Simi Thapar

As an industry veteran, Simi joined CSI at the end of 2020 as chief country officer of the newly formed subsidiary in India. With more than two decades of experience in the equipment leasing industry, she has specialized in asset financing, project and commercial loans, advisory services, and structured and digital lending solutions. She has been a speaker and panelist at various industry forums in India, USA, Hongkong, Singapore, Dubai and London for talks on asset financing, leasing solutions, women leadership and women in BFSI.

Before joining CSI, she was the business head of equipment finance and leasing solutions at Tata Capital Financial Services Limited in Mumbai, India. Simi was responsible for establishing the Leasing business at Tata Capital, integrating business verticals, managing its P&L for eight years, and building a sustainable business that yielded strong ROE. Simi earned a master’s degree from the University of Mumbai, diploma from ICFAI, and a master’s degree ‘Executive Master in Change’ from INSEAD Singapore in 2021.