compensation Committee.

The announcement describes Awasthi as having almost 15 years of experience across BFSI, technology, telecom and consulting. It says he has been associated with Aditya Birla Capital Limited since May 2023 as Lead - Privacy and IS Audit, where he was responsible for leading enterprise-wide initiatives relating to cybersecurity governance, risk management, regulatory compliance and data privacy. Before that, he worked with RSM India, Willis Towers Watson, Deloitte India and Tata Consultancy Services, in roles spanning cyber security, IT assurance and technology risk.

He replaces Basil Dange. The announcement says Dange tendered his resignation from the post of CISO due to personal reasons, and that the company accepted it effective from the close of business hours of September 25, 2026.