Board of Directors
Shri. C. Thangaraju
Director
Shri. C. Thangaraju is a practicing advocate and having nearly 3
decades of experience in advisory support, legal guidance, settlement of civil
disputes, assisting in criminal matters. He was the Panel Advocate for United
India Insurance Company Limited, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd and Bank of
Maharashtra between 2001 to 2010.
Earlier, he was associated with Repco Bank and Repco Home Finance limited for
nearly five years as Director in their Board during 2009 to 2014.
At present, he is one among the elected director(s) by repatriates in Repco Bank
(the promoter), Chairman of Repco Home Finance Limited and Non-executiveDirector
in Repco Micro Finance Ltd.
Shri M. Raja
Additional Director and Nominee Director
Shri M. Raja is an alumnus of IIM Trichy with a Post Graduate Certification in Senior
Management, and holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Physics and a Master’s in Business Administration. With over 20 years of experience in banking, he has
led the
design and implementation of mortgage policies spanning Affordable Housing Loans, Prime Housing Loans, and Loans
Against
Property. His expertise covers end-to-end mortgage business management, retail asset portfolio oversight, and
the
customization of loan origination and loan management platforms. He currently serves as the Chief Business
Officer of
Repco Home Finance Limited and as the Nominee Director on the board of Repco Micro Finance Ltd.
Shri. S. Nagoor Ali Jinnah
Independent Director
Dr.S.Nagoor Ali Jinnah, an agricultural graduate from Tamil Nadu
Agricultural University, post graduated in Management from IIM, Ahmedabad,
earned a Certificate in Training & Development from Centre for Rural Development
& Training, University of Wolverhampton, UK, and is a CAIIB. He has been awarded
a Ph. D from TNAU.
He has vast experience of over 36 years in NABARD and headed Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu ROs and also the Rural Infrastructure Development Funding departments of
NABARD and retired as the Chief General Manager of NABARD. Dr. Jinnah was
involved in the Microfinance movement and played a key role in nurturing
SHG-Bank and JLG movement in Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and
represented NABARD in the Preparatory Microcredit Summit organized by
Consultative Group to Assist the Poor CGAP, World Bank in Washington in 1996.
Dr. Jinnah was a nominee director of Govt. of India on the Board of Anantapur
Grameen Bank, and was also on the Boards of KSCB, TNSCB banks, NABKISAN,
NABSAMRUDDHI, NABFINS, the subsidiaries of NABARD, and the private sector
commercial Bank , the CSB Bank Ltd.
After his retirement in NABARD, Dr Jinnah served as the Financial Consultant,
Finance Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu in Secretariat.
Having had exposure in various states of the country, his main areas of interest
embrace all 4 Es for sustainable development: Environment: natural resource
management based sustainable farm livelihood, Empowering agriculture: funding
for ‘in’ and ‘for” agriculture, Equity: ensuring equity through microfinance and
community institutions such as SHGs and Employment: creating sustainable farm
and nonfarm sector employment for the local youth.
Shri. Ramachandran Balachandran
Independent Director
Shri R. Balachandran is a practicing Chartered Accountant with a
standing of 35 years multidisciplinary experience in the areas of Direct and
Indirect Taxation, Company Law, Insolvency Resolution, Audit and Assurance,
Arbitration, Due Diligence for Merger and Amalgamation, consultancy services
pertaining to establishment and operations of business entities.
He is graduated in law from the Madras Law College and an associate member of
the Institute of the Company Secretaries of India. His doctoral thesis is on
“Management Sciences”. He is a qualified Insolvency Professional registered with
the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India. He is an empanelled member of
various Arbitration Institutions in India.
Shri. Venkatachalam Kandasamy
Independent Director
A retired General Manager of UCO Bank- Public Sector Bank, having 35+ years of experience
with core expertise in Agricultural & Rural Lending, Credit to MSME Sector, Retail Banking, Corporate
Credit and also served as a member of various top level management committees and contributed
for Bank level policy decisions. While serving as GM, Audit & Inspection Dept, and as Board Secretary
of UCO Bank, he was instrumental in introducing the concept of " Know Your Employee (KYE)"
through Offsite Surveillance. He was nominated by the Bank as a Board of Director of Paschim Banga
Gramin Bank, having operations in the State of West Bengal.
Post retirement, he served as a Senior Vice President in M/s Sanmar Group for two years.
Presently, he is a Board Member of M/s. Thenpandiyan LPG Import Terminal Pvt. Ltd.
Shri. Prashanth Chandrashekar
Independent Director
Smt. Prashanth Chandrashekar is a retired General Manager of Corporation Bank, with over three decades of experience in banking operations and leadership roles, including human resources and institutional development, credit management and regulatory compliance.
Subsequently served as General Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Karnataka State Branch, contributing to humanitarian services, public health and COVID-19 response initiatives. Brings valuable experience in strategic leadership, corporate governance, business transformation and institutional development.
Shri. S.Rathinasundaram
Director
Shri. S Rathinasundaram by profession is an agriculturist and also
a social worker. Previously he was the President of Vilar Village, Thanjavur
District from 2011 to 2016. Presently he is one of the repatriate directors in
Repco Bank...
As a social worker cum agriculturist, he supports the underprivileged by
imparting awareness training, and entrepreneurship skills, employment support
and serves the underserved section of the society.
Shri. A.G. Venkatachalam
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Shri A.G. Venkatachalam commenced his career with Repco Bank in 1991 and is currently serving as the Chief General Manager of Repco Bank. He has over three decades of extensive experience in the banking and microfinance sectors and has held various positions across multiple branches and functional divisions of the Bank. During his tenure, he has headed several branches and has gained significant expertise in banking operations and credit management.
He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Science and a Bachelor's Degree in Law, along with a Master's Degree in Arts. He has also completed Diplomas in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), and Microfinance. In addition, he holds the professional qualification of Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB) and an MBA.
During his career at Repco Bank, Shri Venkatachalam has been associated with various functional committees of the Bank. He has served as Trustee of the Repco Bank Employees Pension Fund, Appellate Authority under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, and Public Relations Officer of the Bank on different occasions. He also headed the Credit Division of Repco Bank from June 2017 to March 2021.
Shri Venkatachalam previously served as a Director on the Board of Repco Micro Finance Limited for nearly five years from 2012 to 2017. During his second tenure with the Company, he served as the Whole-time Director of Repco Micro Finance Limited from April 2021 to May 2024, overseeing the overall business operations of the Company.
He has now been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Repco Micro Finance Limited. Shri Venkatachalam possesses significant expertise in microfinance operations and has made notable contributions to the growth and development of the Company.
Shri. R. Kumaresan
Whole time Director
Shri. R. Kumaresan, General Manager of Repco Bank (Promoter of the Company) is on deputation and is the Whole time Director of the company. He joined as a probationary officer at Repco Bank in 1995 and served in various capacities, including as Chief Vigilance Officer appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. He is a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB) and also a Certified Credit Professional and a Certified Trainer by the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF).
He has over 3 decades of experience in the banking sector and has been associated with our Company since 24th August, 2026.