Peerless Financial Services Ltd. , is a subsidiary of The Peerless General Finance & Investment Co. Ltd. (PGFI),. Established in 1988. Peerless Finance is a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC), registered with Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Peerless Finance strives to carry forward the legacy of its Parent Group, driven by values, transparency & integrity with the sole objective of total customer satisfaction and service delivery on the customer’s doorstep.
Peerless Finance offers a bouquet of loan products to meet the funding requirements of the corporates and individuals on competitive terms. The loan products are the fruits of the continuous efforts of the Company towards assisting retail individuals realise their dreams – an agendum in which Peerless Finance believes. Read More
Peerless Financial Services Ltd. , is a subsidiary of The Peerless General Finance & Investment Co. Ltd. (PGFI),. Established in 1988. Peerless Finance is a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC), registered with Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Peerless Finance strives to carry forward the legacy of its Parent Group, driven by values, transparency & integrity with the sole objective of total customer satisfaction and service delivery on the customer’s doorstep.
Peerless Finance offers a bouquet of loan products to meet the funding requirements of the corporates and individuals on competitive terms. The loan products are the fruits of the continuous efforts of the Company towards assisting retail individuals realise their dreams – an agendum in which Peerless Finance believes. Some of the loan products in Peerless Finance’s offering are :
Loan To Professionals
Equipment Finance
Loan Against Salary
Business Loans
Loan Against Marketable Securities
Peerless Finance is driven by a commitment to keep its promises. To this direction, it provides Simplifinance – that is simple & timely finance - to its customers. At the same time, the Company promotes ease of doing business.
Peerless Finance shall keep on adding value added products to its portfolio to make sure that comprehensive credit solutions are easily available to the common public. Peerless Finance remains true to the spirit of financial inclusion in its own way and strives to grow into India’s most trusted financial services provider.
Peerless is proud of its humble beginning. Founded in 1932, at Narayanganj, Bangladesh by a group of Idealist friends as Peerless Insurance Company Limited, engaged in providing provident insurance solutions. Later, the company changed its focus to small savings and gradually became one of the most respected Non Banking Financial Companies of the country. In 1974, the registered office was shifted to Kolkata. The name of the company was then changed to The Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Limited, which reflected the expanding scope of the company’s business. Read More
Peerless is proud of its humble beginning. Founded in 1932, at Narayanganj, Bangladesh by a group of Idealist friends as Peerless Insurance Co. Ltd, engaged in providing provident insurance solutions. Later, the company changed its focus to small savings and gradually became one of the most respected NBFCs of the country. In 1974, the registered office was shifted to Kolkata. The name of the company was then changed to The Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited, which reflected the expanding scope of the company’s business.
Late Radheyshyam Roy
Late K K Chatterjee
Late B K Roy
Shri S K Roy
Late Radheyshyam Roy, was a school teacher in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. He gave up his promising career in a premier European Insurance Company to establish, Peerless, along with a likeminded idealist friend Late K. K. Chatterjee and the duo started on their mission to do their bit for the nation in the business of Provident Insurance with an initial subscribed capital of Rs.300 and went on to become a beacon of hope for Indians of small means wanting to stand on their own feet with dignity.
Late K K Chatterjee, was a lifelong friend anda comrade of Late R S Roy. Not only a co-founder of Peerless, also an idealist who wanted to give up all for the Nation. His righteous and uncompromising ways, along with his cheerful willingness to go extra mile for the benefit of the company that needed to be shared, guide it in its eternal quest for excellence to date.
The Architect of today’s Peerless, the pioneer: Late B K Roy, the leadership of Peerless, after Late R S Roy was passed on to his equally deserving son Late B K Roy. Under his leadership, the path that Peerless took, was nothing less than echo making. He was passionate about improving the lives of common people. He pioneered the concept of doorstep service for mobilising small savings from semi urban and rural areas. He also introduced the Free Accidental Death Benefit for its policy holders as an additional benefit, under an agreement with the Calcutta Insurance Ltd. he introduced several new ways of doing business , such as the concept of direct marketing, automatic promotion system to promote self-employment, which later became industry benchmark Always attentive to the needs of the poor, he arranged relief for the flood affected at Mindapore in 1978, long before corporate social responsibility became mandatory.
