Chairman, NABARD
Shri Shaji K V assumed charge as Chairman of NABARD on 7th December 2022. Prior to this, he was serving as Deputy Managing Director, NABARD since 21st May 2020 and was instrumental in implementing initiatives like software based supervisory inspection, Data-warehouse, process re-engineering and improvement in the risk management practices besides conceptualising the ambitious scheme of computerising Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACS). He also steered the crucial Department of Refinance which recorded an all time high business level in FY 2021-22 and the Finance Department of NABARD ensuring efficient use of resources raised from the market and their judicious deployment.
Before joining NABARD, he worked in Canara Bank in various capacities for 26 years. As his last assignment, he was at the Corporate Office of Canara Bank, in charge of Strategy, Planning and Business Development during which he successfully handled the project of amalgamation of Syndicate Bank into Canara Bank.
He has got extensive Board level experience for about 10 years in various organisations viz., National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd. and Canara Bank Securities Ltd., besides being the Chairman of Kerala Gramin Bank, the then largest Regional Rural Bank of the country, and also of NABKISAN Finance Ltd., a subsidiary of NABARD.
He has been member of many National Level Expert Committees/working groups including Working Group on Agriculture Value Chain Finance, Expert Committee to suggest future roadmap for RRBs, Technical Group on Social Stock Exchange, Committee for drafting guidelines for IPO by RRBs, Committee on Cost sharing of ATMs, etc.
Shri Shaji is a post graduate in agriculture and holds PGDM in Public Policy from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad apart from Diploma in Treasury, Investment & Risk Management. He is also a certified associate of the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance and a NSE Certified Market Professional (NCMP).
Managing Director NABCONS
Shri Niraj Kumar Verma is a Master’s in Business Administration along with various certifications in Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Risk Management, Projects & Portfolio Management from IIM, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta. He has rich experience spanning almost 35 years in NABARD. He has worked in various capacities in several verticals ranging from Finance, Institutional Development, Bank Supervision, Microfinance, Natural Resource Management, Infrastructure Development, etc. Earlier, he was MD & CEO of NABKISAN Finance Limited, a subsidiary of NABARD. Through his vast experience, he provides guidance in growth and management of the Company.
Deputy Managing Director NABARD
Shri. P.V. S. Suryakumar joined NABARD in 1986 and has handled a variety of functions; appraisal, funding & monitoring of projects, headed & implemented various types of programs, training, policy, advocacy & communications.
He obtained a Masters in Plant Genetics from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi in 1986. He is a Commonwealth Scholar and obtained Masters in Sustainable Development from the Staffordshire University, Stroke-on-Trent, UK in 2010. Shri P.V.S Surya Kumar is nominated by NABARD on the Board of NABCONS w.e.f 03rd July, 2020.
Chief General Manager, NABARD
A graduate in Engineering and Postgraduate in Management, Shri Baiju Kurup has worked in NABARD Regional Offices of Odisha, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Assam as well as at Mumbai Head Office in various capacities. He has experience of more than three decades in development banking.
IAS(Retd.), (Retd.)Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Marketing, Government of Maharashtra
Dr. Sudhir kumar Goel IAS retd is an external director on the Board of NABCONS. He has done Master's in Development Studies, University of Bath, UK; PhD in Physics, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
He joined Indian Administrative Service (IAS); has occupied various senior positions in the state of Maharashtra, mostly linked to the field of Agriculture & Cooperation. Presently he is also serving as the Chairman of Audit Committee and HR Sub-Committee of the Board of NABCONS.
IAS(Retd.), (Retd.)Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Marketing, Government of Maharashtra
Dr. Sudhir kumar Goel IAS retd is an external director on the Board of NABCONS. He has done Master's in Development Studies, University of Bath, UK; PhD in Physics, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
He joined Indian Administrative Service (IAS); has occupied various senior positions in the state of Maharashtra, mostly linked to the field of Agriculture & Cooperation. Presently he is also serving as the Chairman of Audit Committee and HR Sub-Committee of the Board of NABCONS.
IAS (Retd.), Member (Administration) (Retd.), Central Administration Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi
Dr. (Ms) Nita Chowdhury is also an external director on the Board of NABCONS. Dr Chowdhury Member (Administration) (Retd), Central Administration Tribunal, Principal bench, New Delhi is a 1977 batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre who has served as Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and as Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development.
With her immense experience in diversified fields she provides guidance in key strategic areas.
IAS (Retd.), Ex- Secretary, Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways, GOI
Shri Yudhvir Singh Malik IAS retd is an external director on the Board of NABCONS. Shri Malik has served in various key positions for both the Union Government and the Government of Haryana. Some of the significant positions held by Shri Malik are Chairman of NHAI, Special Secretary in NITI Aayog, CEO of FSSAI and Joint Secretary in MCA.
With his immense experience in diversified fields he provides guidance in key strategic areas.
Director, IIM - Rohtak
Professor Dheeraj Sharma is an external director on the Board of NABCONS. He has been director of the Indian Institute of Management Rohtak since 2017. Prof. Sharma has a doctoral degree with a major in marketing and a double minor in psychology and quantitative analysis from Louisiana Tech University
He is also a member of the Audit Committee and HR Sub-Committee of the Board of NABCONS.
Director I Farm Venture Advisors Private Limited
Shri Sanjeev Kumar Asthana is an external director on the Board of NABCONS. He is also the Chairman of Agriculture Skill Council of India.
Shri Asthana possess Graduate Degrees from Institute of Rural Management Anand and the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. Presently he is also serving as the Chairman of the CSR Committee of the Board and regularly provided his valuable insights in the area.