KINARA CAPITAL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director on the Board
- Co - Founder and Co - CEO of GAWA Capital
- Nominee Director
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Agustín Vitórica is a Nominee Director on the Board of Kinara Capital
Agustín Vitórica is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of GAWA Capital, Spain's leading impact investing arm. Agustín has been instrumental in introducing the impact investing asset class in Spain among private and institutional investors, having been involved in this endeavor as one of Spain's leading banks and high caliber board members.
Agustín has more than 15 years of experience in venture capital and private equity investments, having served as the CEO of one of Spain's largest family offices. As an investor, he has served as a Board Member of 10 companies and 2 foundations. Previously he successfully launched and managed 6 new companies as Managing Director of New Businesses of the Spanish media conglomerate Grupo Zeta.
Agustín earned a degree in Business Administration from Centro Universitario Villanueva (college ascribed to Universidad Complutense de Madrid) and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. He has also completed Doctoral courses at the University of Manchester. Agustin teaches microfinance at the International Master in Microfinance Degree from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and is a founding member of REDIS, Spain's Impact Investing Network.
Job Titles:
- CFO
- Member of the Board
- Whole Time Director
- Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) of Fintech
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Aiswarya Ravi is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of fintech Kinara Capital where she oversees the fast-growing company's financial operations, including Accounting, FP&A, Debt & Equity financing origination and execution, Investor Relations, and meeting regulatory compliances. With over 18 years of experience, Aiswarya has propelled Kinara Capital's growth by skillfully managing risk and planning around anticipated budget requirements.
Aiswarya joined Kinara Capital in 2015, the same year when the company first hit profitability. Since then, her innovation and strategic planning has resulted in Kinara staying profitable amid shifting macro factors and Black Swan events. She has successfully led many rounds of equity funding and managed lending relationships with Banks, NBFCs, Social Impact investors, and PE investors across India, EU, and USA. Further, Aiswarya has brought in a higher-level of efficiency at Kinara Capital with the use of RPA and by automating several accounting and financial analysis functions, including data reconciliation and financial reporting.
Prior to joining Kinara Capital, Aiswarya was responsible for strategic planning, corporate finance, internal audits and board reporting for all businesses of ITC Ltd and the GMR Group. She has also been actively engaged in advocating and mentoring young women to pursue careers in finance. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Certified Information Systems Audit (CISA) professional by ISACA.
Recognized for her trendsetting approach, Aiswarya Ravi most recently was named among Woman CFO of the Year at ‘Dun & Bradstreet Finance Elite Summit 2023 and selected among ‘Dun & Bradstreet Finance Elite 2023'. She was also ranked India's Top 20 Most Impactful CFO Leaders at the Transformance 3rd CFO Vision and Innovation Summit & Awards 2022.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- EVP, Credit
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Anuradha is the EVP of Credit at Kinara Capital where she oversees credit underwriting and risk processes. In her time at Kinara Capital, Anuradha has been instrumental in refining the credit process to meet the needs of a fully digital lending process with the company's myKinara App. She has further introduced processes for new products such as HerVikas automatic discounted business loan for women entrepreneurs, Short-Term Working Capital loans, and Loan Against Property for existing customers.
She brings with her 23+ years of experience spanning across MNC Banks and leading finance companies, having worked with multinational companies including HSBC, ABN Amro Bank, and American Express Bank. In her previous role as VP and Regional Credit Head at Religare Housing Development Finance Corporation, Anuradha established teams and policies for affordable housing for the South Zone of India. She has multi-product experience having done underwriting, policy, and portfolio management for Home Loans, Mortgages, and Personal Loans.
