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Challa Sreenivasulu Setty joined the Board of SBI as Managing Director in January 2020 and currently heading International Banking, Global Markets & Technology wings of the Bank. Prior to the present assignment, Shri Setty headed Retail & Digital Banking vertical. He has also been heading various task forces/committees formed by the Government of India.

A Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and also, a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers, he started his career with State Bank of India in 1988 as a Probationary Officer. Across a career spanning over three decades, he has rich experience in Corporate credit, Retail, Digital and International banking and banking in developed markets.

Shri Setty has held key assignments in State Bank of India including Deputy Managing Director - Stressed Assets Resolution Group, Chief General Manager and General Manager in Corporate Accounts Group, Deputy General Manager in Mid-Corporate group and VP & Head (Syndications) in SBI, New York Branch.

Mr. Atul Kumar Goel assumed the role of Chief Executive of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) on March 11, 2025. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Punjab National Bank, a government-owned bank, from February 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024. Before his tenure at Punjab National Bank, he was the MD & CEO of UCO Bank from November 2, 2018, to December 31, 2021, where he played a key role in turning the bank into a profitable institution. Earlier, he served as Executive Director at Union Bank of India from September 15, 2016, to November 1, 2018.

Mr. Goel is a seasoned banker with over three decades of professional banking experience across four major government-owned banks in India. A qualified Chartered Accountant, he possesses extensive expertise in diverse areas of banking including large corporate credit, treasury management, risk management, financial planning, investor relations, compliance, business process transformation, and support services.

He has had a longstanding and active association with the Indian Banks’ Association. He served as Chairman of IBA from October 14, 2021, to March 21, 2024. Before that, he also chaired the Standing Committee on Accounting Standards and Taxation, as well as the Standing Committee on Retail Banking.

In addition to his leadership roles in banking, Mr. Goel has served as a Director on the boards of several prominent institutions including The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., PNB International Ltd. (UK), PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd., PNB Housing Finance Ltd., The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd., and Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (SUD Life). He has also been a member of the General Body of Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon, and a member of the Governing Board of the National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM), Pune.

Currently, he serves on the Governing Council of the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF), Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS), Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) and also member of Pension Advisory Committee of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)

Jyoti is a business economist by training and a seasoned industry leader with nearly three decades of work experience with apex Indian industry associations. Through the years, she worked across multiple sectors and with a large set of stakeholders on policy and business issues. She is currently responsible for overseeing the operations of FICCI including its outreach to members of Indian industry across sectors and regions.

Jyoti regularly interfaces with senior government officials, multilateral organisations and industry leaders on large number of economic issues and projects. She has contributed to several policy initiatives of the government aimed towards enhancing the ease of doing business in the country and improving the competititvess of Indian industry. She has been part of government committees on various subjects and has handled numerous projects with multilateral organisations.

She also contributes to the investment promotion activities of the government.

Prior to her appointment as the Director General, Jyoti had led teams looking after multiple areas including economic affairs, financial services, corporate laws, corporate governance, taxation, manufacturing, agriculture, small and medium enterprises amongst others. Besides policy areas, Jyoti has also worked in institutionalizing important centres of excellence at FICCI such as the FICCI-Aditya Birla Centre for CSR and the FICCI Centre for Sustainability Leadership.

Jyoti is an alumnus of the Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi and Department of Business Economics, University of Delhi.

Shri Rajkiran Rai G. is Managing Director of the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) since August 8, 2022. Prior to this, Shri Rai was Managing Director & CEO of Union Bank of India from July 1, 2017 till May 31, 2022. Born on 19th May 1962, Shri Rai has more than three decades of rich banking experience which includes heading Industrial Finance Branch, Regions and Zonal Offices. Starting his career in 1986 as an Agricultural Finance Officer in Central Bank of India, Shri Rai rose through ranks heading various branches at different parts of the country for more than 17 years. On his elevation as General Manager, he was given the responsibility of heading the department of Human Resource Development. He was the Field General Manager of Mumbai Zone of Central Bank of India, when he was elevated to the post of Executive Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce.

He has served as the Chairman of Union Bank of India (U.K.) Limited, Union Asset Management Company, Star Union Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company Limited, CorpBank Securities Limited. He has served as Director on the Boards of EXIM Bank, United India Insurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Shri Rai also served as Head of the Committee to advise the Banks Board Bureau (BBB) on evolving suitable training & development programs for management personnel in Public Sector Banks.

Shri Rai was the Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). Of his multiple responsibilities at the IBA, he also served as Chairman, Managing Committee and Chairman, Standing Committee on HR & IR, and Chairman, Wage Negotiation Committee.

