Manoj Rawat

Banking & Finance, Banking

Manoj Rawat, MD & CEO of ValueFin India | The Value Chain Financial Services Company

Manoj Rawat's Bio:

Manoj Rawat's Experience:

• Founder and CEO at ValueFin India

  January 2018 - Present | Mumbai

  Founder and CEO ValueFin India, The Value Chain Financial Services & Management Advisory Company which will work on three important value chains- Agri & Food Value Chain, MSME & SME Supply Chain and Greed Eco Chain. The approach would be to identify the "missing" links, "bridge" the credit gaps and "unlock" the potential of value chains. The objective is to "insert & put" true value in the value chains. The objective is to enable the various actors in "value chain" to realise the true potential of value chain by preventing "Loss of Value" & "Creating Enhanced Value." This would contribute to addressing three key areas of concern • Food Security – By promoting value addition, preventing colossal loss of food in the country and better returns in agri-ecosystem. • Income Security – By promoting and enabling small and medium enterprises which lead to creation of entrepreneurship and employment opportunities. • Energy security – By promoting and supporting solar based energy system for creation of small power grids, solar pump sets, efficient irrigation systems, home lighting systems and solar rooftops. ValueFin will be driven on "State of Art" & Robust Digital Technology platform to increase & expand its outreach and to enable its services across the country. ValueFin would provide comprehensive yet customized financial products under these three key business segments and intends to have well diversified & balanced portfolio. ValueFin would focus on Agribusiness, MSME & SME and Green Energy Segment including other complimentary services. ValueFin would participate in all Government initiatives on Agriculture marketing, Enhancing agri-marketing efficiency, Farm Mechanization, Small enterprise Cluster development, Climate Change initiatives, Renewable energy development, Solarisation of Irrigation and Digitization of agriculture & SME lending and more...Best in Class services.

• Head, Agriculture, Rural and Priority Sector Banking at RBL Bank

  July 2012 - December 2017 | Mumbai

  Head, Agriculture, Rural and Priority Sector Banking, RBL Bank , India Responsible for setting up, building, expanding and managing Rural & Agribusiness banking across bank. Key work areas : > Priority Sector lending > Retail Agribusiness and Direct Farmer Finance > Commodity and Warehouse Receipt Finance > Agro processing, Agri value chain and marketing infrastructure finance > Wholesale & Corporate agribusiness > Corporate tie-ups for Rural and Agribusiness development > Identifying new Agriculture and Rural business opportunities > Expanding footprints in rural and agri-markets > New opportunities in Rural markets > Partnerships and institutional tie-ups > Renewable energy, Natural Resource Management, Green Lending and Energy efficiency > Building teams for driving Rural and Agriculture business Areas of work : Agriculture & Rural Banking | Corporate Agribusiness and Commodity Business | Priority Sector lending | Natural Resource Management | Green Lending | CSR | Community projects

• 5 years as Vice President, Rural and Microfinance business at Fullerton India

  March 2008 - July 2012

  Vice President - Rural and Micro Finance Business since March 2008 with Fullerton India Credit Company Limited, Mumbai- A leading NBFC and wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, Singapore Key work areas 1.Development of Policies for Rural Finance and MicroFinance 2. Development of Rural and Microfinance Products. 3. Risk Management in Rural banking and Microfinance 4. Strategic Initiatives on Financial Inclusion, Rural and Agribusiness banking 5. Rural Business Development

• 12 years in various Managerial Roles in Rural, Agribusiness & Priority Sector Banking at NABARD - National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

  June 1996 - March 2008

  1. More than decade experience in Institutional Finance for Rural areas which include Rural Retail finance planning and management, Product Development and Credit and Risk Management. 2. Developmental professional with knowledge of policies and practices for Agriculture Credit Development besides critical insight into the social and institutional factors governing the successful implementation of the rural sector projects. 3. Hands-on experience of working with Government, National & International Development financial institutions, Public & Private Sector organization and NGOs, beside various commercial and co-operative banks 4. Worked with NABARD in various Capacities on many important projects working in Rural Infrastructure, Agribusiness Finance, Rural Institutional Development, Investment credit Management, Potential Linked Planning and Sectoral Business and Credit Plans 5. Have handled Rural and agribusiness advisory services, Prioity Sector Financial services and Rural and Agriculture Banking

• Scientist & Engineer at Space application centre, ISRO at Indian Space Research Organisation

  May 1995 - June 1996 | Ahmedabad, India

  Started my career as Scientist & Engineer with Prestigious Space Application Center, ISRO, Ahmedabad, India

Manoj Rawat's Education:

• Cornell University, New York, USA

  2018 – 2018
  Executive Leadership Certificate
  Concentration: Business Administration and Management
  Activities: Executive Leadership Certificate Program- Change Management, Strategic Decision Making, Leading Organisation Change, Collaborative Teams and Quality Service & Excellence

• B.Tech, M.E, MBA, CAIIB

  1989 – 1995
  B.Tech, ME, MBA, CAIIB

• Central School, Lansdowne

  1987 – 1989
  High School
  Concentration: Science, Maths & English

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