She holds an MBA in Financial Management from Bangalore University. Her earlier education has been across Indian and international formats having studied under IGCSE affiliated with Cambridge University. She is a national merits scholarship holder from Bangalore University for being among the top 50 rank holders at the graduation level.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Selection Committee
- Member / Finance Committee
Job Titles:
- Member of the IT Strategy Committee
- Nominee Director
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Job Titles:
- Resigned Director
- Nominee Director
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Chairman of the Risk Management Committee
- Independent Director
- Chairman of Nomination & Remuneration Committee
- Head of Capital Markets
- Independent Director on the Board
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Bhavna is Head of Capital Markets and Exits for Everstone Capital Advisors. Prior to joining Everstone in 2015, she had over 17 years of corporate finance, investment banking, M&A, and capital markets experience. Previously, Bhavna worked with Citi-Group, Morgan Stanley in Mumbai, Paul Weiss, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP in London and New York, respectively.
Bhavna holds a BA LLB (Honors) from the National Law School of India, and a Masters in Law from Columbia University.
Job Titles:
- AVP, Corporate Legal & Secretarial
"At Kinara Capital, we transform technology into a beacon of growth and financial inclusion. With tech-driven innovation, we embrace a future with a vision anchored in the purpose of elevating our nation's entrepreneurs."
Dinesh Sharma is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Kinara Capital. He is a seasoned entrepreneur and technology leader with over 26 years of extensive experience in envisioning, executing, and scaling enterprise-scale products, platforms, and initiatives. At Kinara, he is responsible for identifying technology needs that align with the company's business goals, evaluating emerging technologies, and designing future-forward architecture and solutions to drive digital innovation and business growth.
Throughout his career, Dinesh has played key roles in leading product architecture and engineering strategies, resulting in significant improvements in system scalability, reliability, and performance in the Banking, Financial, Insurance, and Retail/Consumer Goods domains. His expertise includes the application of formal innovation and design thinking methodologies, enterprise architecture, technology & digital transformation strategy, and enhancing data security. He has a strong background in enterprise software architecture, design, and development, with proficiency in AI/ML, open-source frameworks & tools, cloud, and messaging channel domains.
Prior to his role at Kinara, Dinesh served as a Distinguished Engineer and Architect at Gupshup Technologies, where he led the architecture of innovative Conversational Experience (CX) platforms and was instrumental in creating scalable and reliable systems to enhance customer engagement. He also co-founded AskSid.ai Technologies and served as its CTO. He played a pivotal role in the development and global deployment of a proprietary AI SaaS product tailored for the retail industry. His extensive experience encompasses various other roles including Global Chief Architect for Digital Business at Mindtree Limited, where he led enterprise-scale initiatives for global clients, established Centers of Excellence, and drove the adoption of emerging technologies.
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Job Titles:
- Director on the Board
- Co - Founder of Patamar Capital. He 's a Non - Executive
- Nominee Director
Geoff "Chester" Woolley is a Nominee Director on the Board of Kinara Capital
Geoff "Chester" Woolley is the Co-founder of Patamar Capital. He's a non-executive, nominee Director for Unitus Impact, a social venture capital arm headquartered in San Francisco, California, with regional offices in India and Cambodia.
Geoff has been involved in impact investing and microfinance since 2001. He has also been active in private equity investing for over 25 years, founding two successful venture funds in the United States and Europe. He pioneered the concept of venture debt and has invested in over 400 companies in his career, including Ciena, Coinstar, Hotmail, and Human Genome Science. He is a Founding Partner of Dominion Ventures, Inc. and European Venture Partners (now called Kreos Capital). In 1998, he assumed an advisory role at Dominion in order to pursue non-profit and other business interests.
Geoff holds a B.S. in business management from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from the University of Utah.
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Deputy CHRO
Job Titles:
- Board Director
- Chairman of the Finance Committee
- Chief Executive Officer
- Founder
- Officer ( CEO ) of Fintech
Hardika Shah is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of fintech Kinara Capital which is at the forefront of driving financial inclusion of small business entrepreneurs in India.
