Vijaykumar Farande has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer – Retail Assets at IIFL Samasta Finance Limited, based out of the

Vijaykumar Farande has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer – Retail Assets at IIFL Samasta Finance Limited, based out of the company’s Bengaluru head office. He brings extensive experience across retail lending, rural banking, agri finance, micro LAP, secured and unsecured business loans, and business leadership.

Prior to this elevation, he served as Head of Business – Direct Channel at Edelweiss Financial Services Limited and Business Head – Micro LAP and Unsecured Loans at L&T Finance. Earlier, he held multiple leadership roles at YES BANK. He also held the position of Vice President & Zonal Head – Agri Business at IndusInd Bank and began his career with HDFC Bank.