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Before joining us, he had worked with reputed corporates like Standard Chartered Bank as Regional Head West for their Fraud Control Unit, Sr. Manager - Claims Investigations at ICICI Lombard General Insurance Ltd., Area Manager – RCU &amp; Collections with IDBI Bank Ltd. and Sr. Officer – RCU &amp; Collections with HDFC Bank Ltd. He had started out in his career as a Branch Banking Executive at Global Trust Bank Ltd.</in-capmkt:BriefProfile></xbrli:xbrl>
