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ROHIT SAINANI

ROHIT SAINANI

Gurgaon

Summary

Seasoned BFSI executive with 25+ years of leadership success across Retail Banking, Wealth Management, Third-Party Distribution, and Fintech. Adept at building and scaling sales organizations, driving large-scale transformations, and leading P&L for high-growth businesses. Recognized for visionary leadership, people-first team development, and deep market expertise.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

National Sales Head

PROGCAP ( PROGFIN PRIVATE LIMITED)
New Delhi
08.2024 - Current

PROGCAP (Desiderata Impact Ventures Private Limited) is an award-winning financial technology firm that aims to revolutionize the path of providing financial access to underserved segments of the Indian retail economy and empower promising enterprises with capital for progress, especially in the supply chain finance domain. Working across the entire retail ecosystem and supply chain, with end-to-end financial services and solutions. Valued at $600 million, PROGCAP has marquee investors, including Google, Tiger Global, and Sequoia.

Scaled AUM from ₹1,200 Cr to ₹2,000 Cr in FY 2024-25.

· • Streamlined sales processes to lift productivity by 50%

· • Launched Insurance vertical; introduced green channel for ops efficiency

· • Reorganized RM structure to improve asset growth & delinquency management

Sr. President & National Sales Head Credit Cards

Yes Bank Limited
Mumbai
11.2022 - 07.2024
  • Drove 50% business growth, reduced costs by 30%.
  • Expanded credit card sourcing via strategic partnerships and bundling with CASA.

Sr. President & Zonal Head Affluent Banking

Yes Bank Limited
Delhi
04.2022 - 10.2022
  • Managed the affluent segment; grew the CASA book by ₹600 Cr in 6 months.
  • Achieved the highest NTB acquisition and productivity metrics.

President & Zonal Head Sales - North India & NCR

YES Bank Limited
New Delhi / Chandigarh
04.2019 - 03.2022
  • Heading: NCR and North Zone for branch banking for new-to-bank client acquisitions, along with fee income through third-party products and TFX, as well as cross-selling of other retail banking products.

· • Achieved 40% YoY TPP fee growth

  • Led the top zone in CASA and FX contributions.
  • Largest team in India driving CASA acquisitions.

Group Executive Vice President - Bancassurance & National Head Third Party Products Distribution

YES Bank Limited
Mumbai , New Delhi
06.2015 - 03.2019
  • Manage and generate gross revenue and top-line sales nationally from life insurance and non-life insurance through a branch distribution network and other bank verticals, including rural assets, rural and inclusive branch banking, and SME banking.
  • Earlier was heading product strategy for Bancassurance along with managing North and East India.
  • Scaled Bancassurance from ₹1,100MM to ₹3,800MM.
  • Built a strong team of Bancassurance Regional heads and central product team in record time.
  • Digitized insurance sales; improved FTR from 50% to 70%
  • Increased the IRDA-certified employees from 700 to 5000 employees.

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Vice President & National Head, Third Party Products & Distribution

RBL Bank Limited
Mumbai
01.2014 - 06.2015
  • Tripled bancassurance business.
  • Launched health/broking partnerships.
  • Transformed the team from single to multi-product experts.
  • Activated new channels, like MSME and Agribusiness, to become significant contributors to the business.

Vice President - National Bancassurance Head & Chief Insurance Executive

The Royal Bank of Scotland
03.2010 - 12.2013
  • As Chief Insurance Executive & Compliance Lead, ensured regulatory and operational adherence while driving distribution strategy across retail banking for high-growth, high-profitability Bancassurance business.
  • Managed a ₹9,760MM book with 120,000+ customers; transitioned the model from referral to agency, achieving 100% IRDA certification for the sales force.

Vice President & Head Liability Acquisition (North) - Retail Banking

The Royal Bank of Scotland/ ABN Amro Bank N.V
01.2007 - 03.2010
  • Scaled Savings Account book to ₹14,000 Cr by acquiring 10,000+ customers monthly and driving cross-sell via branches, broking, PL, and credit cards.
  • Built and led India’s largest liabilities acquisition team at RBS (2007–10) with 80 bank officers and 200+ outsourced staff.

