BharatPe Co-Founder Ashneer Grover Goes On Leave Till March-End

Co-founder and managing director of fintech company BharatPe, Ashneer Grover has taken voluntary leave till March-end

Co-founder and managing director of fintech company BharatPe, Ashneer Grover has taken voluntary leave till March-end, according to statement by it on Wednesday.

According to the statement, Mr Grover informed the company's board about his decision to proceed on leave.

"For now, the board has accepted Ashneer's decision which we agree is in the best interests of the ‘company, our employees and investors, and the millions of merchants we support each day," it said.

The statement by the company added that in Mr Grover's absence, it "will continue to be ably led by our CEO Suhail Sameer and our strong management team".