हमारा बोर्ड

Mr. Sandeep Tandon

Chairperson and Independent Director

He is the Chairperson of the Board and an Independent Director of Aavas. Mr. Tandon attended the University of Southern California (USC), receiving his Bachelor and Master’s degrees in engineering. He has completed the YPO PPM program at Harvard Business School.  He is a serial Entrepreneur and has been actively involved in the technology industry for more than 30 years in a career spanning across California and Mumbai. His major contributions include the growth of technology exports from India. He is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Syrma SGS Technology, which provides global OEMs with electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and also serves as a Director in other companies. He is also the Founder and Director at Infinx Inc., a US based provider of Technology products and services to health care providers. He is an active member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (Bombay Chapter) and serving as USC Viterbi India Board Member. Mr. Tandon resides in Mumbai with his family, frequently coaching tomorrow’s leaders.

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.