Academic Team

Vivek is a program mentor at IFBI, and brings 18 years of BFSI industry experience. He has worked in Retail and Commercial Banking with Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank and American Express. 

Has managed a team of RMs and the customer portfolios during his tenure as Cluster Manager and Commercial Banking Manager. Has conducted various training programs for SBI, KVB, HDFC Bank, Small Finance and Payments Banks, KBL and India Post.  

Vivek is a graduate in Commerce and Hotel Management and Masters in Business Administration. 

With over 25 years of experience in Banking industry, Bhavna Rohera brings a vast amount of knowledge and experience in to her training. She has worked with Indian Overseas Bank as well as HSBC Dubai UAE.

Presently a senior trainer with NIIT IFBI, she has been a trainer in the BFSI sector for more than 8 years. She has trained more than 15000  entry level to middle management level employees of leading banks and BFSI companies. Her command areas include retail banking, international banking, soft skills and Finacle software. 

She is passionate, enthusiastic, adaptable team player who is always willing to learn and improve. Her goal is to make learning fun.

Lakshmi is a seasoned professional having 32 years of experience with premier Private Banking institutions. She is the Academic Coordinator for NIIT IFBI- East since 2008.

Lakshmi has rich expertise in developing the employability skills of individuals.  Besides being a Training specialist in Banking Domain, her forte is Soft Skills, Customer Service, Behavioural Science and Selling skills. She has undertaken academic delivery for more than 12,000 hours. As a corporate trainer, Lakshmi has trained over 5000 professionals of Private Sector and Public Sector Banks.

Lakshmi holds B.com degree, certifications in IRDA, NISM and also a Diploma in Computerized Financial Accounting (DCFA).

BFSI trainer with an experience of 12 years in Retail Branch banking (Asset and Liabilities), Trade finance, Corporate loans, Credit management for MSME and mid corp.

Gayathri has been associated with IFBI for about 7 years and managed the education delivery for Pune. She has an MBA degree in HR and a certification in CAIIB.

Devaseelan beings 36 years of experience with Bank of Baroda. He has been a versatile banker with exposure in all facets of banking. Has been a branch head of Rural/semi-urban/Urban/Metro centres. Also served as a Deputy Regional Head and a Deputy Zonal Head with a span of  700 branches.

NISM (Mutual Funds and Equity Derivatives), CAIIB, IRDAI IC33 Certified.

Sunder is a senior BFSI trainer with NIIT IFBI.

Sunder has been a banking professional who has worked with reputed global banks like HSBC and CITIBANK. In a career spanning 30 years, he has headed many departments and handled diverse assignments in leadership roles. He regularly contributes to the media and his views have often got published in the Economic Times.

Sree Chandana is the Academic counsellor and senior trainer for Insurance with NIIT IFBI.

A versatile trainer who excels in Insurance, Customer Service and Soft skills trainings. A certified International Trainer & Assessment Coach (ITAC) from NSDC and Australian Skill Development, Chandana has done her PG in Literature and Psychology. She also holds certificates in Licentiate, NISM MF, NSDL Demat and Equity & Derivatives. Additionally, she acquired graduation degree in Life Underwriter Trainer Council Fellowship (LUTCF) from American college.

Academic Co-ordinator and Trainer with IFBI for over 5 years. Has delivered more than 6000 hours of training entry level to middle management level of employees of leading banks and Insurance company. Malathi manages a team of 25 trainers spread over Mumbai and rest of Maharashtra and ensures timeliness and quality of delivery.

From working in the financial sector, Malathi moved to training 14 years back. She is a Post Graduate in Commerce and holds an MPhil degree. Her thesis during MPhil was on “Human Resource Management in Banks with Special focus on training and Development”.

An effective communicator, she is passionate in imparting training and nurturing talent.

Vidya brings 17 years of BFSI industry experience having worked Retail Banking with AU Small Finance Bank, Yes Bank, DCB Bank and ICICI Bank.

Her experience spans across Banking, Finance, Insurance, business development, investments, loans, trade finance, audit, risk, process, AML, compliance, training and team management. Vidya has managed RMs and customer portfolios during her tenure as Branch Manager and Branch Service Delivery Manager.

She has also led several critical projects like launching of new branches, setting up currency chest operations, conducting branch audits, business development, training and quality and delivering excellent customer service. She is proficient in operating various financial and digital systems at a bank branch.