SBI ex-Chairman Rajnish Kumar joins BharatPe board as Chairman

Former SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar has joined fintech startup BharatPe's board as Chairman. Kumar will mentor the BharatPe team during transition into small finance bank and will also be involved in defining the startup's short-term and long-term strategy. Kumar, who retired from SBI in October 2020, was previously appointed as a non-executive director for HSBC's Hong Kong-headquartered Asia unit.