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- EVP, Internal Audit & Compliance
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- EVP of Corporate Marketing & Social Governance
- EVP, Corporate Marketing & ESG
Khyati Shah is the EVP of Corporate Marketing & Social Governance at fintech Kinara Capital. In her role, she oversees Digital Lead-Generation, Advertising, Branding, Public Relations, Social Media, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Thought Leadership Content, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Customer Marketing, and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Khyati joined Kinara Capital in 2019 and forged a new identity for the company, starting with the rebranding of its logo and messaging. Khyati built the company's online presence from scratch by creating a new website, establishing multiple social media channels, as well as expanding Kinara's digital footprint via SEO. By advocating for digital lead generation, Khyati and her team have added a new revenue stream and were critical in providing the UI design and translations for the myKinara App. Khyati and her team led the selection of Brand Ambassador Ravindra Jadeja to popularize the accessibility of the myKinara App with two ad campaigns.
Khyati has established Kinara's leadership presence by securing global coverage in leading media outlets in India, the USA, and Europe including CNBC, Financial Times, Le Temps, Forbes, Economic Times, and many more. Kinara Capital has been recognized with 30 prominent awards during this time and the leadership team is sought after to participate in top-notch international industry events, such as SOCAP and Global Fintech Fest.
In addition, Khyati launched Kinara's CSR program which has led to the betterment of women micro-entrepreneurs. She is overseeing the company's ESG initiatives and led the Smart Campaign certification and Social Impact Rating process for the company.
Khyati brings more than 20 years of experience to her role, most of which was spent in leading Communications for disruptive tech in Silicon Valley. Khyati has broad-based communications and marketing expertise in devising and executing strategic campaigns for start-ups and large companies including for Apple, Bose, and Visible. Khyati has long been involved with social impact and volunteering efforts. She has provided pro-bono mentoring in social impact incubator programs at Stanford University and at the University of Santa Clara. She was named among the Top 100 Digital Marketers by AdLift.
Khyati holds a double-major B.A. in Political Science and Spanish from Knox College in Illinois, USA. She completed her MBA from a joint program from Columbia Business School and UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, USA.
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Job Titles:
- SVP of Strategy & Products
Mayank Arora is the SVP of Strategy & Products for Kinara Capital. In his role, he leads product development and strategic market expansion for Kinara by analyzing high-impact scalable initiatives.
With nearly 15 years of experience, Mayank leads the product development lifecycle, and industry research, builds user-centric process workflows, and oversees tech integration. At Kinara, he was instrumental in launching the company's myKinara App which delivers fast credit decisioning, and can take an applicant from eligibility check to loan disbursement within 24-hours.
Prior to Kinara Capital in 2019, Mayank served as the VP of Strategic Planning and Business Development at Electronica Finance. He has previously built his industry experience with Evalueserve, ariseOut, and Beroe. In his career, he has conducted sales and product strategy, market analysis, and research across multiple industries.
Mayank holds a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi and an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- EVP of Sales
Narasimha Murthy R is the EVP of Sales at Kinara Capital, where he leads the company's sales efforts. His key responsibilities include providing leadership and strategic direction to the business's overall Sales program including securing new customers, expanding opportunities within the current customers through delivering new digital product offerings and maintaining the quality portfolio.
With 24 years of extensive experience in retail banking and financial services, he has successfully led sales and distribution for various products and segments, including MSME unsecured lending and term loans. Prior to joining Kinara, he served as Chief Sales Officer at Axio, where he managed MSME business loans and personal loans, and built a profitable AUM of INR 2500+ crores. His tenure at Janalakshmi Financial Services saw significant expansion in sales and team building for MSME loans. He also held impactful leadership positions at Barclays Bank and Indiabulls Financial Services, focusing on sales optimization and strategic growth. His accomplishments include developing and managing products, strategizing and executing effective channel strategies, business development, and building high-performing field and telesales teams leveraging the latest technology.
He holds a PGDBM from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) and a Bachelor of Business Management from Bengaluru University.