The Pillar of Success: Shri S K Roy,younger brother of Late B K Roy, took over as the Managing Director of the company in 1996. Starting as an Assistant Secretary in 1969, he has travelled the entire route to the top of the Peerless. He made Peerless a corporate conglomerate. Continuing the legacy, he dedicated his self to service of the company. True to its core belief of embracing professional managerial excellence, Mr. Roy secured the name of Peerless in the heart of the nation, not just as one with impeccable lineage but also as an entity embodying professional excellence and human compassion.
Late Radheyshyam Roy
Late Radheyshyam Roy, was a school teacher in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. He gave up his promising career in a premier European Insurance Company to establish, Peerless, along with a likeminded idealist friend Late K. K. Chatterjee and the duo started on their mission to do their bit for the nation in the business of Provident Insurance with an initial subscribed capital of Rs.300 and went on to become a beacon of hope for Indians of small means wanting to stand on their own feet with dignity.
Late K K Chatterjee
Late K K Chatterjee, was a lifelong friend anda comrade of Late R S Roy. Not only a co-founder of Peerless, also an idealist who wanted to give up all for the Nation. His righteous and uncompromising ways, along with his cheerful willingness to go extra mile for the benefit of the company that needed to be shared, guide it in its eternal quest for excellence to date.
Late B K Roy
The architect of today’s Peerless, the pioneer: Late B K Roy, the leadership of Peerless, after Late R S Roy was passed on to his equally deserving son Late B K Roy. Under his leadership, the path that Peerless took, was nothing less than echo making. He was passionate about improving the lives of common people. He pioneered the concept of doorstep service for mobilising small savings from semi urban and rural areas. He also introduced the Free Accidental Death Benefit for its policy holders as an additional benefit, under an agreement with the Calcutta Insurance Ltd. he introduced several new ways of doing business , such as the concept of direct marketing, automatic promotion system to promote self-employment, which later became industry benchmark Always attentive to the needs of the poor, he arranged relief for the flood affected at Mindapore in 1978, long before corporate social responsibility became mandatory.
Shri S K Roy
The pillar of success: Shri S K Roy,younger brother of Late B K Roy, took over as the Managing Director of the company in 1996. Starting as an Assistant Secretary in 1969, he has travelled the entire route to the top of the Peerless. He made Peerless a corporate conglomerate. Continuing the legacy, he dedicated his self to service of the company. True to its core belief of embracing professional managerial excellence, Mr. Roy secured the name of Peerless in the heart of the nation, not just as one with impeccable lineage but also as an entity embodying professional excellence and human compassion.
Our Vision is to cater to the needs of people in Simple and Timely manner and emerge as the most trusted financial service provider in India. Round the clock, we strive to satisfy people by providing innovative & customised financial solutions and grow into a loved, trusted and admired organisation.
Our mission is to exert continuous effort for satisfaction of customer by catering various loan products justifying the needs of the customer and to protect the interest of all stakeholders.
Mr. Deepak Mukerjee
Mr. Dipankar Chatterji
Mr. S K Roy
Mr. Bhargab Lahiri
Mr. A K Mukhuty
Mr. K Balasubramanian
Former Managing Director & CEO of IDBI Bank Ltd. Currently, Director of The Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Limited and Peerless Hospitex Hospital & Research Center Ltd.
Mr Dipankar Chatterji, is First Class B.Com (Hons) and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. After a 3 year stint in an MNC, he joined L. B. Jha & Co., Chartered Accountants in 1975. Presently, he is a Senior Partner of the firm. Mr. Chatterji has been on the Board of Directors of a large number of companies including four nationalised banks, a public sector mutual fund, an associate company of State Bank of India. Presently, he is a Director of Union Bank of India. Besides, he is also the Chairman of The Calcutta Stock Exchange Ltd. and the Vice-President of one of the top 10 B-Schools in the country.In addition to this , Mr Chatterji served on different important Committees constituted by the Government and other professional bodies as Member and Chairman.
