Arohan Financial Services Limited | Annual Report 2021-22

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ PROFILE DINESH KUMARMITTAL Dinesh Kumar Mittal is an Independent Non- Executive Chairman of Arohan’s Board. He has been a Director since May 15, 2018. He holds a Master’s degree in Physics from the University of Allahabad. He joined the Indian Administrative Services in July 1977 and has previously served with the Government of India as Secretary – Ministry of Finance, Secretary – Department of Financial Services and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and as an Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary – Department of Commerce. He has also served as the Chief Executive Officer of IL&FS and with the Government of the state of Uttar Pradesh in various capacities including as Secretary to the Chief Minister. He has also served in the capacity of Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Land Development Corporation, Vice Chairman of the Ghaziabad Development Authority and Special Secretary and Additional Director – Industries. He is an Independent Director on the Boards of Bharti Airtel, Trident Industries, Max Financial Services, HSBC MF AMC. University of Bombay. He has also completed the ‘Strategic Leadership in Microfinance’ course from Harvard Business School, Boston USA and has also successfully completed “Strategem – Strategy Meets Leadership” Programme from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France. Previously, he has worked with Modi Xerox India Limited, Countrywide Consumer Financial Services Limited, ANZ Grindlays Bank, ABN Amro Bank N.V., National Bank of Oman, Alhamrani Company for Investment in Trade, KSA and Ahli Bank Oman. He has been on the governing board of MFIN, the Self-Regulatory Organization for NBFC-MFIs recognized by the RBI, for 6 years including as the President/Chairman in 2015/16, 2019/20 and 2020/21. He is currently the Lead of the Steering Committee of 39 MFI lenders in Assam working with the state government on AMFIRS’21. MANOJ KUMAR NARAYAN NAMBIAR Manoj Kumar Nambiar is the Managing Director of Arohan. He has been a Director since October 2012, when he was appointed as the Managing Director of the Company with effect from October 3, 2012 when the Aavishkaar Group became the institutional promoter. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from VJTI Mumbai and a Master’s degree in Management Studies from the JBIMS, VINEET CHANDRA RAI Vineet Chandra Rai is a Non-Executive Nominee Director of the Company. He was nominated to Arohan’s Board by AVMS. He has been a Director sinceOctober 24, 2013. He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry Management fromthe Indian Instituteof Forest Management, Bhopal. Additionally, he is an Honorary Member of XLRI Alumni Association. He is the promoter of AVMS, which is a part of the Aavishkaar Group. He was awarded the recognition of Outstanding Social Change Agent by TiE Mumbai in January 2020 and also featured on the cover of Forbes India (January 2018 issue). He participated in the ‘Champions of Change’ event in August 2017 organized by the National Institution for Transforming India. Further, he was also appointed by SEBI as a member of the ‘Working Group on Social Stock Exchanges’ in India. He has also served as a commission member at the Global Commission on Business and Sustainable Development. 34 Annual Report | 2021-2022