Navi Technologies Ltd appointed Vidit Aatrey, Co-Founder & CEO of Meesho, as an independent director on its board. The company recently appointed three other Independent Directors, Abhijit Bose, Shripad Nadkarni, and Usha Narayanan.
Navi’s Board now comprises seven members including Navi’s promoter and Co-Founder Sachin Bansal; Co-Founder Ankit Agarwal and the former Deputy Governor of the RBI Anand Sinha. The Navi group offers a range of financial services and products including personal loans, home loans, retail health insurance and mutual funds.
Aatrey graduated from IIT Delhi in 2012 and co-founded Meesho in 2015. Abhijit Bose is the Head of India for WhatsApp. Prior to taking on the leadership role at WhatsApp, Abhijit held Senior Executive Positions at Oracle, Intuit and was the Co-Founder of Ezetap.
Shripad Shrikrishna Nadkarni is a member of Maverix Platforms, having decades of experience in India’s consumer, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage and consulting industries. He has been associated with Coca-Cola India and Johnson & Johnson Pvt Ltd and last held the position of Vice President- Marketing.
Usha A Narayanan is already a part of the Navi group as an independent director for other group entities such as Navi Finserv Ltd, Navi General Insurance Ltd and Chaitanya India Fin Credit Pvt Ltd. She is also a former independent director on the board of directors of Bank of Baroda.
Sachin Bansal, Co-Founder of the Navi group said, “I am pleased to welcome Bobby (Abhijit), Shripad, Usha and, most recently, Vidit to our Board. I believe they will add significant strategic value to Navi as we continue to grow. These appointments further reinforce our commitment to setting high standards in corporate governance.”
