Gaurav Malhotra works for the British International Investments – the UK government’s Development Finance Institution. He is responsible for advising and supporting CDC on their investments in Financial Institutions in South Asia. His role has largely been in management consulting and advisory for financial institutions in India. Gaurav Malhotra has a wide range of consulting experience, working for several financial institutions during his 10 years with The Boston Consulting Group in India and Europe. He has also worked for a year as the head of the strategy for an Indian family business.

Gaurav holds a degree in Engineering from Delhi University and an MBA from IIM Bangalore.

Shiv Chaudhary is a Managing Director at NVP India where he serves as an advisor on growth equity investments in Indian companies across a wide range of sectors including consumer, healthcare, technology, business services and financials.

NVP India investments that he has been involved with include Esskay Finance, Thyrocare, Snowman Logistics, Pepperfry, RBL Bank and IndusInd Bank. Prior to rejoining NVP in 2019, Shiv Chaudhary spent a year with Edelweiss Private Equity Business. Prior to this, Shiv was with NVP for 9 years.

Parin Nalin Mehta is a Non-Executive Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electronics and telecommunication engineering from Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Technology, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra and a post graduate diploma in business management (finance) from Sydenham Institute of Management Studies and Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai, Maharashtra. He has over 21 years of experience in private equity. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with General Atlantic Partners Private Limited as Analyst with their investment advisory team. He was also associated with McKinsey Knowledge Centre (I) Private Limited and Cap Gemini Ernest & Young Consulting India Private Limited. He is currently serving on the board of Ajax Engineering Private Limited and Great Software Laboratory Private Limited.

Mr. Sudhir Narayanankutty Variyar is a Non-Executive Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh and a post graduate diploma (PGDM) form Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, West Bengal. He is currently serving as Managing Director & Deputy CEO of Multiples Alternate Asset Management Limited since 2009. Prior to Multiples, he has had over 15 years of experience in investment banking, structured finance, corporate finance and credit rating.

Mr Mathew Joseph is a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has over 36 years of experience in financial industry. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with HDFC Bank Limited as the member of Executive Management and Chief Risk Officer.

Mr. Suresh Subramanian is a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce (Honours Course) from University of Delhi, Delhi. He is also a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has over 7 years of experience in auditing and accounting. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with S. R. Batliboi & Associates LLP as a partner with their assurance practice.

D. Arulmany is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu and a post graduate diploma in Rural Management from (PGDRM) Institute of Rural Management, Anand. He has also completed a global programme for management development from University of Michigan Business School, Michigan. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. Previously, he was associated with Aptus Value Housing Finance India Limited as President & CEO and with Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited as Manager (Marketing).

• Abhijit Sen is an Independent Director of Veritas Finance. He had served in Citi India as Chief Financial Officer – India Subcontinent for over 18 years. On retirement from Citi, he is associated with E&Y as an External Advisor, for their activities in the Banking and Financial Services Sector. He currently serves on several Boards including Ugro Capital Limited, Kalyani Forge Ltd, Cashpor Micro Credit. In the past, Abhijit Sen served on the Board of National Securities Depository Ltd, IDFC First Bank Limited, and India First Life Insurance Company Limited. He has also been an External Advisor to General Atlantic. As Chief Financial Officer, India Subcontinent – Citi, he was responsible for the Finance function in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka for the entire Citi franchise including Controllership, Corporate Treasury, Financial Planning, Product Control and Tax. He holds a B.Tech (Hons) degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata with Majors in Finance & Information Systems.

• M. Sivaraman is the former Managing Director of GIC Housing Finance Ltd. and a veteran in the financial services with more than three decades of experience spreading across Corporate Finance, Accounting and Secretarial functions.

• He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) and a Company Secretary (ACS) by profession. He is also a FIII (Fellow Member of the Federation of Insurance Institutes in India).

• N. Mohanraj is the former Director & Chief Executive Officer of LIC Nomura Mutual Fund and Executive Director of Life Insurance Corporation. He is a seasoned professional with rich experience spanning over three decades in financial services cutting across insurance, mutual fund and investments.

  As a Nominee of LIC, he served on Boards of many companies including Punjab Tractors Ltd, HEG, Larsen & Toubro, Grasim Industries Ltd and Venture Funds like UTI VF, India Value Fund and IDFC Fund.

• He holds a Masters in Economics from Loyola College, Chennai.

• Mr. Raj Vikash Verma is the Chairperson and Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economic (Honours) from Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi and master’s degree in Economics from The Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi. He also holds a master’s of business administration from University of Delhi, Delhi. He is also a member of the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance. He has over 34 years of experience in banking. Prior to joining our Company, he served as the whole time member and the officiating chairperson of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority and as the chairman and managing director of the National Housing Bank. He was also associated with Central Registry of Securitization Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India as registrar, managing director and chief executive officer.

• Dr. Susan Thomas is the Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Arts from The Women’s Christian College, University of Madras, Chennai and a master’s degree in Arts from University of Madras, Chennai. She also holds a doctor of philosophy from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai. She has over 18 years of experience in Human Resources. Prior to joining our Company, she was associated with Loyola Institute of Business Administration as Associate Professor (Human Resource), with Murugappa group as the Head – Group Human Resource Department and with Sundram Fasteners Limited as Executive Vice President – Human Resource.

• Sankarson Banerjee is a Non-Executive Independent Director of our Company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Indian Institute of Kharagpur, West Bengal and a post-graduate diploma in management from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, West Bengal. He has over 20 years of experience in IT sector. Prior to joining our Company, he was associated with RBL Bank in the capacity of chief information officer, with National Stock Exchange of India Limited in the capacity of chief technology officer - Projects and with India Infoline Limited as chief information officer. He was also associated with Mphasis, Accenture, IBM and Pantaloon Retail (India) Limited. He is currently serving on the board of Zerodha Trustee Private Limited as an independent director. He is also on the board of Nuvama Wealth Limited and Epimoney Private Limited.

• Venky Natarajan is the Co-Founder and Partner of Lok Capital and has been involved in the impact investing for more than 16 years. He had served as a director on the boards of many financial services companies including Ujjivan, Suryoday and Equitas Finance. He holds an MBA from Cornell University and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University.

Mr. Hemant Kaul has over 23 years of experience in the financial services sector in India, and has particularly focused on building out retail networks. He has been the CEO of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co Ltd from December 2009 to April 2012. He has previously served as president of Retail Banking at AXIS Bank Limited, where he oversaw the setup and expansion of its retail operationsHe has also been the chairman of TCI Finance Limited since January 2015, and Non-Executive Chairman of Transcorp International Limited since April 2017. He was also an Independent Director of Ashiana Housing Limited since May 30, 2013 He hold BSc degree from University of Rajasthan; and holds an MBA degree from Poddar Institute of Management, Jaipur.

Priyamvada Ramkumar is a Non-Executive Director of our Company. She holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Stella Maris College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and a postgraduate diploma in business management from XLRI School of Management, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. She has over 18 years of experience in investment & commercial banking. Previously, she has been associated with Veda Corporate Advisors Private Limited as Vice President and ABN Amro Bank N.V., as Assistant Relationship Manager (Commercial Banking).