Mr S K Roy, Managing Director of The Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Ltd. Hewas earlier a Director of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. He is currently the Chairman of Peerless Hotels Ltd. and Kaizen Hotels & Resorts Ltd. He is also a Director on the Boards of Peerless Securities Ltd., Peerless Hospitex Hospital & Research Center Ltd., Bengal Peerless Housing Development Co. Ltd.,., Peerless Financial Products Distribution Limited ., besides being Director of some other prominent Companies.
Mr Roy is a philanthropist par excellence and a devout follower of Swami Vivekananda and is actively involved with Ramakrishna Mission. He is also the Manging Trustee of Peerless Golden Jubilee Charitable Trust and Chairman of B K Roy Foundation .He was conferred with the prestigious Padmashri award on March 31, 2009 by the then President of India Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Patil.
Mr Bhargab Lahiri is presently the Deputy Managing Director of The Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Ltd. He was an Advocate, City Civil & Sessions Court and High Court at Calcutta, besides being a Member of W. B. State Bar Council.
Mr Lahiri is also a Director on the Boards of Peerless Hotels Ltd., Peerless Securities Ltd. and Kaizen Leisure & Holidays Ltd.
Mr A. K. Mukhuty is a Chartered Accountant by qualification. He is associated with the Peerless Group for the last 39 years when he joined The Peerless General Finance and Investment Co Ltd (PGFI) as an accountant in the year 1980. Presently, Mr. Mukhuty is the Director-Finance and the Chief Financial Officer of PGFI.
Mr. Mukhuty is a member of the Board of Directors of Peerless Securities Ltd, Peerless Commodities Ltd, Kaizen Leisure & Holidays Ltd and Sikha Holding Pvt. Ltd
Mr K Balasubramanian, is a Law Graduate and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is the Company Secretary of The Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Ltd. at present. Mr Balasubramanian has over two decades of experience in various facets of Corporate Legal and Secretarial disciplines. He has authored several articles of interest on corporate legal issues published in leading journals.
Mr. Deepak Mukerjee
Former Managing Director & CEO of IDBI Bank Ltd. Currently, Director of The Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Limited and Peerless Hospitex Hospital & Research Center Ltd.
Mr. Dipankar Chatterji
Mr Dipankar Chatterji, is First Class B.Com (Hons) and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. After a 3 year stint in an MNC, he joined L. B. Jha & Co., Chartered Accountants in 1975. Presently, he is a Senior Partner of the firm. Mr. Chatterji has been on the Board of Directors of a large number of companies including four nationalised banks, a public sector mutual fund, an associate company of State Bank of India. Presently, he is a Director of Union Bank of India. Besides, he is also the Chairman of The Calcutta Stock Exchange Ltd. and the Vice-President of one of the top 10 B-Schools in the country.In addition to this , Mr Chatterji served on different important Committees constituted by the Government and other professional bodies as Member and Chairman.
Mr. S K Roy
Mr S K Roy, Managing Director of The Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Ltd. Hewas earlier a Director of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. He is currently the Chairman of Peerless Hotels Ltd. and Kaizen Hotels & Resorts Ltd. He is also a Director on the Boards of Peerless Securities Ltd., Peerless Hospitex Hospital & Research Center Ltd., Bengal Peerless Housing Development Co. Ltd.,., Peerless Financial Products Distribution Limited ., besides being Director of some other prominent Companies.
Mr Roy is a philanthropist par excellence and a devout follower of Swami Vivekananda and is actively involved with Ramakrishna Mission. He is also the Manging Trustee of Peerless Golden Jubilee Charitable Trust and Chairman of B K Roy Foundation .He was conferred with the prestigious Padmashri award on March 31, 2009 by the then President of India Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Patil.
Mr. Bhargab Lahiri
Mr Bhargab Lahiri is presently the Deputy Managing Director of The Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Ltd. He was an Advocate, City Civil & Sessions Court and High Court at Calcutta, besides being a Member of W. B. State Bar Council.
