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BharatPe is a professionally run company; good with or without founders, says chairman Rajnish Kumar

BharatPe is a professionally run company; good with or without   founders, says chairman Rajnish Kumar
BharatPe is a professionally run company; good with or without   founders, says chairman Rajnish Kumar
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Rajnish Kumar, chairman, BharatPe

Synopsis

Veteran banker Rajnish Kumar has been the chairman of BharatPe for just over a year. Troubleshooting on a regular basis in the controversy-ridden fintech unicorn hasn’t affected his calm exterior. Having steadfastly refused to join issue with the ousted founder Ashneer Grover who made some unkind remarks against him, Kumar speaks to ET Prime about the efforts at BharatPe to attain stability.

Rajnish Kumar helmed the country’s largest bank. He deftly navigated challenges at State Bank of India, one of India’s largest public-sector enterprises, which has a highly influential role in the country’s banking and economy. When he walked into the board of a fintech startup after his retirement from the government-owned bank, he perhaps hoped for a less eventful phase of his career. What awaited him was a role that demanded relentless
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The Economic Times