Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala is Non-Executive Independent Director for Bayer CropScience Limited since August 12, 2021.

Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala is the Executive Chairman Capital India Finance Limited, an India-focused, integrated financial services company since August 2020. It is a listed company & is categorized as a systemically important NBFC by RBI. Dr. Bhanwala is also on the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak. He is also an Independent Director on the governing board of MFIN (Microfinance Industry Network) the Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) for the sector. He is also heading the Technical Group appointed by SEBI on the Social Stock Exchange.

He is a Postgraduate in Management Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and holds Ph.D. in Management as well. He has been awarded honorary doctorate in Science by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, and Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (ICAR-CIFE), Mumbai. 

Prior to joining Capital India Finance Limited, he was the Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), is the Apex Development Bank of the country, from December 18, 2013 to May 27, 2020.

Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala was appointed as an Additional Director with effect from February 12, 2021. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Independent Director with effect from August 12, 2021 for a term of five years.