Mr Lahiri is also a Director on the Boards of Peerless Hotels Ltd., Peerless Securities Ltd. and Kaizen Leisure & Holidays Ltd.
Mr. A K Mukhuty
Mr A K Mukhuty, is a Chartered Accountant by qualification. He is associated with Peerless for the last 37 years when he joined The Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Ltd. in 1980 as an Accountant. Presently, Mr. Mukhuty is the Chief Financial Officer and is heading both Finance & Treasury Departments.
Mr Mukhuty is also a member of the Board of Directors of Peerless Securities Ltd., Peerless Commodities Ltd., Kaizen Leisure & Holidays Ltd. and Sikha Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. K Balasubramanian
Mr K Balasubramanian, is a Law Graduate and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He is the Company Secretary of The Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Ltd. at present. Mr Balasubramanian has over two decades of experience in various facets of Corporate Legal and Secretarial disciplines. He has authored several articles of interest on corporate legal issues published in leading journals.
Managing Director & CEO
Chief Financial Officer
Company Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
Dy. Gen. Manager- Credit
Dy. Gen. Manager- Operations & Risk
Manager - Credit Operation
Manager – Finance & Operations
Manager - IT
Chief Manager- Loan To Professional
Senior Manager - Equipment Finance
Abhishek graduated with Honours in Commerce from the University of Burdwan and is a Chartered Accountant. He has done his PGDM (Finance & Marketing) from SCMHRD. He is a Finance and Marketing Professional with 12+ years of leadership experience in Financial Services. He was the CFO of Peerless Securities Ltd previously and prior to that he has worked with Reliance Securities Ltd and CRISIL as a Marketer and Research Analyst.
Partha is a qualified Cost Accountant with an experience of more than 26 Years in Accountancy and Finance Industry. He is associated with Peerless Group since 1994.
Biswajit is a Commerce Graduate with Honours and a Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India with over 23 years of experience in Financial Services. Prior to PFSL, he was Manager (Secretarial) at The Peerless General Finance and Investment Co. Ltd. His Key interest areas are Company Law administration, Compliances, and Corporate Governance.
Brijesh is an accomplished Chartered and a Cost Accountant. He Holds an Experience of 10 Years in Banking and Financial Services Industry.Prior to PFS, he has worked with Allahabad Bank as Senior Manager - Credit for 5 years.
Saptarshi is a Commerce Graduate with MBA in Finance having 25 years' of experience in financial services domain including treasury management, capital market operations et al and also real estate. Prior to joining PFS, he worked for Organisations like Peerless Securities Limited, SBI Capital Markets Ltd., Reliance Money and BMA Wealth Creators.Has a flair for writing and regularly contribute to business magazines. A musical aficionado and an avid reader.
Arnab holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management He also has a Masters in Marketing from University of Leicester, U.K. He looks after the Marketing vertical of the company. With over 14 years of experience in BFSI, he has been associated with MNCs like Standard Chartered and HSBC. His last stint was with Yes Bank Ltd.
Rajat is a Commerce Graduate with MBA in finance having an experience of almost 18 years in the field of financial services and credit operations. Prior to PFSL, he was associated with Tata Asset Management Limited and Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Limited.
Rubun is a Science Graduate with PGPM In Finance & Marketing. He is having work experience of more than 7 years in Sales & Marketing. He looks after the Sales and Business Development – Business Loans – of the Company. Prior to PFSL, he has worked with Reliance Capital Limited, Janalakshmi Financial Services Limited and L&T Finance Ltd.
Avijit is a Commerce Graduate with Honors from University of Calcutta. He also holds a Diploma Degree in Information Technology having an experience of 20 years in Accounts and Finance. Prior to PFSL, he was associated with DESUN Test & Calibration Laboratory for 10 years.
Siddhartha holds a Masters Degree in Computer Applications having work experience of 16 years+. His last tenure was at AUM Capital where he had been for more than 12 years managing the entire IT set up.