Job Titles:
- Resigned Director
- Nominee Director
Preeti Pal serves as the AVP of Compliance at Kinara Capital, where she manages RBI inspections, statutory audits, secretarial audits, internal audits, and regional audits. She has extensive experience in facilitating RBI inspections, audits, and meetings, as well as collaborating closely with regulators and legal experts.
With 13+ years of experience in Company Law and Compliance, Preeti's expertise extends to orchestrating critical meetings such as board meetings, audit committee meetings, and shareholder meetings, as well as handling agenda preparation and minutes of these gatherings. Prior to joining Kinara Capital, she was associated with Citigroup, serving as Manager & Company Secretary at Citicorp Services India Private Limited. She has also held roles as a Company Secretary in various Citi Affiliates in the past.
Preeti holds a Bachelor in Commerce degree. She holds an LLB degree from Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- EVP of Legal & Collections
Prerna Bhasin is the EVP of Legal & Collections at Kinara Capital, where she provides leadership and strategic direction to the business's overall collections program. She is responsible for optimizing collections performance, enhancing operational efficiency, ensuring compliance, and upholding governance standards to contribute to the overall success and financial health of the organization. She also oversees the development and implementation of technology solutions and tools to enhance collection processes and efficiency.
With over 22 years of experience in collections, risk management, fraud prevention, compliance, and customer service, she has extensive expertise in overseeing diverse portfolios, including secured, unsecured, rural, and digital lending. She has successfully implemented AI-based collection strategies, digital integrations, and fraud control measures that have significantly reduced delinquency rates and fraud instances.
Her experience spans various roles in leading financial institutions and companies, including Arthmate Tech Pvt Ltd, Flipkart India Pvt Ltd, Larsen & Toubro Financial Services, Axis Bank, ING Vysya Bank Ltd, and TCS (formerly Citigroup Global Services). Her past experience has equipped her with in-depth knowledge of collections, risk management, call center management, P&L management, budget forecasting, and strategy planning.
Prerna holds a PGDM in Marketing & Advertising from the University of Mumbai and a Bachelor in Science in Nutrition, Dietetics, Chemistry & Zoology from Mount Carmel College, Bangalore.
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Job Titles:
- Resigned Director
- Nominee Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner and Co - Founder of Gaja Capital
- Nominee Director
Ranjit Shah is a Nominee Director on the Board of Kinara Capital
Ranjit Shah is Managing Partner and Co-founder of Gaja Capital, a leading mid-market growth capital in India. Gaja Capital's aim is to help create India's next generation of market leaders and has invested in sectors such as Financial Services, Consumer and Education. Ranjit has over 36 years of India based experience in consulting, financial services, CFO and CEO level positions, and Private Equity.
Ranjit holds an MBA from The Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Independent Director
- Corporate Business Leader
- Engineer from IIT Kharagpur
- Independent Director on the Board
- Whole - Time Director
Ravindra Pisharody serves as a Whole-time Director on the Board of Tata Motors. Ravindra is a corporate business leader and management professional with over 35 years of experience across diverse industries. He is a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of 3 companies and is an advisor to 2 other companies. He also undertakes Coaching and Mentoring assignments. At Tata Motors, Ravindra was leading the large Commercial Vehicles Business. He chaired Joint Ventures including Tata Cummins and Tata-Marcopolo, as well as overseas companies such as Tata Daewoo (Korea) and Tata Motors South Africa, and served on the boards of Indian subsidiaries like Tata Motors Finance Ltd. His previous corporate roles include an 18-year stint with Philips India, where his last role was Vice-President, Consumer Electronics; and 8 years in BP/Castrol, where he was a member of the Board of Directors of Castrol India Ltd, and simultaneously Regional Director for Africa, Middle East, and India, and subsequently based in Singapore as Head, Global Marketing for the Motorcycles and Scooters category.
