Focused On Resolution

Mr. Diwakar Gupta is Chairman and Independent Director on the board of NARCL. Mr. Gupta is a career banker and served as MD & CFO at SBI and has global exposure. He was Vice President for Private Public Partnerships at the Asian Development Bank (2015-2020). He also has worked as an Independent Director for various marquee organizations in India.

Mr. Diwakar Gupta is Chairman and Independent Director on the board of NARCL. Mr. Gupta is a career banker and served as MD & CFO at SBI and has global exposure. He was Vice President for Private Public Partnerships at the Asian Development Bank (2015-2020). He also has worked as an Independent Director for various marquee organizations in India.

Shri Rakesh K. Singh is the Group Head - Investment Banking, Private Banking, Marketing and Products at HDFC Bank Ltd. He has been instrumental in setting up the Investment Banking and Project Finance business for HDFC Bank. Mr. Singh has over 28 years of experience in managing Client Relationships, Debt and Equity Capital Markets, Structured Finance, Leveraged Finance, Debt Restructuring, and managing Proprietary Investments. Prior to joining HDFC Bank, he worked with Rothschild, Morgan Stanley, DSP Merrill Lynch, Standard Chartered Bank and ANZ Investment Bank. He also serves as a Trustee on the Board of Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action (SNEHA) and is a Member of the Steering Committee of Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI) India. Mr. Singh is an MBA from IMT Ghaziabad.

Smt. Malvika Sinha is Independent Director on the board of NARCL. Ms. Sinha is a seasoned professional and has more than 4 decades of experience at Reserve Bank of India. Ms. Sinha was Executive Director at Reserve Bank of India from April 2017 to Feb 2020 and oversaw Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation, Foreign Exchange Department, Internal Debt Management Department and Human Resources Management Department. Ms. Sinha also held positions as the member of Governing Council of Indian Institute of Banking and Finance and member of Governing Board of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection.

Shri Richard Mendonca is an independent director on the Board of NARCL. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the company. Mr. Mendonca is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary having over three decades of experience at senior levels in various professionally managed organizations like J Walter Thompson, ESAB India Ltd., and Pennzoil India Ltd., Besides having experience in the field of Accounting, Finance, Audit and Secretarial, he has experience in various industries like Engineering, Lubricants, Welding, Ball bearings and Advertising and Communication. Mr. Mendonca was a director and on the Audit Committee of SBI Mutual Fund Trustee Co. Pvt. Ltd. for a period of eight years from April 2014 to April 2022.

Shri P Santhosh is a Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) on the Board of NARCL. Shri P Santhosh was the Chief General Manager of Canara Bank with over three decades of rich banking experience with expertise in corporate, infrastructure credit, export-import credit and resolution of stressed assets. He has successfully headed the Stressed Asset Management Vertical of Canara Bank in two stints and has an extensive exposure in resolution of large corporate/infrastructure assets including restructuring under the RBI framework and resolution under IBC. Shri Santhosh has completed M Sc (Ag) and a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. He has participated in various meetings / committees at IBA / MCA / IBBI on the matters of IBC and Stressed Asset Management and Resolution. He was head of Mumbai Circle of Canara Bank for 3 years which has maximum contribution to the business of Bank and at the same time he has served as a Director and Chairman on the Board of Canbank Financial Services Ltd.

Ms V N Maya is Chief General Manager, handling Recovery and Legal, at Indian Bank. She started her career as Advocate in Madras High Court in 1990 and thereafter joined Indian Bank as Scale I Legal Officer in the year 1995. She has the rich experience in legal field, and was actively associated in the amendments brought in SARFAESI Act during 2016 with Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Law and other eminent bankers. She was a Member of Legal & Operations Committee of IBA during 2018-2020. Presently, she is also a Nominee Director in M/s ASREC India Ltd.

Shri Vikram Duggal is a Nominee Director on the Board of NARCL. He is working with Canara Bank as a General Manager and presently heading Stressed Asset Management Wing at Head Office. He has a vast and rich experience in the Banking industry, spanning more than three decades in various verticals of Bank, including Corporate Credit, Infrastructure Credit, Stressed Asset Management, Project Appraisal group, Syndication group, International Operations.

Mr Duggal has an extensive exposure in resolution of large corporate / infrastructure assets including restructuring under the RBI framework and resolution under IBC 2016. Apart from heading various Field and Admin units, Shri Duggal has also been Chief Executive of Foreign Branch of Canara Bank.

Mr Duggal is a Chartered Accountant (CA) and Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers and has participated in various meetings at IBA / IBBI on the matter of IBC and Stressed Asset Management and resolution.