Our Team

 


CMD [Mr. Govind Chandra Dash]

Mr. Govind Chandra Dash is well known for his contributions in Community Service activities in Odisha. After having experience in social developmental works in Gram Vikas, he founded the NGO Gram-Utthan in the year 1990.Under his able leadership and Management, Gram Utthan has achieved several milestones and has created a niche position for itself in the NGO sector by continuously working for the development of the downtrodden people of Orissa. He successfully implemented Credit and Savings for Household Enterprise program of CARE-India (one of the largest financial inclusion program of DFID in South Asia). With the support of ICICI Bank, Central Bank, Axis Bank and other banks he pioneered financial inclusion program of Gram Utthan. He started first Housing loan services to rural households in Odisha in collaboration with Swarna Pragati Housing Micro Finance He was one of the associates of Rashtriya Mahila Kosh and National Minority Development Financial Corporation to improve Financial Inclusion in Odisha. He is one of the Project Advisory Committee members of UPNRM project of NABARD in Odisha.
 
He founded GUFS(P)L as a separate company to provide an exclusive platform for Financial Inclusion efforts of Gram Utthan.
Mr. Dash is a Master in Social Work (MSW) from the Asian Institute of Social Science, Berhampur.


 
Executive Director [Mr. Gobinda Chandra Nayak]
Mr. Gobinda Chandra Nayak was practicing as an Advocate in the Orissa High Court before joining Gram Utthan Board.  Since his association with Gram Utthan in the year 1996, he is actively providing guidance and support for various legal issues of the organization. He is one of the promoters of GUFS. He has been associated in the policy formulation for effective credit delivery of the Microfinance Programme. He has made excellent contribution to improve recovery performances.
He is an MA with Law degree.

   
Director Operation:-   [Mr. Santosh Kumar Mishra]
Mr. Santosh Mishra,   has 18 years of resourceful experience in development sector, more specifically he possesses expertise on Micro Finance, Micro Enterprise promotion, Entrepreneurship Development, Sustainable Livelihood Promotion, Skill Development Initiative, Liasioning and rapport building with Donors, funders, development bankers, commercial bankers, financial institutions including Lenders. His educational qualification includes Post Graduation in Rural Management from AMITY University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Mishra worked for 6 years as Programme Officer in Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and has awe-inspiring experience with development sector.

Mr. Mishra is an innovator and developer of ground-breaking strategies to cope with emerging challenges on mF sector, social capital development, business development, and financial inclusion. He is playing a significant role in shaping pro-poor-policy focused guidelines for the company and leading GUFSPL into becoming a top class financial services Company in the state.  He is responsible for the overall working of the Company and is instrumental in making strategic decisions for the Company. Under his guidance and direction, the Company commenced its transformational journey, reaching out to the poorest of the poor clients across Odisha Province. 
 
Manager IT:   [Mr. Prakash Jena]

Mr. Jena is a Post Graduate, Master in Computer Science & also have curriculum with Diploma in Hardware & Network Technology, Diploma in office & software management.  He has a wide spread experience of one and half decades with various sectors i.e. IT education (GNIIT), BPO, software development. He is responsible to develop and lead a dynamic MIS department to provide a comprehensive, reliable, relevant and up-to-date information and report facilities. To ensure that data and information required by all stakeholders and funding bodies and agencies is accurately prepared, submitted and available on a timely basis.
 
Manager Accounts :    [Mr. Krushna Chandra Pallai]
 
Mr. Pallai is an MBA in Finance professional and has an experience of 8 years in Micro Finance Sector. With expertise in accounts and Finance control, he is currently looking after the accounts department. He is responsible to handle all the financial transactions, reliable to supervise, monitor and evaluate all day-to-day accounting activities. He is a versatile person to make financial status as transparent by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying and reporting financial information.
 
Corporate Head-Risk & Fund Management:   [Mr. Akshaya Kumar Sutar]

Mr. Sutar is an ICWA inter qualified professional with an experience of 12 years in various sectors i.e. Chartered Firms, NBFCs, & other financial sectors.  He is responsible for managing the fund mobilisation and lenders’ relation, Preparation of Business Plan and Financial Analysis. He also reports the operational and financial information to various funding agencies and networking partners on periodical manner.
 
