Managing Committee

Deputy Chairman

Shri Dinesh Kumar Khara

State Bank of India

Dinesh Khara, Chairman SBI Mr. Dinesh Khara is Chairman of the country’s largest Bank - State Bank of India. Having joined the bank as a Probationary Officer in 1984, he has rich experience in all facets of Banking. Before assuming office as Chairman, Mr. Khara has held several key positions in SBI such as MD (Global Banking & Subsidiaries), MD (Associates & Subsidiaries), MD & CEO (SBI Mutual Funds) and Chief General Manager - Bhopal Circle. He was also posted at Chicago for an overseas assignment. As Managing Director, he led the International Banking Group, Large Corporate and Treasury operations in addition to the non-banking subsidiaries of the Bank viz., SBI Cards, SBIMF, SBI Life, SBI General etc. He also seamlessly executed the merger of five erstwhile Associate Banks and Bhartiya Mahila Bank, with SBI. Additionally, he also headed the Risk, IT and Compliance functions of the bank at various points. Mr. Khara is a postgraduate in commerce from Delhi School of Economics and an MBA from FMS, New Delhi. He is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). Mr. Khara is passionate about reading and has travelled extensively across the world.

Deputy Chairman

Shri A S Rajeev

Bank of Maharashtra

Shree A S Rajeev, Managing Director and CEO of Bank of Mahrashtra. Prior to this he was Executive Director of Indian Bank.
Mr. Rajeev is having about three decades of professional banking experience in three Banks, viz., Syndicate Bank, Vijaya Bank and Indian Bank. A qualified Chartered Accountant, he has vast exposure and expertise in all important areas of banking including Corporate Credit, International Banking, Treasury, Risk Management, Credit Monitoring & Supervision, NPA Manaement, Planning and Development, Human Resources, Finance, Accounts and Taxation, Vigilance, Corporaye Gobernance, Inspection & Audit, Cyber Security and Subsidiaries.
He is director on the board of Exim Bank, New India Assurnce Co. Ltd. He is also the member of Governing Body of IBPS [Institure of Banking Personnel Selection]. He is also the member of Management Committee of Indian Bank Association.
While as Executive Director of Indian Bank, he was Director of NPCI and two of the Bank’s Subsidiaries, M/s IndBank Merchant Banking Services Ltd. And M/s. Ind Bank Housing Ltd. He had also worked as member of various committees constituted by RBI / Government.
In Vijaya Bank, as General Manager & CFO, Mr. Rajeev held vital portfolios of Finance, Accounts & Taxation, Planning & Development, International Banking, Treasury, Credit Monitoring & Supervision and Vigilance. Prior to moving to Head, he was Regional Head in Bangalore North and Chennari Retion of the Bank.
He has attended varous professional Training programmes, both within India and abroad, including on Advances, Leadership Programme, EDP, Risk Management, IFRS, Financing Infrastructure Projects, Derivatives, etc.
Mr. Rajeev is a Mathematics Graduate with professional qualifiction of FCA, MBA, DISA and CAIIB.

Deputy Chairman

Shri Madhav Nair

Mashreqbank psc

Madhav Nair is the Country Head & CEO of Mashreq Bank, India since April 2013. He is a career banker having over 24 years of banking experience. He relocated back to India after spending a decade in the Middle East with various banks. In his current role, he has put in place a new wholesale banking strategy and is enhancing the value proposition by focusing on the India-Middle East Trade & Investment Corridor.

Madhav joined Mashreq Bank-UAE in 2010 as Head of Transaction Banking within the International Banking Group. Prior to moving to the Middle East, he held key positions with Standard Chartered, ANZ Grindlays and HDFC bank in India

Madhav has done his Masters in Management (General Management & Strategy) from Asian Institute of Management, Philippines and Bachelors in Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology.

He has completed various internationally recognized Diploma and Certification programs. This includes Senior Management Program at IIM Ahmedabad, Certification in International Cash Management by Association of Corporate Treasurers-UK,FCIB Certificate in International Credit & Risk Management from Michigan State University. He holds a Diploma in Business Leadership, Strategy & Leadership from Dukes University and an Advanced Diploma in International Factoring and Factoring Services from Factors Chain International.

Honorary Secretary

Dr. N Kamakodi

City Union Bank Ltd.

Dr. N. Kamakodi, is the MD & CEO of City Union Bank Limited – the oldest private sector
banks in India today. He joined the bank in the year 2003 and took charge as MD & CEO in
May 2011. He has close to two decades of banking expertise. Before elevating to the position
of CEO, he held key positions in the bank such as Head of HR, Planning, Credit Department and
also as Executive Director.
Under his leadership, the growth of the CUB was manifold and the investor base of the Bank
had spread across various countries. He led the bank to compete with the best in class banks in
terms of technology adoption as well as business expansion. Some of his digital initiatives like
Robots, Multilingual Chat-Bot, Debit card embedded wearable’s are first introduced in India by
CUB.
Dr N. Kamakodi holds key position on various industry bodies and academic institutions. He is
serving as a member in Management Committee of Indian Banks’ Association including various
committees such as Member of “National Committee on Banking” at CII, etc.
He is a graduate in Chemical Technology with MBA from the Chinese University of HongKong
and a PhD in e-banking from SASTRA University, Thanjavur. He is also a Certified Associate of
Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). Before joining the bank he started his career with Reliance
Industries Ltd as production engineer from 1995 to 1998.