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Board Of Directors

Neeraj Saxena
MD & CEO
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A bastion for next generation leaders, Neeraj has more than 20+ years of experience in the Indian Retail and Financial Services industry. The core vision that's been embodied in Auxilo is led ably by him. Before this he led the path for Avanse an education NBFC.

Neeraj has experience in diversified areas of Business Operations, Strategy & Corporate planning, Product Management and Corporate Quality in retail, consulting and financial services sectors having worked with diversified & large companies viz Avanse, DHFL, Tata Retail Enterprise (Trent), Piramal Retail, Wadhawan Retail and Ernst & Young.

Neeraj has been instrumental in leading various strategic initiatives including, launching new business ventures, acquisition & mergers, business process re-engineering projects.

A science graduate from Agra University, he holds a Post Graduate in Management from NIFT, Bangalore.

Ms. Lavanya Ashok

Ms. Lavanya Ashok is a General Partner at Trifecta Capital. She joined the firm in 2020 to conceptualize their equity investment strategy and leads Trifecta’s growth equity fund. Prior to joining Trifecta, she was Managing Director, Private Equity at Goldman, Sachs & Co. (GS) in their Principal Investment Area (PIA) in Mumbai where she worked for a decade from 2010 to 2020.
read more arrow Ms. Lavanya earned a BS in Economics and Finance summa cum laude from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2004 where she was among the top 1% of students in her graduating class. Upon graduation, she joined GS in the investment banking division in New York. After finishing her analyst program in 2006, Lavanya moved to SPO Partners, a $10 billion California-based hedge fund, from 2006 to 2008. Lavanya did an MBA from 2008 to 2010 at Stanford University where she was a Barrett Fellow and President of the South Asia Students’ Association.
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Shri. Perumal R Srinivasan

Shri. Perumal Srinivasan co-founded Xponentia Capital in 2018 and serves as the Managing Partner. Previously he served as the Managing Director & Head of Citigroup - India Private Equity Team (CVCI). He was part of the Leadership Team that raised two global EM funds: USD 1.5 billion in 2005, USD 4.3 billion in 2007. He was one of 3 founders that set up HSBC India Private Equity & raised a USD 60 million fund in 1995 He has invested more than USD 700 million across his investing experience.
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Some of his marquee investments include:
At CVCI - Axis Bank, Yes Bank , Suzlon, Lupin, GMR and Sharekhan
At HSBC India PE – Sharekhan, Kurlon, Dishnet, and Millennium Software
At ICICI Ventures – Geometric Software, Microland
He studied at CEG, Anna University, Chennai and IIM- Bangalore.
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Mr. Akash Bhanshali

Mr. Bhanshali leads the principal investments unit of Enam Holdings Pvt Ltd. He is recognized for identifying the potential in businesses and providing them capital and expertise to scale. Mr. Bhanshali has identified and invested in business leaders across numerous industries who have turned their companies into sector icons.
read more arrow Mr. Bhanshali has been fortunate to create immense value for stakeholders and has subsequently developed one of the most impressive track records in recent times. Apart from pure investing, he has spent time building a breadth of industry relationships over the years, with especially deep relationships within his investee companies.
Mr. Bhanshali has a Master's degree in Commerce and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
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Mr. Vivek Saraogi

Mr. Vivek Saraogi holds an Honors degree in commerce and he is an Industrialist of repute. Mr. Saraogi was a past President of Indian Sugar Mills Association and had served as a Member of the Management Board of Dwarikesh Sugar Industries Limited until April 2005 and also as the Chairman of Indian Sugar Exim Corporation Limited.
read more arrow Mr. Saraogi has been renowned for his expertise in the sugar industry. He has been on the Board of Balrampur Chini Mills Limited (BCML) since 3rd July, 1987 and is presently serving as its Managing Director.
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Mr. Manish Chokhani

Shri Manish Chokhani is a Chartered Accountant and an MBA from the London Business School. Shri Chokhani is one of the India's most respected financial experts and advisors.
read more arrow He was CEO of Enam Securities, India's leading investment bank that was the trusted "house banker" to several leading corporates. He led its $400 million merger in 2011 with Axis Bank to create Axis Capital Limited which he led as MD & CEO until the end of 2013. Under his leadership, Enam /Axis mobilised 25% of all equity funds raised in India and was the house banker to several leading Indian business groups.
Shri Chokhani helped devise and implement the India investment strategies of several funds including the India Capital Fund, ZA Capital Fund and TPG Growth India. From 2014 to 2016, he served as the Chairman of TPG Growth in India and then as senior advisor to TPG Group until 2019.
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Mr. Gautam Jain

Mr. Gautam Jain has been associated with Enam Group under diverse roles for over 25 years in the areas of Investment Banking and Advisory services. Upon the demerger of Enam's financial services business to Axis Capital, Mr. Jain also served Axis Capital as Managing Director - Investment Banking until 2014. Mr. Jain graduated from Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS), Pilani with a degree in Master of Management Studies (M.M.S).

Mr. Ashwin Jain

Mr. Ashwin P. Jain has completed his Bachelor's in Accounts from Mumbai University, in May, 1989. Mr. Jain has approximately 25 years of experience in the field of handling transactions relating Capital Markets, also areas of accounts, finance, taxation and compliances. Mr. Jain has been a director of a Non-Banking Financial Companies, since last 7 years and his experience has been of a great value to the Company.

