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BharatPe ropes in Amit Jain as chief risk officer
New Delhi: BharatPe on Wednesday appointed Amit Jain as its chief risk officer. A seasoned professional in credit risk and portfolio management, Jain will work closely with BharatPe’s co-founder and CEO, Ashneer Grover and BharatePe’s group president, Suhail Sameer, said the company.
Prior to joining BharatPe, he was the chief risk officer for consumer lending at Bajaj Finance.
Jain has over 17 years of experience in portfolio and credit risk management across consumer and SME lending, in renowned banking and financial institutions. During his stint of over nine years at Bajaj Finance, he held multiple roles including managing Risk for Personal Loans, Consumer Lending, Credit Card, EMI Cards and Payments, as well as Business Head for the EMI Cards Portfolio. Prior to Bajaj Finance, he held a senior role at SBI Cards in Risk, and Credit Policy team. He has also worked with Standard Chartered Bank and GE Capital.
Commenting on the appointment, BharatPe co-founder and CEO Ashneer Grover said, “Talent at BharatPe is an amalgamation of Grade A operators with industry experience and passion to do things differently. Amit Jain joining us from Bajaj is a great validation for our lending business model and sets us up for building a high quality book at scale. I look forward to working closely with Amit to build a differentiated lending team and business with a wider set of products for our merchants.”
The new appointment is part of the company’s larger goal to strengthen its leadership team. Earlier this year, BharatPe roped in PAYBACK’s former MD and CEO, Gautam Kaushik to lead the payments business, and Amarchand Mangaldas’ former partner Sumeet Singh as general counsel and head of corporate strategy.
Talking about his new role, Jain said, “These are exciting times in the digital lending industry and I look forward to working with this incredible team at BharatPe and serving the credit needs of millions of unbanked and underserved merchants in the country. I believe, with my experience of leading risk and credit for several products in great institutions like Bajaj Finance, I would be able to make a meaningful impact at BharatPe, and therefore, in the lives of our merchants.”
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Emami names Dhruv Aggarwal as chief growth officer
Former Bain partner steps in as FMCG firm sharpens growth playbook
MUMBAI: Emami Limited has appointed Dhruv Aggarwal as its chief growth officer, effective 25 March 2026, following the resignation of Giriraj Bagri.
Aggarwal joins the FMCG major from Bain & Company, where he most recently served as partner. With over two decades of experience across consulting and strategy, he brings a global perspective shaped by work across India, the US, the UK and Germany.
During his tenure at Bain, Aggarwal advised consumer, retail and media companies on large-scale transformations, business turnarounds and growth strategies. He was also closely involved with India’s startup ecosystem, guiding early-stage ventures on scaling and digital expansion, while supporting private equity and venture capital firms on investment decisions.
His earlier stints include a brief role at Barclays Capital and operational experience at Jindal Power, giving him a mix of financial and industry exposure.
Academically, Aggarwal holds an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and has also been associated with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a PhD candidate and teaching assistant.
The appointment comes at a time when Emami Limited is looking to sharpen its growth strategy in a competitive consumer market. With a seasoned strategist now at the helm of growth, the company appears set to double down on transformation and expansion in the months ahead.
