Suryoday Small Finance Bank Reshuffles Senior Management, Radhika Gawde to Head Operations

Suryoday Small Finance Bank has announced a reshuffle of its senior management, with changes involving Radhika Gawde, Sweety Jain and Vishal Singh. The changes were disclosed by the bank on September 26, 2026.

Radhika Gawde, currently the bank’s Chief Credit Officer, has been designated as Head – Operations, effective October 1, 2026. In her new role, she will oversee the bank’s operations function, with a focus on operational efficiency, service delivery, process excellence and scalability. According to the bank’s disclosure, Gawde brings over 20 years of experience across finance, customer, credit and risk processes.

Sweety Jain has been appointed as Chief Credit Officer, also effective October 1, 2026. She will provide strategic direction to the bank’s credit function, with responsibility for portfolio quality, underwriting standards, credit governance, policy oversight and prudent business growth. The bank said Jain has more than 20 years of experience across credit risk, MSME lending, institutional funding, portfolio governance, digital underwriting and credit policy.

Meanwhile, Vishal Singh has resigned as Chief Information Officer and Head – Digital Banking, with his last working day set for October 3, 2026. The bank said Singh is stepping down to pursue an entrepreneurship opportunity, with his resignation submitted through a letter dated September 23, 2026.

Singh has been associated with Suryoday’s digital banking and technology operations,  as Chief Information Officer and Head – Digital Banking. He had also represented the bank in its digital banking initiatives, including its Credit Line on UPI partnership with Paytm announced in 2025.

The latest management changes come as Suryoday Small Finance Bank continues to expand its banking operations. In its Q1 FY27 results announced in July 2026, the bank reported gross advances of Rs 14,376 crore, up 32.5% year-on-year, while deposits increased 29.4% to Rs14,634 crore. Profit after tax stood at Rs 75.2 crore, an increase of 113.1% year-on-year.

The three changes are part of the bank’s senior management structure and do not involve changes to its Board of Directors. The official September 26 disclosure specifically classifies the individuals as Senior Management Personnel.