BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Amitabh Chaturvedi
Executive Chairman
Founder
Amitabh has more than 30 years of experience in organisation building. He has worked with reputed organisations like ICICI Bank, Reliance Capital, Dhanlaxmi Bank and Essel Finance. He is a BFSI veteran known for scaling up start-ups into large enterprises.
Rajeev Deoras
Executive Director
Co-Founder
Rajeev has 37 years of experience in building corporate banking, credit, risk and private equity functions. He has held senior leadership roles in SBI, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Dhanlaxmi Bank, ADCB and Essel Finance. He has also set up banking franchises and enterprise risk management practices.
Ajay Kumar Pandey
Non-Executive Director (Independent)
Mr. Ajay Kumar Pandey is a B.E. Honors in Mechanical Engineering from National Institute of Technology (formerly REC-K), Fellow of Telecom Executive Management Institute of Canada (TEMIC), has done the Senior Executive Program (SEP) from London Business School and is a proficiency certificate holder as Independent Director from Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). He has over 35 years of versatile senior management experience in Information Technology, Power, Energy and Infrastructure sectors across developed and developing markets in USA, Africa and Asia. He has expertise in the functional areas viz. Business Leadership, Strategy, Telecoms, Power & Infrastructure and Urban Planning. He has been the past Chairman of FICCI’s Urban Infrastructure & Smart Cities Committee and member of CII’s Infrastructure Committee. Currently, he holds an empanelment with Indian Council of Arbitration. Previously he has been responsible for the driving growth and development of India’s Model Smart City in the greenfield category and in operationalizing India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) with project outlay of 10 billion USD.
Sumeet Sandhu Gill
Non-Executive Director (Independent)
Ms. Sumeet Sandhu Gill is a B.B.A. from Indore and has completed her Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Goa Institute of Management with specialization in Finance. Ms. Sandhu Gill also holds an International Certificate in Wealth & Investment Management from Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), United Kingdom. She has over 22 years of experience across Investments & Insurance, in the financial industry and has launched new segments, products and channels as well as set up new businesses from ground up to build market share and create value. She has worked across India and UAE with organizations such as Finbuddys, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Barclays, Mashreq, and HDFC Bank.
Minal Chaturvedi
Non-Executive Director
Ms. Minal Chaturvedi is a finance graduate having more than 25 years of working experience in various Organizations. Ms. Chaturvedi is one of the founders along with Mr. Amitabh Chaturvedi, and has been on the Board of Purple Finance since 2013. She oversees business development activities and strategic initiatives at Purple. Minal Chaturvedi is a Yoga enthusiast and a qualified Yoga trainer.
Amit Sonawala
Non-Executive Director (Independent)
Mr. Sonawala has 30 years of extensive and diverse experience in business, legal matters, Company affairs and Corporate compliance and is a proficiency certificate holder as an Independent Director from Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), (Under the Aegis of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India). He has honed his skills as a highly skilled firefighter and troubleshooter. Additionally, his ability to make astute and strategic decisions has been a valuable asset throughout his career. He is an Executive Director of National Refinery Private Limited and he jointly with the Board of Directors is responsible for all the business, legal, administration, compliance and Company affairs.