Harpreet Singh

An innovative and high-energy business leader, Harpreet brings a powerful blend of entrepreneurial drive, strategic vision, and deep operational expertise across financial services, banking, education, and retail. With over three decades of leadership experience, Harpreet has held profit centre responsibility for portfolios exceeding US$ 1.5 billion and has successfully led organizations with workforces of up to 11,000 employees.

A proven turnaround expert and scale-up strategist, Harpreet has led multiple high-stakes initiatives including the mergers of three banks and acquisitions of two companies, along with launching and stabilizing start-up ventures. Known for building strong cultures and high-performance teams, he excels at aligning people, purpose, and performance to unlock sustainable growth.

He is exceptionally competent in business turnaround & transformation, strategic sales,innovation & marketing leadership, M&A and post-merger integration, multi-vertical education strategy (Universities, schools, pre-schools), Financial services (NBFCs, banks), retail expansion & customer experience, large-scale people leadership & cross-cultural team building.He has launched various innovative financial products like Mileage (Overdraft against Cars in 2001) ,Prepaid Savings & Current Account ,Credit Shield Insurance for loans with Mortgage loan curve , Universal Savings Accounts etc.

With deep domain expertise in financial services, education, and retail operations, Harpreet has designed and executed business strategies that drive profitability, enhance operational efficiency, and scale market presence. A hands-on leader in distribution, operations, direct marketing, and customer service, Harpreet is highly regarded for building agile, resilient business ecosystems. He has worked in top MNCs like Johnson & Johnson ,Citibank NA, Standard Chartered Bank & GE Capital at various responsible positions. He has significantly contributed in turnaround of Centurion Bank of Punjab , HDFC bank & JRE Group of Institutions (JV of Raffles Singapore & Educomp) . As a member of FiCCI’s higher education committee, Harpreet actively contributes to shaping national policy dialogues and institutional growth strategies in the education sector.

Harpreet is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt in Quality from GE Capital India since 1998 & has applied Six Sigma to design & improve processes.He is B.Tech Engineering graduate with Gold Medal from PAU,Ludhiana & Post Graduate in Management (PGDM) from IIM,Ahemdabad in 1988.