Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, CreditAccess Grameen Ltd.

Shri Udaya Kumar Hebbar is a seasoned banker with over 35 years of experience within the financial services sector. He has been the architect behind the transformational journey of building CreditAccess Grameen as the leading microfinance institution in India. Under his exemplary leadership, the institution has achieved numerous feats such as listing in stock exchanges, raising funds through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) followed by Initial Public Offering (IPO), and becoming the pioneer to undertake the inorganic growth route in the NBFC-MFI space resulting in over 18% market share. Prior to joining CA Grameen, Shri Udaya Kumar Hebbar held various leadership positions as Head of Commercial Banking and Payment Operations at Barclays Bank Plc and had successful stints of over a decade each in Corporation Bank and ICICI Bank. He serves as a Director on the Board of Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN), Madura Micro Finance Ltd, and Alpha Micro Finance Consultants Private Ltd. Shri Udaya Kumar Hebbar holds a Master’s degree in Commerce, a certified associate from the Indian Institute of Bankers and a graduate in Banking Operations and Technology from BAI, USA.