Management Team
Rajeev Yadav is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. He holds a bachelor’s degree in technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a post graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He was previously the chief executive officer of G.E. Money Financial Services Private Limited.
Rajeev Yadav is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. He holds a bachelor’s degree in technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a post graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He was previously the chief executive officer of G.E. Money Financial Services Private Limited.
Ashish Chhabra joined Fincare group in 2018. He has over 24 years of experience in banking across Branch Banking, Product Management, Wealth Management, Private Banking, Corporate Sales, Retail Assets, Trade & Forex, NRI Cell and Audit. Prior to joining Fincare, he was associated with IndusInd Bank where he served as State Head - Rajasthan (Jaipur & Jodhpur Cluster) and was responsible for overall regional profitability. Prior to this, he worked with UTI Bank, ICICI Bank, Bank of Madura and Vysya Bank Ltd.
Ashish Chhabra is an M.Sc. in Mathematics from Department of Science, University of Rajasthan, M.Tech. in Computer Science from BIT, Mesra and PhD in Mathematics from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and also holds CAIIB and AMFI certifications.
*As on 31st March, 2021
Ashish joined Fincare group in 2017. He has over 25 years of experience in banking and has had stints across Consumer Banking, Branch Operations, Private Banking and Cross-sell. In his last assignment at IndusInd Bank, he served as Sr. Vice President and Zonal Head for the North and South zones, where he managed a book of over INR 2,000 Crore of retail deposits, and was directly responsible for sales, service and distribution of banking products. Previous stints include Royal Bank of Scotland and ICICI Bank.
Ashish is a B.Com from Delhi University, has an MBA from KJ Somaiya Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai, and is a CAIIB from IIBF, Mumbai.
*As on 31st March, 2021
Deepabh joined Fincare group in 2018. He has over 31 years of experience across sales, distribution, business development and consulting in the financial services sector spanning payments, mortgages, auto loans and consumer goods loans. Prior to joining Fincare, he served as a Banking Consultant with the International Finance Corporation where he advised client banks in Asia on retail banking strategy and SME lending. In his previous corporate assignments at Tata Capital Group, HSBC and GE India, he has held CXO/ Business Head roles in India and Hong Kong.
Deepabh is a B.Tech from IIT BHU, and has a PGDM from IIM Calcutta.
*As on 31st March, 2021
Jatinder joined Fincare group in 2021. He brings with him insightful experience of over 22 years in Product, Business Strategy, P&L, Credit, across broad spectrum of businesses s.a. Mortgages, Commercial Vehicles, Unsecured loans, POS Financing, Supply Chain finance and fintech partnerships. Over the course of two decades, he has enabled businesses achieve scale through technology-led product innovations, process improvements and digital adoption.
His previous stints include GE Money India, ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. , ICICI Bank Home Finance Co. Ltd. & Neogrowth Credit Pvt. Ltd.
Jatinder is a BE from Gujarat University, and MA (Economics) from Pune University. He also holds a PGDM from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies.
*As on 31st March, 2021
Kishore joined Fincare group in 2014. He has over 36 years of experience in financial services spanning microfinance, lending in Rural, Retail, Corporate and Construction Equipment divisions and bill discounting. Earlier, he was associated with L&T Finance where he was Business Head for Microfinance and also part of the Rural, Corporate & Construction Equipment Finance divisions. He has been Director, MFIN during his stint with L&T. His earlier stints include IL&FS Investsmart Ltd, Alpic Finance and Nagarjuna Investment Trust.
Kishore is a B.Sc. from Bangalore University, holds a PGDM from Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands, a PG Diploma in International Marketing and PG Diploma in Alternate Dispute Resolution.
*As on 31st March, 2021
Mahender joined Fincare group in 2016. He has over 27 years of experience and is one of the founders of Disha Microfin Ltd (now, Fincare Small Finance Bank). In the initial part of his career, he worked with HSBC for 10 years in diverse roles including Card Sales, Branch Operations and Trade Finance. Thereafter, in an entrepreneurial journey spanning 12 years, he assisted SME clients in raising funds from FIs/Banks, business strategy, policy making and due diligence services. In his last assignment as Director, Money Mitra Professional Services Pvt Ltd, he was providing virtual/outsourced CFO services to SME clients.
Mahender is a qualified Cost & Management Accountant, holds a Bachelors in Commerce from Loyola College and CAIIB from Indian Institute of Banking & Finance.
*As on 10th November, 2021
Ravish joined Fincare group in 2017. He has over 21 years of experience predominantly in the banking and technology sector with cross functional expertise across sales and business development, channel management, product management, P & L management, digital marketing and client servicing. His last assignment was with Kotak Mahindra Bank as Regional Business Manager in Retail Liabilities Channel. He has been associated earlier with HDFC Bank, LanBit Networks, Legend Technology, Kaybee Network etc. in various capacities.