Asst. Vice President & Acquisition Head - Business Banking

ABN Amro Bank N.V
01.2006 - 01.2007
  • Heading the business Banking Liability acquisition for two of the largest markets for the bank. Chennai & New Delhi.

Sr. Manager - Corporate Sales Retail Banking

ABN Amro Bank N.V
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Spearheaded the setup of the bank’s first Salary Account vertical; led its largest team, integrating retail asset solutions to offer end-to-end lending support for corporate clients.

Sr. Manager

ABN
New Delhi
08.2003 - 01.2005
  • Established ABN’s first high-yield Used Car loan business in North India by introducing a dedicated channel of Used Car Dealers and DSAs to drive profitable growth.

Area Sales Manager - Auto Loans

ICICI Bank Limited
06.2001 - 08.2003
  • As Area Head – Used Car Loans, doubled Delhi’s monthly AUM within 3 months; earlier, managed the largest Auto Loan acquisition portfolio PAN India as a Relationship Manager.

Manager- Corporate Planning & Business Development

Furtex Exports Pvt. limited
08.1999 - 06.2001
  • Led strategic growth and market expansion for group and subsidiary companies.

Assistant Manager- Sales & Marketing

The Indian express online media pvt. Ltd
06.1998 - 08.1999
  • · Led digital ad sales and key corporate accounts

Education

Masters - Business Administration

University of Pune

Bachelor's - Commerce

Delhi University

Skills

  • Sales strategy and distribution leadership
  • P&L management and revenue growth
  • Wealth management and banking
  • Fintech and digital lending
  • Channel expansion and product sales
  • Bancassurance and insurance distribution
  • Team building and leadership
  • Customer acquisition and profitability
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Process optimization

Achievements Awards

CEO Award of Excellence (Yes Bank, FY21-22)

Repeated top performer awards across FY15–FY24

Best Acquisition Head – India (Branch Olympics 2008)

Sales Manager of the Year (ABN AMRO, 2003–04)

Repeated top performer awards across FY15–FY24

Timeline

National Sales Head

PROGCAP ( PROGFIN PRIVATE LIMITED)
08.2024 - Current

Sr. President & National Sales Head Credit Cards

Yes Bank Limited
11.2022 - 07.2024

Sr. President & Zonal Head Affluent Banking

Yes Bank Limited
04.2022 - 10.2022

President & Zonal Head Sales - North India & NCR

YES Bank Limited
04.2019 - 03.2022

Group Executive Vice President - Bancassurance & National Head Third Party Products Distribution

YES Bank Limited
06.2015 - 03.2019

Vice President & National Head, Third Party Products & Distribution

RBL Bank Limited
01.2014 - 06.2015

Vice President - National Bancassurance Head & Chief Insurance Executive

The Royal Bank of Scotland
03.2010 - 12.2013

Vice President & Head Liability Acquisition (North) - Retail Banking

The Royal Bank of Scotland/ ABN Amro Bank N.V
01.2007 - 03.2010

Asst. Vice President & Acquisition Head - Business Banking

ABN Amro Bank N.V
01.2006 - 01.2007

Sr. Manager - Corporate Sales Retail Banking

ABN Amro Bank N.V
01.2005 - 01.2006

Sr. Manager

ABN
08.2003 - 01.2005

Area Sales Manager - Auto Loans

ICICI Bank Limited
06.2001 - 08.2003

Manager- Corporate Planning & Business Development

Furtex Exports Pvt. limited
08.1999 - 06.2001

Assistant Manager- Sales & Marketing

The Indian express online media pvt. Ltd
06.1998 - 08.1999

Masters - Business Administration

University of Pune

Bachelor's - Commerce

Delhi University
ROHIT SAINANI