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Mr. A. Vellayan
Chairman
Holds a diploma in Industrial Administration from the Aston University, U.K and a masters in Business Studies from the university of Warwick, U.K.
Is the Chairman of EID Parry India Limited and Coromandel Fertilisers Limited
Holds several directorships both within and outside the Murugappa group.
He is an executive committee member in FICCI and the Vice President of SICCI
Mr. V P Mahendra
Non-executive Director 
Is a graduate in engineering from the University College of Engineering, Bangalore.
Is the Managing Director of VST Tillers Tractors Limited, Bangalore and is also on the boards of several other companies.
Has participated in a number of management programmes in Japan. 
Is a keen sportsman and is a member of several philanthrophic institutions.
Mr. R V Kanoria
Non-executive Director
Is an MBA (Hons) from IMD, Switzerland.
Is the Chairman and Managing Director of Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd. and is also on the boards of various other companies.
Former Vice President of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce (FICCI), and has headed several joint-business councils.
Is the managing committee member of PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry and National council member of CII.
Mr. Indresh Narain
Non-executive Director
Banker with wide experience at regional and head office level in personal and corporate banking, wealth management, currency markets, asset recovery, corporate finance and human resources.
Retired as Head of Compliance & legal, HSBC India.
He was also member of the Assets & Liabilities committee (ALCO), the Apex Management Committee for the organisation and a member of the corporate governance and audit committees.
He is also a director on the Boards of Dhanuka Agritech Limited and Intex Technologies (India) Ltd
Mr. R Krishnamurthy
Non-executive Director
Holds a masters degree in commerce form the university of the Madras besides being an associate of the Institute of Bankers.
Holds a diploma in Industrial Finance Management Education program at IIM, Ahmedabad and is a Lord Aldington Banking Research Fellow in UK. Attended a course on Banking Policy at Harvard University, USA.
Has over three decades of experience in banking in various positions in State bank of India
Is a visiting faculty at IIM Ahmedabad and other management institutions.
Mr. N Srinivasan
Non-executive Director
Is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
Has over 24 years of experience in the areas of Corporate Finance, Legal, Projects and General Management
Was the President and Chief operating officer of Thiru Arooran Sugars Ltd
Was the Chief Financial officer of Carborundum Universal Ltd. He is a director on the board of Tube Investments of India Ltd. and certain other Murugappa Group companies.
Mr. M Anandan
Non-executive Director
Is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Was the Managing Director of the Company from January 2000 to March 2006 and has been associated with the Company since 1988.
Is the Managing Director of Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd.
He is also a director on the boards of DBS Cholamandalam Asset Management Limited,
DBS Cholamandalam Distribution Limited,
DBS Cholamandalam Securities Limited
Cholamandalam MS Risk Services Ltd, etc.
Mr. Kankipati Rajan Raju
Non-executive Director
Is a post-graduate in Business Administration from IIM, Ahmedabad.
Is the Managing Director& Head South and Southeast Asia , Global Transaction Services and Technology & Operations of DBS Bank Ltd
Is the President Commissioner of Board of Commissioners of PT Bank DBS, Indonesia and the Chairman of AXS Infocomm Pte Limited and Primefield Company Pte Limited. He is also a director on the Board of DBS Cholamandalam Distribution Limited, DBS Cholamandalam Securities Limited and a few other overseas companies
Mr. Pranam Wahi
Non-executive Director
Is a Chartered Accountant.
Is the Country Head in India for DBS
Has over 25 years of banking experience in India across HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank and DBS.
Mr. Atul Pande
Managing Director
Is a post graduate in Business Administration from IIM, Ahmedabad.
Is the Managing Director of the Company since 1st April 2006.
Brings to CDFL over 18 years of experience in the finance and FMCG industry Including GE Capital and Procter & Gamble – Godrej.
Was the Managing Director of Citicorp Maruti Finance Limited prior to joining the company.
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