One MobiKwik Systems, a fintech company providing a digital payment platform, mobile wallet, and financial services, announced the appointment of Navdeep Singh Suri as Chairperson of its Board.
Suri succeeds Upasana Taku, Executive Director, CFO and Co-Founder of the Company, as the Board Chair.
Suri has been associated with the Company since 2021 as an Independent Director. His appointment aligns with best practices of corporate governance, ensuring that the Chairperson’s role remains distinct from executive management.
Suri brings with him decades of distinguished leadership experience across public policy, diplomacy, governance, and institutional decision-making.
A former senior Indian diplomat, he joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1983 and has served in key international assignments including Cairo, Damascus, Washington DC, Dar es Salaam, London, and Johannesburg. He has held high-profile roles as India’s Ambassador to Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, High Commissioner to Australia, and Consul General in Johannesburg. In recognition of his contributions, he was conferred the Order of Zayed II – the United Arab Emirates’ second-highest civilian honour – by the President of the UAE.
Suri has also led the West Africa and Public Diplomacy divisions at the Ministry of External Affairs and is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He also serves on the boards of several prominent institutions, including SBI Funds International (IFSC), Hindustan Ports, and Hindustan Infralog.
Bipin Preet Singh, MD, CEO and Co-Founder, MobiKwik, said, “We welcome Mr Navdeep Singh Suri as Chairperson of the Board. His long association with MobiKwik and experience as an Independent Director will support the Board’s role in effective oversight and governance.”
