Leadership Team

We at New Opportunity have a unique business model.
We have put in place a dedicated leadership team for each Banking partner comprising of:

  • Business Head
  • Risk and Audit Head
  • Finance Head
  • Operation Head
  • HR Head


Nikhil Pai

Head: Relationship and Business

Nikhil Pai

Head: Relationship and Business

Nikhil Pai is a Commerce graduate having more than 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining New Opportunity, he has worked in various business functions with various financial institutions like ICICI Bank, Shriram City Union.

Sandeep Bhatia

Head: Risk and Audit

Sandeep Bhatia

Head: Risk and Audit

Sandeep Bhatia is a Management Graduate, with a specialization in Marketing. He has over 12 years of experience in the finance industry. Prior to this assignment, he worked as Senior Manager in DCB Bank with exposure to liability and asset finance.

Hardik Gandha

Head: Support and Operations

Hardik Gandha

Head: Support and Operations

Hardik Gandha is a graduate, with 9 years of experience in the manufacturing and service industry. Prior to joining New Opportunity, he was working in a business department at NMC Trading Company based at Dubai.

Vishakha Jaybhaye

Head: Finance

Vishakha Jaybhaye

Head: Finance

Vishakha Jaybhaye is a Management graduate, with a specialization in Finance. She commenced her career with New Opportunity and has grown to head the Finance Department for one of the banking partners.

Popat Salgar

Head: Recruitment and Training

Popat Salgar

Head: Recruitment and Training

Popat Salgar is a Commerce Graduate with over 7 years of experience in the Microfinance industry. Prior to joining New Opportunity, he was working with SKS Microfinance, where he started his career as a field officer and worked up in various cross functions during his long stint.


Joseph Francis

Head: Business

Joseph Francis

Head: Business

A Management graduate with 15 years of experience in Financial Services, he has worked with GE TFS Ltd., DCB Bank, Suryoday Microfinance and Magma Fincorp Limited in various functions.

Rahul Bhosale

Head: Risk and Audit

Rahul Bhosale

Head: Risk and Audit

Rahul Bhosale is a Management graduate with more than 4 years of experience in MFI industry. He started his career with Spandana Spoorthy Microfinance and later he was Regional Manager at Madura Microfinance before joining New Opportunity.

Paresh Rane

Head: Operations and Support

Paresh Rane

Head: Operations and Support

Paresh Rane is a graduate with over 8 years experience in Operations management. In past, he has worked with Fullerton India Credit Company Pvt. Ltd.

Milin Thakkar

Head: Finance

Milin Thakkar

Head: Finance

Milin Thakkar is a graduate with more than 9 years of experience in Financial Services. He started his career as Equity analyst at ABN-AMRO and later worked with HDFC Bank as Relationship Manager in Priority Banking.

Jagannath Chavan

Head: Recruitment & Training

Jagannath Chavan

Head: Recruitment & Training

Jagannath Chavan is a Management graduate with over 2 years of experience in MFI industry. In the past, he has worked with Spandana Spoorthy Microfinance as Zonal HR Executive.


Khandu katkemod

Head: Business

Khandu katkemod

Head: Business

Post graduate in political science from Marathawada university with more than 9 years of experience. In microfinance sector, he started his career as field officer in SKS Microfinance and has worked in various capacities during his 7 years' stint.

Rajshekar

Head: Risk & Audit

Rajshekar

Head: Risk & Audit

Rajsekhar is a Management graduate in Finance. He has more than 12 years of experience in Microfinance sector. In the past, he has worked with Fincare Services Limited, HDFC Bank Limited and SKS Microfinance Limited in various functions.

Govindarajan

Head: Finance

Govindarajan

Head: Finance

Govindarajan is a Graduate with more than 4 years of experience in a leading audit firm based at Coimbatore. He is specialsed in Taxation and statutory audit of Banks

Shrinivas N.

Head: Recruitment & Training

Shrinivas N.

Head: Recruitment & Training

Srinivas Ningonda is a graduate with more than 10 years of experience in the Microfinance Industry. Prior to joining New Opportunity, he was working with SKS Microfinance and L&T Finance Ltd. He has worked in various cross functions during his long stint.


K. Ramarpandi

Head: Relationship & Business

K. Ramarpandi

Head: Relationship & Business

K. Ramarpandi is a Management graduate with more than 10 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining New Opportunity, he worked as Area Manager at Equitas Microfinance.

B. Lakshmananamoorthy

Head: Risk & Audit

B. Lakshmananamoorthy

Head: Risk & Audit

B. Lakshmananamoorthy is a Post Graduate in Computer Science, with more than 12 years of experience in the financial services. Prior to joining New Opportunity, he was handling Retail Portfolio Management (CGT) at HDFC Bank.

S. Arvind

Head: Support & Operations

S. Arvind

Head: Support & Operations

S. Arvind is a Post graduate (MCA) with a specialization in Systems. He started his career at Dream Plus Consulting Pvt. Ltd. based in Chennai. Prior to joining New Opportunity, he worked in City Union Bank as ABM in Banking Operations. He has over 6 years of experience in the banking sector.

N. Kaleeswaran

Head: Finance

N. Kaleeswaran

Head: Finance

N. Kaleeswaran is a Graduate in Commerce. Prior to joining New Opportunity, he worked as an Audit Assistant for a leading audit firm based in Coimbatore.


D. Ravi Kumar

Head: Relationship and Business

D. Ravi Kumar

Head: Relationship and Business

Ravi Kumar is a Graduate with more than 10 years of experience in the microfinance industry. He started his career as Field officer in Equitas Microfinance and later rose to the rank of Regional Manager at Spandana Spoorthy Financial Ltd.

C. Paul Devakumar

Head: Risk and Audit

C. Paul Devakumar

Head: Risk and Audit

Paul Devakumar is a Management graduate with a specialization in Finance. He started his career as a Support Executive at Target infotech, based in Bangalore. Later, he worked as an Assistant Manager – Accounts, for a steel company based in Coimbatore.

A. Keerthiram

Head: Operations and Support

A. Keerthiram

Head: Operations and Support

Keerthiram is a Graduate with more than 7 years of experience in Sales and Credit Operations. He started his career in a leading BPO organization based in Bangalore. Prior to joining New Opportunity, he worked in ASEC India as a Client Support Representative.

R. Ramganesh

Head: Finance

R. Ramganesh

Head: Finance

R. Ramganesh is a Graduate in Commerce, CA (Inter), CS (Inter), with over 6 years of experience in the Audit field. Prior to joining New Opportunity, he worked with a leading audit firm based in Coimbatore.

J. Suresh

Head: Recruitment & Training

J. Suresh

Head: Recruitment & Training

J. Suresh is a Post graduate with a specialization in Labor laws. He has over 4 years of experience in HR – Recruitment, training and statutory compliance. He started his career in the textile industry.