Atanu is a Commerce Graduate with Honors from University of Calcutta. He is having an experience of more than 5 years in Sales and Marketing. He looks after the Sales and Development Vertical – Loan to Professionals of the Company. Prior to PFSL, he has worked with Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank and MAX Life Insurance.
Somraj holds a MBA degree from Institute of Engineering and Management. He is having a work experience of more than 3 years in Sales and Marketing. He looks after the Sales and Development Vertical – Equipment Finance of the Company. Prior to PFSL, he was associated with SREI Equipment Finance Ltd., Yes Bank Ltd. and India Infoline Finance Ltd.
Abhishek graduated with Honours in Commerce from the University of Burdwan and is a Chartered Accountant. He has done his PGDM (Finance & Marketing) from SCMHRD. He is a Finance and Marketing Professional with 12+ years of leadership experience in Financial Services. He was the CFO of Peerless Securities Ltd previously and prior to that he has worked with Reliance Securities Ltd and CRISIL as a Marketer and Research Analyst.
Partha is a qualified Cost Accountant with an experience of more than 26 Years in Accountancy and Finance Industry. He is associated with Peerless Group since 1994.
Biswajit is a Commerce Graduate with Honours and a Member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India with over 23 years of experience in Financial Services. Prior to PFSL, he was Manager (Secretarial) at The Peerless General Finance and Investment Co. Ltd. His Key interest areas are Company Law administration, Compliances, and Corporate Governance.
Brijesh is an accomplished Chartered and a Cost Accountant. He Holds an Experience of 10 Years in Banking and Financial Services Industry.Prior to PFS, he has worked with Allahabad Bank as Senior Manager - Credit for 5 years.
Saptarshi is a Commerce Graduate with MBA in Finance having 25 years' of experience in financial services domain including treasury management, capital market operations et al and also real estate. Prior to joining PFS, he worked for Organisations like Peerless Securities Limited, SBI Capital Markets Ltd., Reliance Money and BMA Wealth Creators.Has a flair for writing and regularly contribute to business magazines. A musical aficionado and an avid reader.
Arnab holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management He also has a Masters in Marketing from University of Leicester, U.K. He looks after the Marketing vertical of the company. With over 14 years of experience in BFSI, he has been associated with MNCs like Standard Chartered and HSBC. His last stint was with Yes Bank Ltd.
Rajat is a Commerce Graduate with MBA in finance having an experience of almost 18 years in the field of financial services and credit operations. Prior to PFSL, he was associated with Tata Asset Management Limited and Peerless General Finance & Investment Company Limited.
Rubun is a Science Graduate with PGPM In Finance & Marketing. He is having work experience of more than 7 years in Sales & Marketing. He looks after the Sales and Business Development – Business Loans – of the Company. Prior to PFSL, he has worked with Reliance Capital Limited, Janalakshmi Financial Services Limited and L&T Finance Ltd.
Avijit is a Commerce Graduate with Honors from University of Calcutta. He also holds a Diploma Degree in Information Technology having an experience of 20 years in Accounts and Finance. Prior to PFSL, he was associated with DESUN Test & Calibration Laboratory for 10 years.
Siddhartha holds a Masters Degree in Computer Applications having work experience of 16 years+. His last tenure was at AUM Capital where he had been for more than 12 years managing the entire IT set up.
Krishanu holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management -Finance from JIMS New Delhi. He has work experience of about 7 years in Credit Management. Prior to PFSL, he has worked at Avanse Financials as Credit Manager for 2 years.
Atanu is a Commerce Graduate with Honors from University of Calcutta. He is having an experience of more than 5 years in Sales and Marketing. He looks after the Sales and Development Vertical – Loan to Professionals of the Company. Prior to PFSL, he has worked with Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank and MAX Life Insurance.
Somraj holds a MBA degree from Institute of Engineering and Management. He is having a work experience of more than 3 years in Sales and Marketing. He looks after the Sales and Development Vertical – Equipment Finance of the Company. Prior to PFSL, he was associated with SREI Equipment Finance Ltd., Yes Bank Ltd. and India Infoline Finance Ltd.