Dr. H.P. Kumar is Director External Affairs at Power2SME and he is spearheading the organisation’s objective of building an alliance network in the industry. Dr Kumar will design innovative programmes and frameworks to enhance Power2SME’s value proposition for SMEs, Suppliers and financial institutions. With rich experience in leading successful and profitable campaigns to benefit SMEs, Dr. Kumar comes with deep knowledge of the SME market. Dr. Kumar has extensive experience in promoting, developing and financing MSMEs, exports and other small & large projects. Prior to joining Power2SME. He was the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NSIC (National Small Industries Corporation), a govt. of India enterprise engaged in the development and financing of SMEs in India. Under his leadership, NSIC achieved a turnover of 17400 crores and became a dividend-paying entity with an excellent MOU rating continuously for 7 years, a spectacular shift, from a loss-making CPSU prior to his successful tenure.