Board of Directors

Sunanda Kr. Mitra

Mr. S.K. Mitra is a Promoter and Whole-time Director of the Company. He started his professional career in commercial banking since 1974 spanning over 40 years, of which he spent the first 20 years with the State Bank of India holding wide-ranging roles. Subsequently, he joined UTI Bank (Axis Bank) and served in various roles.

Post retirement from Axis Bank, Mr Mitra joined Bandhan Bank as Business Head to assist in the transformation of the NBFC to a Scheduled Universal Bank in August,2015.

Mr. Mitra is an alumnus of Delhi University from where he graduated with Physics Honours in 1973 and subsequently did CAIIB from Indian Institute of Bankers, Mumbai and also a PDGBM.

Alok Biswas

Mr. Alok Biswas is a leader with strategic vision and experience of over 30 years in business. He started his career in 1989 with Canara Bank Subsequently joined Indian Bank as Probationary Officer in June 1993 and worked there till 2001 to join UTI Bank/Axis Bank.

In the year 2010 he moved into the microfinance sector and set up Jagaran Microfin Private Limited. He steered the growth of the company for five years and thereafter quit in order to promote Janakalyan Financial Service Private Ltd.

He is a Commerce Honours graduate, holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and has qualified in the Associate examination of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). In addition, he has completed Diploma in Microfinance from IIBF, Mumbai.

Mr. Samir Agarwal

Samir is a seasoned finance professional with over 15+ years of corporate experience. His areas of expertise include Business & Product Development, Corporate Relations, Fund Raising, Deal Structuring and Credit Underwriting

He has worked and held senior positions with reputed organizations including Axis Bank, Axis Finance & Northern Arc Capital Limited (erstwhile IFMR Capital). By qualification, Samir is a Qualified Chartered Accountant and an MBA (Finance) from MDI, Gurgaon.