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Mahesh G. Thakkar
Charting the Growth Script of India
Mr. Mahesh G. Thakkar, Director General, Finance Industry Development
Council, has been consistently playing a vital role in protecting the
interests of the financial services sector, and is keen on providing a
platform for networking and consensus building within and across
various sectors in the Indian industry
A LEARNED AND
KNOWLEDGEABLE VETERAN
An Associate Chartered Accountant from
the prestigious Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India, Mr. Thakkar
graduated in commerce as well as law.
He has been associated with many more
prominent organizations and at the
helm of affairs as the Executive Director,
Association of Leasing & Financial
Services Cos and Chairman, Genesis
Equifin Pvt. Ltd. He is also one of the
esteemed members of the Managing
Committee at the IMC Chamber of
Commerce & Industry; Chairman, NBFC
Committee; and Co-Chairman, Banking
& Finance Committee, Entertainment,
Media and Sports Committee, and
also works actively with the forum of
affiliated associations and institutions.
Moreover, he is also the Secretary
General, Priyadarshni Academy.
Mr. Mahesh G. Thakkar takes every
possible effort and prudent measure to
help strengthen the financial position
of NBFCs in the country by being the
voice of India’s business industries
and raising the members’ views and
concerns regarding policy decisions and
engagement with stakeholders such as
the policy makers, regulatory bodies,
and employees.
With an aim to empower the NBFCs
and taking their businesses to the next
level, Mr. Thakkar has been leading and
spearheading the developments and
expansions in this sector with an aim to
contribute meaningfully and significantly
to the overall economic prosperity and
development of the nation.
BRIDGING THE COMMUNICATION
GAP
Putting his rich experience to fruitful
use, Mr. Thakkar played a leadership role
in taking up some novel and pioneering
initiatives and suitably changed gears
from playing a “reactive” role to a
“proactive” role. Currently, he is actively
involved in the process of kicking off
impactful conversations and meetings
with all stakeholders including the
Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Road
Transport & Highways, RBI, Indian
Banks Association, and Society of Indian
Automobile Manufacturers – with a
mutual agenda of creating a system of
regular engagement with them.
Under Mr. Thakkar’s direction and
guidance, the Government of India in
consultation with FIDC, announced a
special line of credit under the stimulus
package for NBFCs in commercial
vehicle financing. Moreover, he has
successfully organized several national
summits on NBFCs in association with
ASSOCHAM, and has been highly
instrumental in forming collaboration
with the World Bank Group in order
to conduct training programmes for
professionals at NBFCs.
ACTING AS A CATALYST FOR
GROWTH
A well-known and recognized leader in
the NBFC sector, Mr. Thakkar has been
playing a catalytic role by evocatively
engaging in systematic communications
both with Reserve Bank of India and
Government of India, on matters
including but not limited to pre-budget
meetings and important meetings on
key policies, safeguarding the interests
and rights of nearly all the leading
NBFCs and numerous other small-and
medium-member organizations. As a
veteran in this field, he has been invited
regularly as the spokesperson and a
panelist on numerous dialogues and
discussions organized by the print and
electronic media and as a key participant
at the leading national and international
conferences/conventions.
He takes immense pride in serving a
major chunk of India’s unserved and
underserved population. In order to
ensure alternative source of finance as
well as address the funding crisis for
NBFCs, he focuses on matters critical
to the growth of NBFCs such as focus
on public sector units; latent credit
demand; digital disruption, etc.
“Mr. Thakkar has
been playing a
catalytic role by
engaging in systematic
communications both
with RBI & Government
of India, safeguarding
the interests of NBFCs”
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