Validus Group, an SME lending marketplace, has appointed Anindo Mukherjee as a strategic advisor to support its expansion across Southeast Asia.
Anindo is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Fullerton Financial International Holdings, where he oversees operations across Asia.
Based in Singapore, he brings over 30 years of experience in investment, risk management, and financial services, with a focus on building and scaling lending businesses across ASEAN, China, South Asia, and the Middle East.
In addition to his role at Fullerton, he is an Executive-in-Residence at Singapore Management University’s Lee Kong Chian School of Business and sits on the Risk Committee at EvolutionX Debt Capital.
He also has extensive board experience, having chaired audit and risk committees, and served on nomination, remuneration, and IT committees.
Validus has disbursed over US$5 billion in SME loans across Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Nikhilesh Goel, Validus’ Co-founder and Group CEO said,
“As Validus continues its growth trajectory and consolidates its strategy with a clear path to profitability at the group level, I am delighted to bring onboard Anindo as a strategic advisor.
His successful track record in mentoring marquee lending business as well as fintechs, and deep understanding of the SME market will be invaluable across our group entities. In addition, I look forward to his mentorship to our senior leadership team, including myself.”
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