Ravindra is a graduate engineer from IIT Kharagpur and did his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta. His expertise is in sales and marketing, as well as Business Strategy. He has also been active in industry bodies; he has been a member of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), a Council member and subsequently Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC), and Vice-President of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) in 2016-17.
Job Titles:
- Director on the Board
- Co - Head of Private Impact Investing at Nuveen
- Nominee Director
Rekha Unnithan is a Nominee Director on the Board of Kinara Capital
Rekha is the Co-Head of Private Impact Investing at Nuveen. Rekha was an early visionary and established the intentional and leadership impact investing platform for TIAA, and is responsible for executing Nuveen's private equity impact investing across Inclusive Growth and Resource Efficiency. Prior to joining Nuveen in 2012, she worked for Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a vice president in the Institutional Investment Group. She has also held various positions at Merrill Lynch in Institutional Investments, Investment Oversight, and Risk Management.
Rekha graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Yale University and an M.B.A. with a specialization in Financial Instruments and Markets and Social Innovation and Impact from New York University's Stern School of Business. She holds the CFA designation. Rekha is a board member of Aeris, a non-profit organization that helps investors make and monitor mission investments. Rekha is also on the Advisory Board of the Operating Principles for Impact Management and serves as the Chair of the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association's Impact Council.
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
2024 Kinara Capital. All Rights Reserved
Job Titles:
- Director
- Resigned Director
Job Titles:
- SVP of Finance and Accounting
Saurabh Jain is the SVP of Finance and Accounting at Kinara Capital, and the Financial Controller for the company. He maintains financial integrity within the organization by adhering to compliance requirements, overseeing financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and developing robust accounting policies and procedures that fortify the internal control systems.
His role at Kinara encompasses a wide range of financial functions, including managing accounts receivable and accounts payable, vendor management, monthly book closure, comprehensive reporting, audits, stringent tax compliance, and more. With over 16 years of extensive experience in financial controllership, Saurabh's proficiency extends to financial reporting and automation. Prior to joining Kinara Capital, he has worked with Flipkart, Paytm, Udaan, and Gadgets360.
Saurabh holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Lucknow University, and is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the prestigious Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
Job Titles:
- Director
- Resigned Director
Job Titles:
- Director and Head of Asia in the Private Equity Impact Investing Group at Nuveen
- Nominee Director
Stephen Lee is a Nominee Director on the Board of Kinara Capital
Stephen Lee is currently Director and Head of Asia in the Private Equity Impact Investing group at Nuveen. His responsibilities include overseeing Nuveen's Impact Investing private equity program across Asia, particularly in India and Southeast Asia. Mr. Lee is involved with originating and underwriting of investment opportunities, as well as overall portfolio management for Asia. Mr. Lee has led or co-led investments in India, Southeast Asia, the United States, UK and Latin America for Nuveen and its clients.
Prior to joining Nuveen in 2014, Mr. Lee worked as Director of Access to Finance for Building Markets, a social enterprise based in New York that supports local businesses in post-conflict and developing countries. He has also worked in investment banking at J.P. Morgan and management consulting at Accenture, among other roles.
Mr. Lee holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.B.A. from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and a M.S. in Foreign Service with a concentration in international development from Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is also a former Fulbright Scholar in Egypt.
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Job Titles:
- Director
- Resigned Director
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Independent Director
- Member of the Risk Management Committee
- Chairman and Independent Director on the Board of Kinara Capital / Sunil
- Member of the Mutual Fund Advisory Committee
Sunil Gulati is the Chairperson and Independent Director on the Board of Kinara Capital
Sunil also serves in the same role on the Boards of Merisis Advisors, Arthan Finance and as an Independent Director on the Boards of SBI Mutual Fund Trustee Company, Fedfina, Kauvery Hospitals, Perfios Account Aggregation Services, Samunnati, Tapstart and Revgro.
