Bajaj Housing Finance Appoints Ajay Kumar Choudhary as Independent Director
Bajaj Housing Finance appointed Shri Ajay Kumar Choudhary as an Additional Independent Director. The appointment is effective March 1, 2026, for five years, pending member approval. Choudhary is a former RBI Executive Director with extensive experience in banking regulation and FinTech.
The appointment of an independent director is a standard corporate governance practice and is unlikely to have a significant immediate impact on the company's operations or financial performance.
The appointment of an independent director is a routine corporate governance event and does not inherently bring positive or negative financial implications to the company.
Bajaj Housing Finance Limited has announced the appointment of Shri Ajay Kumar Choudhary as an Additional Director (Independent) of the Company. The decision was approved by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 2 February 2026, based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Shri Ajay Kumar Choudhary's appointment is effective from 1 March 2026 and will be for a period of five consecutive years, subject to the approval of the company's members. He is not debarred from holding the office of Director by any order passed by SEBI or any other authority, and therefore, not disqualified for this appointment.
Shri Choudhary brings a wealth of experience from his over three decades of service at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), where he retired as an Executive Director in October 2023. His expertise spans Banking Regulation, Supervision, FinTech, and Payments and Settlement Systems. He currently serves as a Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and Independent Director of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and its subsidiaries, among other advisory roles.
The Board meeting commenced at 02:00 p.m. and concluded at 03:40 p.m. on 2 February 2026.
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