Current Directors

Mr. Rohit Rishi has over three decades of experience in the banking and financial services sector. Prior to joining IIFCL, he served as Executive Director at Bank of Maharashtra and was also Field General Manager (FGM) with Indian Bank, having handled key leadership and strategic responsibilities. He has extensive credit experience across a wide range of industries. His work in policy design and implementation has contributed to strengthening regulatory compliance and maintaining a balanced risk framework. He has also been associated with the development of banking products and the adoption of digital and innovative operational frameworks. Academically, Mr. Rohit Rishi is a B. Tech (Textiles), MBA (Finance) and CAIIB. He began his professional journey in 1995 with Indian Bank as an Industrial Development Officer and has since held diverse roles across credit, operations, policy formulation, and product development.

Mr. Surjith Karthikeyan, Director, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, is an officer of Indian Economic Service (2010 batch). Mr. Karthikeyan holds Master in Public Administration from National University of Singapore, Master of Arts in Economics from Kerala University, and National Eligibility Test (NET) with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from University Grants Commission (UGC). Earlier, he had served in Financial Stability & Development Council (FSDC) of Ministry of Finance, as member in inter-regulatory groups of FSDC, and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. Shri Karthikeyan represented India in the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Working Group of G20 Countries during 2018 - 2021. He received appreciation letter from Director General, Computer Emergency Response Team in India (CERT-In) for his outstanding contribution to CERT-Finance architecture. Mr. Karthikeyan also had a short stint as Deputy Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs for India G20 Summit during the year 2023. He has authored several Books which include ‘Disruptive Technology: Public Policy Toolkit for India’, ‘Global health Challenges: An Indian perspective’, etc; and contributed to leading economic dailies/journals on a wide range of subjects. Besides India Infrastructure Finance Company (UK) Limited, Mr. Karthikeyan is on the Board of National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited, Kerala Gramin Bank and Trustee on the Board of NPS Trust.

Mr. Venkateswaran Dakshinamurthy is a senior banking leader with over 28 years of international experience across corporate banking, credit risk, and regulatory compliance. He currently serves as the Regional Head (Designate) for SBI’s UK Operations, overseeing governance, strategic direction, and regulatory responsibilities for one of the Bank’s most significant overseas regions. Throughout his career, he has held leadership roles across India, Europe, and the Middle East, managing largescale corporate portfolios, strengthening risk frameworks, and driving business growth. His prior roles include senior positions in SBI’s Corporate Accounts Group in Mumbai and Chennai, leading midcorporate banking in South India, and overseeing international banking operations in Belgium and Oman. Mr. Venkateswaran holds an MBA in Banking & Finance and is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. He also possesses specialist certifications including CAMS, Moody’s Commercial Credit, and executive leadership programmes from IIM Bangalore and ISB Hyderabad.

Dr. Anand Kumar has over three decades in international banking / insurance domain across different geographies such as United Kingdom, India, Singapore and GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries. He is a Charted Fellow (Chartered FCSI) and presently on Boards of Union Bank of India (UK) Ltd., First Microfinance Bank, Afghanistan and on the Board of Association of Foreign Banks, London, UK. Prior to his Non-Executive Board assignments, Dr. Kumar worked as Executive Director & Deputy Chief Executive with UBI (UK). Among other assignments he has contributed in setting up Retail and Banking operations of ICICI Bank in UK and spearheaded international business of ICICI Lombard General Insurance Services (Company) UK covering India, GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) and other geographies as well. Subsequently he worked with Bank of Baroda UK as Head – Retail Banking and advisor strategic initiatives. Earlier he had served ICICI bank in India as Regional Head Chandigarh and Zonal Head Kolkata (Eastern Zone).

Mr. Rakesh Kumar took charge as Managing Director of IIFC(UK) on 4th April 2021. He has a post graduate degree in management and diploma in training and development. He has a rich experience of over 2 decades across various renowned public sector institutions in India involved in various sectors like mining, power, transportation and financial services. During his tenure in IIFCL over the past decade he has effectively handled responsibilities and lead teams in several departments including Human Resources, General Administration, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Planning, Subsidiary management and Credit sanction, disbursement & monitoring. He has also represented IIFCL in various national and international forums hosted by trade organisations, multilateral and bilateral institutions.