Morgan Stanley, an American financial services firm has appointed Anahita Tiwari as the new head of its global centres in India. Morgan Stanley operates as a global capability centre (GCC) out of India with offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru and has arose as the largest GCC hub for the firm with about 6,000 employees. The India centres support the firm’s global businesses across institutional securities, wealth management and investment management.

Anahita brings in more than 25 years of experience in finance and technology consulting, project management, corporate finance and business transformation. She joins Morgan Stanley from JP Morgan Chase India where she served as the head of Global Finance and Business Management.

Excited about her new role, Anahita says, “The global centres are an integral part of our business strategy and I am excited to join Morgan Stanley as the firm continues to invest in the growth of our highly talented and dynamic workforce in India. I am honoured to be a part of this journey and look forward to contributing and working closely with the business and the global organization to create value.”

She succeeds John McGrory who would head the firm’s global centre in Baltimore and will also functionally lead the Institutional Securities Group (ISG) Product Operations team in Baltimore.