Apart from the above, Shri Rai has held the following positions:

• Chairman, Governing Board of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).
• Chairman, Committee to study and recommend a uniform system for the banks for classification of various disciplinary cases as Vigilance and Non-vigilance.
• President, Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF).
• President, Bankers’ Institute of Rural & Entrepreneurship Development (BIRED).
• President of the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) in Andhra Pradesh.
• Member, Advisory Board for Financial Inclusion Fund of NABARD.
• Member, Governing Council of Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD).
• Member, Depositor Education and Awareness Fund (DEAF) of Reserve Bank of India.
• Member, Governing Board of National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM).
• Member, Search Committee for appointment of new Director of NIBM.
• Member, Board of Directors of National Credit Guarantee Trust Co Ltd (NCGTC)

Shri Rai is an agricultural science graduate and also a certified member of Indian Institute of Bankers. A vivid learner, he has benefitted of several executive development programmes at prestigious institutions of the country. A winner of several prestigious industry awards and accolades, Shri Rai was awarded ‘CEO with HR Orientation’ by World HRD Congress for his distinguished approach to capability building through training and leadership development. He has also been conferred Honorary Fellowship by Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF) in recognition of his invaluable contribution in the field of banking and finance.
 

Mr. Rakesh Sharma is a seasoned banker with a total stint of over 40 years in various Banks. He started his banking career in State Bank of India (SBI) and held various responsibilities in SBI. He then moved to Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. as MD & CEO and served there for a period of 18 months. He retired from Canara Bank as MD & CEO after serving for a period of 3 years, in July 2018. He has expertise in Accountancy, Agriculture & Rural Economy, Banking, Economics, Small Scale Industry, HR, Business Management, Administration and Corporate Governance.

Dr. Debadatta Chand assumed charge as Managing Director & CEO of the Bank on 1st July 2023. Dr. Chand has over 31 years of experience in the Banking & Financial services industry, having served in banks and financial institutions. Dr. Chand served as the Executive Director at Bank of Baroda from March’21 to June’23, before his elevation as MD & CEO. In the capacity as Executive Director, he was managing Corporate & Institutional Credit, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Treasury & Global Markets, Mid-Corporate Business and Trade & Foreign Exchange, and oversaw the International Banking Business, Domestic Subsidiaries/ Joint Ventures, Wealth Management, Capital Markets, NRI Business as well as key platform functions such as HRM, Finance & Planning, Risk Management, Audit & Inspection, Credit Monitoring, Collections, Legal, Compliance, Learning & Development, Disciplinary Proceedings, Information Security and Estate Management & Security at the Bank.

As MD & CEO of Bank of Baroda, Dr. Chand is responsible for managing the Bank and its group companies. Prior to Bank of Baroda, he was Chief General Manager in Punjab National Bank and has worked as Zonal Head, Regional Head, Head of Treasury operations and also in different capacities in Audit and Risk Management. He has also served in Small Industries Development Bank of India and also erstwhile Allahabad Bank.

Dr. Chand is currently Chairman on the Board of BOB Capital Markets Ltd., India First Life Insurance Co. Ltd. and BOBCARD Ltd. He served on the Board of India Infradebt Limited and National Insurance Company Ltd. Dr. Chand was also the Chairman on the Boards of Bank of Baroda (Tanzania) Ltd., Bank of Baroda (Kenya) Ltd. and member on the Board of Bank of Baroda (Uganda) Ltd.

He is President of the General Body of Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurugram. He is a member on the Governing Board of National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM) & also a member of the Standing Committee on the Governing Board of NIBM, Governing Council of the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF), Advisory Board for Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF) of NABARD and a member of the Governing Board of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). He is also Chairman of the Executive Committee of IIBF and Chairman of Finance Committee of IBPS as well as IBPS Staff Provident Fund Trust.

Dr. Chand was Co-Chair of Joint Working Group on ‘Infrastructure and Finance’ under the aegis of India-Australia CEOs Forum. He is the Chairman of the IBA Standing Committee on Risk Management and Basel Implementation. Dr. Chand had also been part of India-UK Financial Partnership (IUKFP) Working Group on Capital Markets Connectivity. He is also a member on the CII National Committee on Banking.

Dr. Chand holds a B. Tech. degree, an MBA and CAIIB qualification. Additionally, he has a Post Graduate Diploma in Equity Research and is a Certified Portfolio Manager. Dr. Chand also holds a Ph.D. in Management.

Shri Asheesh Pandey is a seasoned Banker with experience of more than 27 years. He started his career from erstwhile Corporation Bank. Prior to assuming the current position, he worked as an Executive Director of the Bank of Maharashtra and Chief General Manager of the Union Bank of India.

Shri Pandey has an experience of handling diverse portfolio ranging from Credit, Credit Monitoring, Treasury & Merchant Banking, Foreign Transactions & Joint Ventures, Marketing & Customer Relationships and Banking Operations. Being a Tech-Savvy banker, he has played a key role in successful digital banking transformation by adopting ideations and innovations. He has also played an important role in the re-engineering, harmonization, automation and digitization during amalgamation of e-Andhra Bank and e-Corporation Bank with Union Bank of India.

Shri Pandey is a Mechanical Engineer and also holds Post Graduation in Management with specialisation in Finance & Marketing. He is an alumnus of Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore. He is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. Shri Pandey has also completed Executive Program in Strategic Digital Marketing & Analytics - 2023 by IIM, Rohtak and Directors Development Program-2023 by Egon Zehnder in collaboration with Harvard Business Publishing. He has also completed Leadership Development Program for Senior Management of PSBs conducted by IIM Bangalore as well as program on IT & Cyber Security for Senior Management conducted by IDRBT, Hyderabad.