Shri B. Paul Muktieh, B. Tech (Electrical & Electronics), PGDM (IIM, Ahmedabad) is the Chairman & Managing Director of NEDFi and has over 28 years of development banking experience in diverse and varied areas of the financial systems. Prior to becoming the CMD of NEDFi, Shri Muktieh was the Chief General Manager, IDBI Bank and was handling the Small and Medium Enterprises Division of the bank. He had wide experience in the areas of Project Financing, Treasury Management, Forex and Trade Finance, etc. During his tenure in IDBI Bank he had served in the Eastern and North Eastern Region of India during the period 2001-2008 and was on the Board of NEDFi during the period of 2006-2008.