Board of Directors
1. Mr. Hanumant Ranjane
Chairman & Managing Director
An ex-banker having 17 years of work experience in a leading Bank in Mumbai along with 8 years of work experience in the field of Microfinance. He has vast experience in the field of Credit Processing & Credit Verification along with other banking operations. He is a Commerce Graduate from Mumbai University, has completed his Diploma in Banking & Finance (JAIIB) and also has a Diploma in Microfinance from IIBF Mumbai. He is a competent team builder having effective communication & leadership qualities, and has proven his ability in critical situation. His expertise lies in Financing operations, team management, Human Resource and motivation.
3. Mr. V. Nagaraja
Independent Director
He is a Post Graduate in Commerce and Business Management and retired Chief General Manager of Punjab National Bank.Having a vast experience in the field of Credit Administration, Credit and Operational Risk Management, Foreign Exchange, Inspection and Audit, Management of Regional Rural Banks and Merchant Banking.He had headed PNB Capital Services Ltd., a Merchant Banking and NBFC subsidiary of Punjab National Bank as its Managing Director for about four and a half years. He has been on the Committees / Working Groups constituted by the Reserve Bank of India and the Indian Banks’ Association. Sri.V. Nagaraja has recently joined the Board of Unnati as an Independent Director.
4. Mr. A. Ramanathan
Additional Director
Mr. Ramanathan has extensive experience of banking in agriculture and rural sectors; He was Chief General Manager in the Micro Credit Innovations Department of NABARD. He managed the SHG Bank Linkage programme, the largest microfinance programme in the world. As In-charge of the Financial Inclusion department, he has managed Financial Inclusion Fund and Financial Inclusion Technology Fund.
He is expert in Institutional Development, Organisational Development, Organisational Behavior, Small Business Development, Training need assessment, Training techniques etc. He has more than 35 yrs of rich experience in the banking industry.
5.Mr. Abhijit Ranjane
Executive Director
A new generation entrepreneur, he has been associated with UNNATI from last 4 years & worked in multiple roles before taking control as Executive Director. He is a commerce graduate from Mumbai University & has completed his diploma in Micro-Finance from IIBF, Mumbai. He has completed his MBA from S P Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai. He looks after corporate finance, fund raising, taxation & corporate affairs of the organization.
6.Mr. Vitthal Nawandhar
Independent Director
A qualified Chartered Accountant, Mr. Vitthal Nawandhar has over a decade of experience in the financial market including 8 years of core Trusteeship business. Mr. Nawandhar is one of the Founders of Beacon Trusteeship as also its CEO. He comes with cross-functional experience in business development, compliance, operations, accounts, auditing and taxation in diversified industries.
He has a rich experience by working with firms like NSDL, Axis Trustee and IDBI Trusteeship. His last stint was with GDA Trusteeship where he was the Business Head for Mumbai and his responsibilities included managing the overall business development and establishing the company's name in the market.