Ravish is a B.Com from VSSD College, Kanpur and is a PGDBA-CFA holder from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India, New Delhi.
*As on 31st March, 2021
Sandeep joined Fincare Small Finance Bank in Sep-2022. He has over 17 years of experience across Retail Banking, Gold Loan, Retail Asset, Rural Finance, Loan Against Shares, Priority Sector Lending and Credit Appraisal. Prior to joining Fincare, he was associated with Utkarsh Small Finance Bank where he served as Business Head and was responsible for Gold Loan Business. Prior to this he worked with AU Small Finance Bank, HDB Financial Service, ICICI Bank, and Indian Bank among other organisations.
Sandeep is a BE from College of Tech. and Agricultural Engineering (CTAE), and M.Sc. in Farm Power & Equipment from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
He also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Management (PGDRM) from Institute of Rural Management (IRMA), Anand.
Soham joined Fincare group in 2009, as a promoter- founder of Disha Microfin (now, Fincare Small Finance Bank). He has over 28 years of experience. Prior to Fincare, he was associated with a financial products distribution company, where he was instrumental in taking it to a leadership position in Gujarat for sale of financial products viz. Car Loans, Unsecured Loans & Investment products. Previous stints include Tata Metals and Core Healthcare where he was Country Manager – West Africa handling business for 5 countries.
Soham is a B.E (Electronics) and has an MBA (Marketing) from SP University, Anand.
*As on 31st March, 2021
Virender Sharma joined Fincare Group in 2019. He has over 24 years of corporate experience in revenue generation roles with leading financial institutions. He has been a business leader with extensive experience in Micro Finance, Retail & Business banking and Consumer Durable businesses. His last assignment was with Swadhaar Finserve Private Ltd where he was Business Head for Micro Banking and Individual Loans, with responsibility for driving productivity & profitability, internal audit compliance, people management and business development. He has earlier worked with Janalakshmi Financial Services Ltd where he was the Zonal Head for Central India. His past assignments were with Barclays Bank, HSBC and ICICI Bank among others.
Virender is a B.E from Bangalore University, MBA from Graduate School of Business Administration, Ghaziabad and has completed Senior Management Program from IIM Kolkata.
*As on 31st March, 2021
Keyur joined Fincare group in 2009, as a promoter-founder of Disha Microfin (now, Fincare Small Finance Bank). He has over 26 years of experience in the financial services sector, managing Finance and Accounts, Treasury, Fund Raising, Financial Planning and Analysis, Cost Management, Business Planning as well as Compliance, Secretarial and Governance aspects. At Disha Microfin, as CFO, he led the Finance, Treasury and Secretarial functions, and also played a vital role in setting up audit, MIS, legal compliances and all other support functions. Prior to this, he was an entrepreneur, running a successful financial products distribution business for about 12 years, and also worked for a year in the area of Leasing and Hire Purchase.
Keyur is a B.Sc. (Mathematics) from MS University, Baroda, and MBA (Finance) from Poona University.
*As on 31st March, 2021
Nilesh joined Fincare group in 2019. He has over 30 years of experience in building technology platforms for multiple businesses. His last assignment was with Meru Mobility Tech Pvt Ltd, which he joined at inception as Founder team member and CTO and built a pioneering technology platform. In his last role as CEO, he helped in turning around a loss making enterprise into a profitable one, something rare under an extremely challenging environment. Prior to this, he was associated with Star as Head of Technology and helped build the technology backbone for their media and entertainment business.
Nilesh holds a Diploma in Electronics Engineering from Maharashtra Board, has completed Certificate Program in Advanced Analytics from IIT Bombay and holds CISA and CISM certification.
*As on 1st September, 2021
Pankaj joined Fincare group in 2010. He has over 26 years of experience in financial services across Human Resources, Training, Financial Control, Distribution strategy, Product Management & Pricing, administration, and channel development functions. His last assignment was with MetLife India Insurance Ltd. as Associate Director. Prior to this, he had an entrepreneurial stint in the areas of recruitment, training, and strategic projects for clients in financial services. He has also been associated with Max New York Life Insurance, ING Vysya Life Insurance and HSBC Bank.
Pankaj is a B. Sc. (Computer Science) from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, has a PGDBM (Finance) from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi and has also completed Executive General Management Program (EGMP) from IIM Bangalore.
*As on 31st March, 2021
Rakesh joined Fincare group in 2016. He has over 23 years of experience in due diligence, quantitative analytics, portfolio relationships, financial & operational consulting and risk management across Microfinance, SME lending, Affordable Housing Finance in India and Africa. His last assignment was with IFMR Capital where he was heading Risk Management overseeing 100 companies. Prior stints include Intellecash, Basix and International Development Enterprises.
Rakesh is a B.A from Ranchi University, and holds a PGDM (Rural Management) from XISS, Ranchi. He has also completed a Certification in Advanced Risk Management from IIM Ahmedabad.
