Canara Bank Board of Directors | Guiding Excellence in Banking

Non-Executive Chairman

Shri Vijay Srirangan

Non-Executive Chairman

Shri Vijay Srirangan

Non-Executive Chairman

Shri Vijay Srirangan is a Gold Medalist, both in PGDBM (IIM Ahmedabad) and B.Tech (IIT Delhi).

He was the Director General and Mentor at Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Earlier he had Served as Vice President, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and spent 36 years with the Tata Group as a part of the Tata Administrative Services (TAS) focused in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Infotech, Tata Unisys & Tata Burroughs.

During his career, he had a wide spectrum of responsibilities, including, inter alia, Training, Applied Technology Research, International Sales, Turnkey Engagements as well as Systems Integration. He was associated with Tata Accounts at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

Presently, he is General Partner, Cornerstone Venture Partners (an enterprise SaaS Venture Capital Firm).

Shri Vijay Srirangan is appointed as part-time Non-Official as well as Non-Executive Chairman of our Bank on 07.11.2022

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Shri K Satyanarayana Raju

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Shri K Satyanarayana Raju

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Shri K. Satyanarayana Raju is a Physics graduate, post graduate in Business Administration (Banking and Finance) and CAIIB.

He has joined erstwhile Vijaya Bank in 1988 and has risen to the level of Chief General Manager in Bank of Baroda. During his tenure at erstwhile Vijaya Bank (Bank of Baroda), he has headed various branches including specialized corporate banking branch. He has served as Regional Head of various regions and also served as Zonal Head of Mumbai zone of the amalgamated Bank of Baroda. He has also headed operations and services department at Head Office. He has served as a Director in BoB Financial Solutions Limited, subsidiary of Bank of Baroda. He was also a member of the steering committee of BOB-IIT Bombay Innovation Centre.

Shri K. Satyanarayana Raju took charge as Executive Director of Canara Bank on 10th March 2021 and has overseen various verticals in Canara Bank including information technology & digital banking, business analytics & information system, inspection, compliance, priority credit, financial inclusion, gold loan, MSME, retail asset, corporate credit, general administration, marketing & public relations, etc. He is also a director on the Board of Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Limited and Canara Computer Services Limited.

He has rich experience in all segments of banking including branch banking, corporate credit, retail credit, MSME, agri financing, credit monitoring, recovery, inspection, compliance, audit, general administration, information technology & digital banking, etc.

Shri K. Satyanarayana Raju has taken charge as Managing Director & CEO of Canara Bank on 07.02.2023.

Executive Directors

Shri. Debashish Mukherjee

Executive Director

Shri. Debashish Mukherjee

Executive Director

Mr. Debashish Mukherjee, Executive Director [DOB: 09-05-1965] of our Bank, started his banking career with Punjab National Bank as a Financial Analyst in 1994.

He left PNB and joined United Bank of India in the year 2006. He worked as General Manager at United Bank of India in various verticals like Recovery & Credit Monitoring, Management of Corporate Clients and Corporate Business Group. He has vast experience in Corporate Credit, Credit Monitoring, Stressed Assets Management and Recovery.

Mr. Debashish Mukherjee has taken charge as Executive Director of Canara Bank on 19.02.2018. He is currently overseeing the functions of Corporate Credits, Operations, Integrated Treasury, International Operations, Financial Management, Associates, Subsidiaries & RRBs.

He is the Chairman on the Board of Canara Bank Securities Ltd.

He is also a Director on the Boards of the following subsidiaries of the Bank:

Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd.
Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Ltd.
Canara Bank Securities Ltd.
Can Fin Homes Ltd.

Shri Hardeep Singh Ahluwalia

Executive Director

Shri Hardeep Singh Ahluwalia

Executive Director

Shri Hardeep Singh Ahluwalia, started his banking career as Agricultural Field Officer on 30.03.1992 at Allahabad Bank (now Indian Bank). He is a graduate in Agriculture and a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers. He has Certification in Credit Management from NIBM Pune & Diploma in Computer Applications in Financial Management.