Mr. C. I llango

Mr. C. I llango serves the board in an independent capacity. He has completed his M.Sc. (Agri) - Post-Graduate in Agricultural Economics. He started his career as an Officer in Canara Bank in the year 1980. Retired with 36 years of experience in commercial banking service including a 5 year stint in Housing Finance industry in CanFin Homes as Managing Director. Creative and dynamic marketer with proven expertise in consistently penetrating new markets to ensure sustainable revenue growth.

Shri. Akhil Awasthi

Shri Akhil Awasthi has been associated with Tata Capital Growth Fund (TCGF) since 2009 and is currently Managing Partner and head of the entire business at Tata Capital Growth Fund (TCGF) and is a Member of Investment Committee of Tata Capital Growth Fund (TCGF) II and Tata Capital Growth Fund (TCGF) I. He is an alumni of Harvard Business School and an MBA from Delhi University. Prior to Tata Capital Growth Fund (TCGF) he has had a 16 years of equity investment experience of which 12 years in private equity with Baring Private Equity.

Mr. Stewart Langdon

Stewart Langdon is a partner at LeapFrog Investments (“LeapFrog”) and co-head of south Asian investments. A private equity specialist with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, restructuring, disposals and debt raising, Stewart combines his technical experience with deep knowledge of emerging financial services markets.
read more arrow Stewart leads south Asian financial services investments and digital financial services across Asia and Africa, with a focus on deal sourcing and execution, including overseeing deal teams. He has led several of LeapFrog’s investments including in CarDekho, Zepz, Shriram Capital and also the successful exits of Mahindra Insurance Brokers and Magma Fincorp. Stewart is a member of LeapFrog’s Investment Committee and sits on the boards of a number of portfolio companies including Zepz (WorldRemit Group Limited) and BIMA (Milvik Singapore Pte Ltd). Stewart previously worked in corporate finance, investment banking and capital markets advisory as a vice president at Rothschild, specialising in the insurance, banking and telecom sectors across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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Mr. Ishraq Ali Khan

Mr. Ishraq Ali Khan holds a masters degree in Physics - Electronics from Lucknow University. As a Strategic leader Mr. Khan drove substantial growth and innovation throughout his career in the banking sector. He oversaw comprehensive business operations encompassing Corporate Credit, Retail Credit, MSME Business, Digitization, IT, Compliance, Governance, Finance, Audit & Inspection, and Cyber Security.
read more arrow Mr. Khan also spearheaded strategic planning and implementation of technology initiatives, integration of IT systems and implementation of robust risk management framework to mitigate cyber security threats. Started his career with Union Bank of India in the year 1987 and served across diverse roles and responsibilities at the Bank for 33 years including that of being CGM and CTO. He orchestrated the seamless integration of Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank's IT infrastructure into Union Bank of India. Mr. Khan also served as Executive Director of UCO Bank for two years and led the transformation of the institution into a leading digital Bank.
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Mr. H S Upendra Kamath

Mr. H S Upendra Kamath is a distinguished banking professional with an illustrious career spanning over four decades in the Indian Banking Industry. With a remarkable tenure of 35 years at Union Bank of India (UBI), he began his journey in 1973 as a Probationary Officer and served to various departments and eventually to the position of General Manager in UBI.
read more arrow Thereafter, he served in two other Public Sector Banks namely Canara Bank as ED and in Vijaya Bank as CMD. Throughout his extensive career, he held diverse roles and successfully managed operations at various levels, including Zonal Office, Branch Offices, Regional Office and the Head Office of UBI. His outstanding contributions to the banking sector have earned him numerous accolades and recognitions. Notable among these are the “Best Customer Friendly Banker Award 2012,” SIDBI’s CGFTMSE award, “National award for excellence in lending to Micro Enterprises,” and the “IT Leadership Award 2013” by Amity University. With a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB) qualification and a Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) degree, he possesses a wealth of expertise in critical areas such as MSME, Retail Banking, Priority Sector, Recovery and Legal, Risk Management, International Banking, Treasury, CreditMonitoring, and Administration.
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Our Core Team
Harsha Saksena
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Harsha Saksena

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Harsha Saksena is a qualified CA, ICWA with 25 years of post-qualification managerial experience in Corporate Strategy, Corporate Finance, Strategic Finance, Resource Mobilisation through debt and equity.

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Kumar Lalwani
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Kumar Lalwani

Chief Technology Officer

A BE and a Post Graduate from SPJIMR and ISB, has 20+ years of experience in architecting and implementing Lending product suite of applications especially in Digital Lending and Decision Support Systems using Machine Learning.

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Namita Raja
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Namita Raja

Chief – Operations, Policy & Control

A post Graduate in Marketing from IMDR with an overall experience of 25 years in the domains of Credit & Operations, Customer Service & Legal. Prior to joining Auxilo she has been associated with Avanse, Edelweiss...

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Neeraj Sharma
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Neeraj Sharma

Chief Business Officer - B2B

Neeraj has completed his CA and has over 27 years of experience, he has led multi-functional roles in business and operational excellence, strategy, concept evolution, business setup, project establishment, management, and financial advisory & consultation.

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Shweta Guru

Chief Business Officer - B2C

Shweta Guru, Chief Business Officer – Education Loans (EL) comes with over 18 years of extensive experience in the financial services sector, Shweta is highly skilled in building and scaling retail asset businesses.

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Lakshmi Ganesh
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Lakshmi Ganesh

Head - Human Resources & Administration

Lakshmi is a Postgraduate in HR from IES Management College and has 15+ years of experience in core HR practices across varied sectors.

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Benoy Joseph
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Benoy Joseph

Head - Marketing

Post Graduate in Marketing from SIES, and has a cross industry experience spanning over 20+ years, his core interest and passion lies in Marketing and Consumer led business model developments.

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