 
Manager Audit:  [ Mr Uttam Kumar Nayak ]
Mr Uttam is an MBA Finance Profesional & experience with over 12 years of experience in Micro Finance sector. He has a commendable exposure in water & sanitation project, Micro Finance activities ,Trainning and capacity building and business development.  Prior to assocation  with GUFSPL , he has worked with GRAM-UTTHAN  as Internal Audit  Head. Also he has worked with various international Funding Agencies  & State  Govt, funding agencies.
 
 
 
 Corporate Credit Head -[Mr Dillip Kumar Panda]
Mr. Panda is a B. Com Professional having more than 10 years of working experience in Micro Finance Sector. He solely believes that strength lays on unity. He has also a strong determination to work harder and stay united towards reaching greater heights. In his long Journey with GUFSPL, he was associated with accounts, internal audit, BC Operation & Transactions.
 
 
Currently he is leading the Credit Department and association with GUFSPL makes him one of the key managers of the company.
 
 
 
Manager Operation:  [Mr. Kailash Chandra Rout]
Mr. Rout is a graduate with having multiple courses certification. He has a vast experience of three (3) decades in NGO, MFI activities. He is adhering to implement all operation related activities for effective running of the Microfinance Programme as per the policies and guidelines of the company, develop Program Monitoring Tools (PMT) and prepare strategic plan to operationalise, follow up and utilization. Ensure capacity building measures, make strategic plan for product development as well as business development.
 
 
 Manager Operation -[Mr Bansidhar Das]
 
Mr. Das is a graduate with multiple expertises. He has rich experience of more than three decades in NGO, MFI activities. He being the Operation Manager is adhering to implement all operation related activities for effective running of the Microfinance Programme as per the policies and guidelines of the company.
 
 
 Manager Operation -[Mr Dipti Ranjan Biswal]
Mr. Biswal started his career as a field officer of the Company and with his proactive work procedures and leadership quality made him to take a responsibility of Manager BC operations. He has been assigned to manage the BC operations of the Company. He has over 10 years of experience in field management, operations of MFI activities.
  Manager Operation -[Mr Ratikant Nayak]

Mr. Nayak is a graduate in Arts and started his career at Gram-Utthan, a renowned NGO in India as a Branch Co-ordinator in March, 2006. In 2010, he joined GUFSPL as a Branch Manager. With his enthusiasm in operations and business target achievement, he has been promoted from Area Manager to Manager- BC Operation. Currently he is handling BC operations of the Company managed with Belstar Microfinance Ltd..
 
 
 Business Analyst -[Mr Siddarth Puri]
Qualification-MBA(Finance & Marketing)
Mr. Siddharth is an MBA with specialization in Finance & Marketing and has over a decade of experience in Business Analysis, Business Development and Operation with an IT MNC. He is presently working with the Head of Risk & Fund Mobilization on Funds procurement, reporting and other stakeholder management.
 
 
 Area Manager -[Mr Ajaya Kumar Das]
Qualification-Graduate(Arts)
Experience-Working at GUFSPL from 2014 to till date.

 
    
Area Manager -[Mr Tapan Kumar Sahu]
Qualification-Graduation(Arts)
Experience-Associate with Gram-Utthan & GUFSPL from the year 2003. From 2019 onwards he is Appointed  as the Area Manager of CG Circle.


     Area Manager -[Mr Rajkishore Dash]
Qualification-Graduae(Arts)
Experience-15 years’ experience in the Developmental Sector. Working with Gram Utthan and GUFSPL from  2015 to till Date.


   Area Manager -[Mr Artabandhu Das]
Qualification-Graduation(Arts)
Experience-Working with Gram-Utthan & GUFSPL from 2008. Now appointed as the Area Manager of Jajpur Circle

   Area Manager -[Mr Nabakishore Sahu]
Qualification-M.Com
Experience-Having 20years of experience in NGOs and Developmental Sector. His Association with Gram-Utthan NGO & GUFSPL from 2007 to till date.


   Area Manager -[Mr Pradeep Kumar Nayak]
Qualification-Graduate(Arts)
Experience-Having experience in NGOs & financial sectors. Associate with GUFSPL from 2010 to till date.

     Area Manager -[Mr Pradeepta Kumar Nayak]
Qualification-Graduation(Arts)