हमारा बोर्ड

Mr. Sandeep Tandon

Chairperson and Independent Director

He is the Chairperson of the Board and an Independent Director of Aavas. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Science (Electrical Engineering) from the University of Southern California. Additionally, Sandeep Tandon has completed the Harvard Business School YPO President Program. He previously served as the Managing Director of Tandon Advance Device Private Limited and as a Director on the Board of Accelyst Solutions Private Limited. At present, Mr. Tandon is acting as the Executive Director of Syrma Technology Private Limited and serves as a Director in various private companies.

Mr. Sachinder Bhinder

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Sachinder Bhinder is Managing Director & CEO of Aavas Financiers. He has been with Aavas as CEO of MSME business since 2019. Mr Bhinder has over 25 years of experience with leadership roles in P & L Management, Business Development, Partnerships, Strategic Alliances, Compliance & Governance with Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Lombard GIC, Standard Chartered and HDFC Limited.

Prior to Aavas, Mr. Bhinder was with Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited for 16 years as Executive Vice President & Business Head (Home Finance) where he built ~INR 40,000 cr book comprising of Home Loans, LAP, Rural & Affordable Housing. He also set up Cross Sell business for Kotak's retail asset products: Working Capital (Retail SME & MSME), Business Loans, LAS and Credit Cards. Mr. Bhinder is an Engineer, MBA and MRICS (Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors).

Mrs. Kalpana Kaushik Mazumdar

Independent Director

She is an Independent Director of Aavas. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from the Madurai Kamaraj University. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Kalpana Iyer was previously associated with Citibank N.A., India as its Senior Vice-President, during which she was responsible for women's banking and microfinance. She has also previously held the position of a Director at IncValue Advisors Private Limited. At present, she is acting as a Managing Director of Svakarma Finance Private Limited.

Mr. Ramachandra Kasargod Kamath

Non-executive nominee Director

He is a Nominee Director appointed on the Board of Aavas by Lake District and Kedaara AIF-1. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from the University of Mysore. He is a honorary Fellow of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. Further, Mr. Kamath is a certified associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. He was previously associated with Corporation Bank as its General Manager and with Punjab National Bank as its chairman and managing director. Mr. Kamath has also served as the Chairman and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank and as an Executive Director of Bank of India.

Mr. Vivek Vig

Non-executive nominee Director

He is a Nominee Director appointed on the Board of Aavas by Partners Group ESCL and Partners Group Master Fund. He holds a post-graduate diploma in management from Indian Institute of Management at Bangalore. Vivek Vig has previously served as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Destimoney Enterprises Limited. Further, he was previously associated with the Centurion Bank of Punjab (which was subsequently merged with HDFC Bank) as its Country Head - Retail Bank and has also acted as a Director on the Board of PNB Housing Finance Limited. In the past, he has also been associated with Citibank N.A., India, where he has held various positions across the consumer bank.