Corporate Social Responsibility

Mr. Rajesh Jogi joins the Bank as an Independent Director. He brings rich work experience of almost 3 decades in the Banking Industry with a focus on risk management. He last worked with the Natwest Group (erstwhile RBS Group) where he led key strategic projects and transformation. He was the Chief Risk Officer, India of the Royal Bank of Scotland and subsequently the Country Head of Risk, India for the Group. He is also a Non- Executive Director on the Board of a few other companies. Mr. Rajesh Jogi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He also attended the Advanced Management Programme from the Harvard Business School in Boston.

Ms. Sudha Suresh is an Independent Director of our Bank. She is a finance professional with a rich experience of more than two decades in private and public companies and a decade as a practicing chartered accountant. She is the founding partner of S. Rao & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Bangalore. She is also the founder of Mani Capital. She was the Managing Director and CEO (2017-2018) and Chief Financial Officer (2008-2017) of Ujjivan Financial Services Limited. Prior to this, she served as the CFO/Finance Head for many companies. She is serving as an Independent Director on the Board of Royal Sundaram General Insurance Co. Limited. She is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Company Secretary with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. She is also a Grad ICWA from the Institute of Cost & Work Accountants of India.

Ms. Carol Furtado is a Whole-Time Executive Director of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank. She comes with 29 years of banking experience in Retail Banking and NBFC domains with expertise in leading Business, Banking operations, Credit, People functions and Service Quality. Ms. Carol is a key member of the leadership team that laid the foundation and built Ujjivan. She was instrumental in the recognition of Ujjivan as a certified great place to work. She has previously worked with the ANZ group, Bank Muscat and Centurion Bank Ltd. In 2009, Ms. Carol was the recipient of the Financial Women’s Association award by Women’s World Banking in recognition of her demonstrated professional commitment. She is a post graduate from Mount Carmel Institute of Management, Bangalore, and has been part of strategic leadership programs conducted by Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Harvard Business School, Boston.

Ms. Rajni Mishra is an Independent Director of our Bank. She has been a career banker for nearly four decades, with State Bank of India as well as its Associate Banks where she has handled varied assignments and diverse portfolios, gaining exposure in Branch Administration, Corporate Credit, Forex Treasury, Vigilance, Audit & Inspection etc. She is also serving as an Independent Director on the Board of Cupid Limited and Aspinwall and Company Limited. She holds Master’s Degree in Commerce (Gold Medallist) from M S University, Vadodara.

Ms. Anita Ramachandran is an Independent Director of our Bank. She is a well-known HR expert in the country and has over 4 decades of experience as a management consultant. She began her career in the Management Consultancy division of AF Ferguson & Co (the KPMG network company in India then) in Mumbai in 1976 as the first woman consultant in the firm. She founded Cerebrus Consultants in 1995 to focus on HR advisory services. She is known as an authority in Reward management in the country and has worked on HR transformation initiatives across sectors. She also works with several PE firms and start-ups to mentor them through their growth journey. She is also an Independent Director on the Board of several reputed listed companies such as Grasim Industries, Metropolis Healthcare, Happiest Minds, Blue Star Limited and FSN E-commerce (Nykaa) and also in few unlisted Companies including Godrej & Boyce Limited and Aditya Birla Housing Finance Limited. She also supports many organizations in the social sector through pro bono professional work and remains deeply committed to working with women. She has completed her MBA from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute, Mumbai