Prior to joining IIFL, Nambiar was General Manager Retail Banking Products, India and South Asia at Standard Chartered Bank.
She held key positions in India and South Asia and across functions such as sales, product, customer service, distribution, marketing and operations at the bank.
"We are pleased to announce the appointment of Nambiar as the CEO of our NBFC. We will benefit from her vast experience in banking and this will give a major boost to our retail finance business," IIFL Group Managing Director R Venkataraman said in a statement.