Executive record
Rishi Awasthi
Career profile: Rishi Awasthi on CISO Spotlights ↗
Rishi Awasthi is Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Management Personnel at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited. The appointment was announced on September 18, 2026, per bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com.
Before the appointment: Lead - Privacy and IS Audit at Aditya Birla Capital Limited, per the same source.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Rishi Awasthi, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
· Appointment
Before September 2026· Earlier role
Lead - Privacy and IS Audit at Aditya Birla Capital Limited
Named in the announcement of the Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited appointment · Source: bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com ↗
The appointment
Announced September 18, 2026 · Source: bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com ↗ · Move record
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.
The company: Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Company record
- Who runs security at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited: 2 confirmed moves on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Financial Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Rishi Awasthi's, nearest first (8 of 19). The Financial Services bench
Tetsuya Iwase, Director, Managing Executive Officer and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at The Hyakujushi Bank, Ltd.
Joel Fulton, Chief Information Security Officer at Veritas Capital
Diana Agaba Tukundane, Chief Information Security Officer at Stanbic Bank Uganda
Kate Middagh, Chief Information Security Officer at EP Wealth Advisors
Oded Blatman, Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer at Ledger
Denis Nesi, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Bradesco Seguros
Alankrit Shrivastava, Chief Information Security Officer at 360 ONE Asset Management Limited
Sean Bruton, Chief Information Security Officer at Illumia
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- 1 month since the appointment was announced (September 18, 2026), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 24, 2026
- Financial Services in 2026
- 42 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
How these are counted. Time in the seat: Counted in whole months from the announcement of the appointment, the date the record holds; announcements rarely give a start date.
Questions about Rishi Awasthi
- Who is the CISO of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited?
- Rishi Awasthi is Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Management Personnel at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited. The appointment was announced on September 18, 2026, per bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com.
- When did Rishi Awasthi become CISO of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited?
- The appointment was announced on September 18, 2026, per bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
- Where did Rishi Awasthi work before Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited?
- Before the appointment, Rishi Awasthi was Lead - Privacy and IS Audit at Aditya Birla Capital Limited, according to the announcement (bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com).
Sources
- 1.bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com ↗: the appointment at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited, September 18, 2026
- 2.CISO Spotlights career profile ↗: a fuller career profile on a sister site
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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