India, Dec. 11 -- The newly incorporated joint venture firm Jio BlackRock Asset Management Company has named company insider George Heber Joseph as its first chief investment officer.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Joseph has been associated with Jio Financial Services since March last year as head of special projects.

"I am happy to share that I am starting a new position as chief investment officer at Jio BlackRock Asset Management Company Private Limited!," Joseph said on his LinkedIn post.

Prior to this, he served at ITI Mutual Fund as the chief investment officer for over three years. Earlier he served as the senior fund manager for over a decade with ICICI Prudential MF.

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