Veena Mankar

Non-Executive Non-Independent Director

Veena Mankar is on the Board of the Bank since October 22, 2019.

She has over four decades of experience in banking and financial services. Her expertise is in financial inclusion, including agriculture and rural economy, trade and structured products and finance for MSMEs.

Veena started her career with ICICI Ltd. (the precursor to the Bank) and has worked with leading financial institutions including Emirates Bank in Dubai, West LB Group in Germany and FimBank in Malta. She also served as an Independent Non - Executive Chairperson of IDFC First Bank Limited, Independent Director for Liberty General Insurance Limited, Governing Board member of Sa-Dhan and has been on the Boards of Factoring JVs in India, Egypt and Dubai. As of November 2024, she is also on the Board of few other companies like Alicon Castalloy Ltd, PB Fintech Limited, Paisabazaar Marketing and Consulting Private Limited, Spice Money Limited, Artha-India Research Advisors Private Limited and RBL FinServe Limited. She is also the Non-Executive Chairperson of RBL FinServe Ltd. and on the Board of IDFC Foundation.

She has been actively engaged in financial inclusion for over a decade and is the founder of two entities under the Swadhaar brand. Swadhaar FinServe Pvt. Ltd. (now a subsidiary of RBL Bank and known as RBL FinServe Ltd.) and Swadhaar FinAccess (SFA).

Veena holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics (H) from Lady Shree Ram College, Delhi University and is also a post-graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.