*As on 31st March, 2021
Shreejith joined Fincare group in 2021. He has over 21 years of experience in Banking & Financial services and has had stints across Branch Banking, Operations, Finance, Business Solutions, Business Planning & Credit administration across Retail, SME, and Microfinance businesses. In his last assignment at IDFC FIRST Bank Ltd, he served as Head – Rural Banking Operations where he managed 225 branches across 9 states with a team size of around 800 people. Along with that he was handling Central Operations for rural businesses. Prior to that, he was associated with RBL Bank Ltd, Fullerton India Credit Com Ltd, CITI Group and PMAM IT Services Pvt Ltd.
Shreejith is a Chartered Accountant and a BCom graduate from Madhav College, Vikram University, Ujjain.
*As on 31st August,2021
Srinath joined Fincare group in 2021. He has over 21 years of experience in Banking & Financial domain and has proficiency in formulating, developing and implementing IT strategies. In his last assignment at Capgemini, he served as Senior Director serving clients in the banking and financial vertical across multiple geographies (APAC, Europe, Australia, Americas and Caribbean). Prior to that, he was associated with Infosys Technologies and PSI Data Systems Ltd.
Srinath has completed his MCA from Christ University, Bangalore.
*As on 17th November, 2021
Srinivas joined Fincare Small Finance Bank in February - 2023. He has over 27 years of experience across Portfolio Management, Product Management, IT Governance, Automation, and Cloud Adaption. Prior to joining Fincare, he was associated with Securonix where he served as Director – Solution Engineering and was responsible for designing, planning and implementing strategic initiatives and high impact projects. Prior to this he worked with Amazon Web Service, AXA Technologies Shared Services India and StorageTek India, among other organisations.
Srinivas is a PGDCA from National Council for Co-operative Training (NCCT) Chennai and Diploma in Computer Science & Engineering from Board of Technical Education, Karnataka
Devika Praveen joined Fincare in 2017 and was promoted to Leadership Band in 2020. She has over 27 years of experience across Branch Banking, Operations and Compliance. Her last assignment was with Kotak-ING Vysya Bank, where she was part of Regulatory compliance and integration management team. Prior to this, at ING Vysya Bank, she worked in the areas of Branch Operations, Centralized Asset Processing and was also a key member of initiatives such as Automated Data Flow, Data Warehousing, Data Integrity and Centralized MIS. With Fincare SFB, she has been responsible for Regulatory Compliance, AML, AFI and RBI inspections.
Devika Praveen is a B.Sc, MBA, MA (Hindi) from Mysore University. She has also completed CAIIB from IIBF.
*As on 31st March, 2021
Manmohan joined Fincare group in Jul’22. He has over 22 years of experience in Credit Risk Management, Portfolio Analytics & Early Warning Monitoring, Operational Risk management, Third Party Risk Management and Pillar II Risk monitoring. In his last assignment at IDFC FIRST Bank, he was heading the Enterprise Risk Management unit. Prior to this he worked with YES Bank, HDFC Bank and Bank of Punjab.
Manmohan is a Chartered Accountant and B.Com. (Hons.) from University of Delhi. He has completed his Diploma in Information System Audit (DISA) from ICAI and passed Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) examination from ISACA, USA.
*As on 7th July,2022
Shefaly joined Fincare group in 2016. She has about 15 years of experience in Company Secretarial role across diverse sectors. In her last assignment with Aditya Birla Insurance Brokers Limited, she was leading the Secretarial, Compliance and Corporate Legal division. Her previous stints include Rathi & Associates (Company Secretaries Firm) and Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited.
She is a B.Com from Narsee Monjee University of Mumbai, L.L.B. from the Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University, Mumbai and also a fellow member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
*As on 30th April, 2022
Sovon joined Fincare in May 2019. He has over 18 years of experience in Information Security Governance, Information Risk Management, Strategic IT Security Compliance, Application Security, and Information Security Audit. In his last assignment at Wipro Technologies, he worked as a lead consultant in Cyber Security. Prior to this, he also worked with Indian Navy and EAPPs Technologies.
Sovon is a M Tech from Andhra University and has completed MBA in Production and Operations Management from Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He is also a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
*As on 11th August, 2022
He joined Fincare group in 2017. He has over 30 years of experience in the banking industry across Corporate Finance, Trade Finance, Account Management, Credit, Customer Relations, Fraud containment unit, Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti Money Laundering (AML), Internal Audit and Regulatory Compliance.
In his last assignment at Kotak Mahindra Bank, he supervised the Consumer Banking audits and at ING Vysya Bank, he was heading Financial Economic Crime division. He has previously worked with erstwhile Syndicate Bank (now Canara Bank) besides having experience in consulting space.
Besides holding certifications in Fraud, Anti Money Laundering and Audit, he is also a Postgraduate in Economics from University of Madras, holding Post graduate diploma in Personnel Management and Labour Laws, an MBA in International Business from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist and CAIIB from IIBF, Mumbai.
*As on 30th April, 2022