Summary
Sundaram Finance Limited provides a range of financial services in India. It accepts fixed, cumulative, and NRI deposits. The company also offers finance for new and used cars, new and used commercial vehicles, and new and used construction equipment; diesel finance for commercial vehicle operators and companies; tire and insurance finance; finance for new/used tractors, harvesters, and farm implements; working capital, enterprise business, and machinery term loans, as well as channel finance; housing finance; and leasing services. In addition, it distributes a range of financial products, such as mutual funds, insurance, etc.; and provides information technology, and business processing and support services. Further, the company offers a suite of investment management services, which include financial planning, asset allocation and execution, portfolio management, tax management, risk management, and estate management; and life insurance products comprising child, pension, whole-life, term, and investment plans. It operates through a network of 618 branches. The company was incorporated in 1954 and is based in Chennai, India.
History
Sundaram Finance Limited was incorporated in 1954 as a Non-Banking Finance Company. After being incorporated, the Company’s focus shifted to diversifying its product portfolio and expanding its reach. Starting from 1975, the Company started retailing some of its products, such as, Equity Linked Savings Schemes, leasing services and home loan products. The transformation of SF’s core business operations happened during the late-90s when Private Service Period was removed in India.
Mission
We are committed to provide best-in-class financial services to our customers and help them meet their long-term financial goals.
Vision
We strive to be the best-in-class financial services provider of choice and service benchmark in the markets we operate in, by building trust and delivering efficient customer experience.
Key Team
Mr. Rajesh Venkat (VP of Operations & Head of Western Region)
Mr. V. Ananthanarayanan (Chief Information Officer)
Mr. Ayalur Natarajan Raju (Deputy MD & Director)
Mr. Moahan Ananda Venkatesan (Sr. VP & Head of Tamil Nadu)
Mr. K. SankaraKumar (Sr. VP & Head of Distribution)
Mr. H. Venkatesan (VP & Head - CCPD)
Mr. S. Srinivasan (Sr. VP & Head of Corp. Fin.)
Recognition and Awards
In 2014, Sundaram Finance won the prestigious CNBC-TV18-ICRA ‘Best MSME Financier’ Award for The Year 2013. The Company has also won 3rd Best Performing in Executive Award at the National Tourism Awards presented by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in recognition of the execution of SF's Corporate Social Responsibility programs.
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