U GRO Capital announced the appointment of Pia Shome as Chief People Officer. Shome has over 16 years of experience in the BFSI sector.
In her new role, Shome will be instrumental in building a quality talent pool across the nation as the company ramps up its geographical reach and expands its physical presence to 100 GRO Micro Branches in the coming year.
Shome will also augment the culture of high performance and meritocracy while setting up clear career progression programs for U GRO Capital employees, according to a statement.
Prior to this role, Shome was Head – Human Resources at SMEcorner. She brings extensive experience, having worked in organisations like IDFC First Bank, RBL Bank, DBS Bank, Barclays Bank and TCS eServe International.
Shachindra Nath, Executive Chairman and Managing Director, U GRO Capital, said, “It gives us immense joy to welcome Pia Shome as Chief People Officer. The realization of U GRO Capital’s aspiration to solve the unsolved credit gap of MSMEs depends heavily on the existence of a coherent, competent, passionate, and agile leadership team.”
“We are confident that Pia’s addition to the team will stimulate a culture of meritocracy and ownership among our employees as we chart out their career progression with us. We look forward to Pia’s contribution to help build scale as we spread across the country to help MSMEs. I wish her all the very best and a long and illustrious stint with U GRO Capital,” he added.
Pia Shome, Chief People Officer, U GRO Capital, said, “I am thrilled to be a part of the U GRO Capital team, which has a distinguished structure built upon the founding pillars of knowledge and technology. I firmly believe that people as well as technology shall be our biggest differentiators. In our journey ahead, our focus will be to build strong people capabilities and a culture driven by meritocracy.”
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