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Shriram Capital Limited has announced the appointment of Ajay Thomas John as Chief Digital Officer to lead the digital transformation at the company.
“Ajay in this new role will drive the group’s digital strategies and omnichannel customer experience,” the statement said.
Ajay has 17 years of experience as a business and digital leader in the financial services industry. Before joining Shriram, Ajay was heading Corporate Strategy and Fintech at Bajaj Finance Ltd. wherein he has played multiple roles in the Digital Transformation and Business Innovation space.
He has also worked at fintech startups for close to 6 years and notable brands like HDFC Bank and CitiFinancial earlier. Ajay is an MBA in Finance from Anna University.
Commenting on the appointment, D V Ravi, MD & CEO, Shriram Capital, said, “I am happy to announce Ajay John as our CDO. He will be our digital evangelist, championing the use of technology and practices to augment our long term digital vision at Shriram, as we lay special focus on creating value through the smart use of digital tools, platforms, AI / ML, and other emerging technologies and I believe this will lead to an overall robust digital ecosystem across the companies”.
Shriram City Union Finance recently launched an AI-enabled loan offering for two-wheeler loans, whereas Shriram Transport Finance is the first company to use blockchain to issue digital fixed deposits.