Until recently, he was the Chairman of Fincare Small Finance Bank which merged with AU Small Finance Bank, and completed two terms as an Independent Director at PNB MetLife Insurance. He is a Senior Advisor to Ambit Finvest, Adani Capital, Varthana Finance, and WEH Ventures, an AIF-registered seed fund focused on funding early-stage technology-enabled companies.
Sunil is a member of the Mutual Fund Advisory Committee constituted by SEBI and has chaired or been a member of various Working Groups set up by SEBI for the development or regulation of the Mutual Fund industry. He is also a member of the Implementation Committee for IIT Delhi Strategy and Vision 2030. He is a member of the SP Jain Global Management School Fintech Advisory Board and a visiting faculty at the Goa Institute of Management.
With three decades of global experience in the banking industry across investment banking, corporate finance, relationship management, risk management, and corporate strategy. Sunil was a key member of the management teams at RBL Bank, Yes Bank, and ING Group at the stage of their rapid growth, transformation, and establishment as mainstream players in the Indian banking industry. He served as Chief Risk Officer for almost 6 years at RBL Bank during its transformation from a small regional bank to a national player.
Previously, he spent 5 years at Yes Bank, where he had a short stint as Chief Risk Officer, followed by the role of Group President responsible for Wholesale Banking including Corporate & Institutional Banking, Emerging Corporate Banking, Transaction Banking, International Banking, and Business Advisory. He headed the GE Commercial Finance business for a short period. Before that he headed the ING Barings business in India and was part of the core team that helped ING acquire a controlling stake in Vysya Bank. After the acquisition, he took on the entrepreneurial task of setting up the Wholesale Banking business within ING Vysya Bank. He was also designated as Regional CEO for all their businesses in West India.
Sunil was an early-stage investor and Board Member at Aztec Technologies, which he helped nurture, grow and take public. Subsequently, he worked on the merger of Aztec and Mindtree. Sunil was on the Board of Trustees for ING Investment Management in India. He has attended a certification seminar by Wharton School for Independent Directors and was a member of the Independent Directors Forum organized by CERG Advisory Group as a think tank to evolve governance principles for Board Directors.
His formative years in banking were spent with Bank of America in India and Hong Kong across relationship management, corporate development, and investment banking. This role included corporate restructuring and divestiture transactions for Bank of America across several countries in Asia. During the period that he headed the investment banking practice in India, Bank of America was consistently rated as among the best corporate finance banks and M&A advisors in the country. He was awarded the CEO's Golden Eagle Pin for Outstanding Achievement during his tenure.
Sunil holds a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi (1982) in Electrical Engg/Computer Science and is a Gold Medalist from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad (1984).
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
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Job Titles:
- Director
- Resigned Director
Job Titles:
- SVP of the Debt and Treasury Department
- SVP, Debt & Treasury
"It's crucial to balance between financial strategy and operational success. By managing funding sources, optimizing our treasury investments, and nurturing lender relationships, we empower Kinara to deliver on its mission and drive sustainable growth."
Tushar Cherian is the SVP of the Debt and Treasury department at Kinara Capital, where he leads the Debt and Treasury functions of the company. He is responsible for managing relationships with the 40+ existing lenders, strategizing funding sources to align with the company's business plan, and overseeing Kinara's treasury investments.
His expertise extends across diverse areas such as Project and Infrastructure Finance, Structured Finance, Distressed Finance, and Debt Capital Markets. He has extensive sector knowledge primarily spread across Infrastructure, Manufacturing, NBFCs, and Microfinance Institutions.
Tushar has over 16 years of experience in the financial sector. Prior to his role at Kinara, he held the position of Vice President in Structured Finance at Deutsche Bank. In the past, he has also worked with renowned organizations such as L&T Infrastructure Finance and ICICI Bank.
Kinara Capital is a registered brand of Kinara Capital Private Limited
(formerly known as Visage Holdings and Finance Private Limited)
2024 Kinara Capital. All Rights Reserved