Board of Directors

Vibhor Kumar Talreja is a Non-Executive Director of Niwas. Mr. Talreja joined Everstone in 2019 as a Managing Director to lead the financial services sector along with other responsibilities. Prior to joining Everstone, he was working as a Director with Temasek India for over 12 years, where he led decision making on investments and divestments of over $2 billion each across both private and public transactions. Mr. Talreja has extensive experience in Financial Services, Industrial/Consumer, Real Estate & Telecom sectors and has worked with JM, Morgan Stanley and Tata Administrative Services. He is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur and IIM Bangalore.

Mr. Devdutt Marathe is an investment professional with over thirteen years of experience in the Private Equity space. He is currently a Senior VP at Brookfield Asset Management focused on the Private Equity business in the India / Middle East region. Previously, Devdutt Marathe was a Principal at Apax Partners, where he led or participated in several transactions across financial services, healthcare and technology sectors. Devdutt Marathe holds B.Tech. and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras and Caltech (USA) respectively, and a PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad.

Shreejit Menon is the CEO of Niwas Housing Finance. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Master’s degree in Management Studies from University of Mumbai. He has several years of experience with financial institutions like Religare Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, Muthoot Housing Finance Company Limited and HSBC Limited.

Naina Krishna Murthy is Non-Executive Independent Director of Niwas Housing Finance. She has more than two decades of experience in the legal sector. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Krishnamurthy & Company. She is also a trusted legal advisor to numerous corporations. Over the years, Ms. Murthy has built a strong reputation in corporate commercial law, specifically in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, collaborations and PE/VC investments. She was recognised by India Business Law Journal as ‘A List’ of India’s top 100 lawyers in 2018, 2017 and 2016.