He has rich banking experience for more than three decades in various functional areas of Banking system (Rural/Semi-Urban/Urban/Metro geographies) in India and abroad (HK) more particularly in strategic positions as Lead District Manager, Head of the International Branch, Zonal Head, Chandigarh & FGM/CGM Kolkata and various other verticals at administrative offices. He has also contributed immensely to the Sports Field as the President of Indian Bank Cultural & Sports Committee.

His proven ability to build productive teams and deliver exceptional results was reflected in all his assignments. As an avid learner he has attended various training programmes and completed Leadership Development Programme of IIM, Bangalore, curated by Banks Board Bureau in consultation with IBA.

Before his elevation as Executive Director of Canara Bank, he was General Manager of the Recovery Department at Corporate office of Indian Bank.

He has taken charge as Executive Director of Canara Bank on 07.02.2023.

Shri Bhavendra Kumar

Executive Director

Shri Bhavendra Kumar

Executive Director

Shri Bhavendra Kumar joined Canara Bank on 10/03/1997 as Probationary Officer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree and a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). During the course of banking career, he has worked in different capacities in different states such as Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka & New Delhi. He has also worked in Canara Bank, Shanghai Branch for a period of 3 years.

On becoming General Manager in 2020, he was posted to the Head Office of the bank at Bengaluru and was heading the Gold Loan Wing of the Bank. He was promoted to Chief General Manager in 2021 and was heading Delhi Circle Office with a business of more than 2.5 lakh crore rupees until he was elevated to the post of Executive Director.

Shri Bhavendra Kumar reported to Head Office on 09.10.2023 and assumed charge of Executive Director of Canara Bank as per the Dept. of Financial Service notification eF. no. 4/1(vii)/2023 – BO.I dated 09.10.2023.

Directors

Dr. Parshant Kumar Goyal

Director representing Government of India

Dr. Parshant Kumar Goyal

Dr. Parshant Kumar Goyal, IAS (Tripura 2007) presently on Central Deputation and working as Joint Secretary in Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India dealing with Financial Inclusion (FI) and Digital Payments. During his tenure in the Department of Financial Services as Director, he had dealt with a variety of subjects including Agriculture Credit (AC) and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs).

He was earlier posted as Secretary to Chief Minister, Tripura with additional charges of Secretary, GA (C & C) Department and Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department. Dr. Parshant Kumar Goyal has done MBBS from Punjabi University. He also has a rich experience of working in Education sector in States of Punjab & Tripura.

Shri. Rohit Das

Director representing Reserve Bank of India

Shri. Rohit Das

Director representing Reserve Bank of India

Shri Rohit Das is the Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi. Prior to this, he was the Regional Director of Rajasthan. Shri Rohit Das has been pivotal in setting up the Enterprise Risk Management Framework in the Reserve Bank and has also worked in various Central Office Departments, Mumbai such as the Risk Department, Department of External Investments and Operations and the Department of Supervision. During his Supervisory stint, he was simultaneously the Senior Supervisory Manager of Kotak Group and IDFC Group. He also oversaw a project to strengthen offsite supervision through AI-ML. Shri Rohit Das has 26 years of experience in the Reserve Bank.

Shri Dibakar Prasad Harichandan

Part-time Non-Official Director

Shri Dibakar Prasad Harichandan

Part-time Non-Official Director

Shri Dibakar Prasad Harichandan, aged 51 years, MCom, FCA, LLB, is a practicing chartered accountant and also a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He has more than 25 years of experience in Auditing, Accounting, Banking & Finance, Law, Economics and Small Scale Industries. He has rich experience in the gamut of accounting and finance operations with knowledge in GAAP, IFRS, IND AS.

Shri Dibakar Prasad Harichandan has taken charge as Part-Time Non- Official Director of Canara Bank on 21st March, 2022.

Shri.Bimal Prasad Sharma

Shareholder Director

Shri.Bimal Prasad Sharma

Shareholder Director

Shri Bimal Prasad Sharma aged 65 years is B.Sc (Hons), M.A. and LLB. He was a General Manager of Punjab National Bank before being elevated as Executive Director of Bank of India.

Shri Bimal Prasad Sharma is presently a Shareholder Director of our Bank since 27.07.2019.

Ms. Abha Singh Yaduvanshi

Shareholder Director

Ms. Abha Singh Yaduvanshi

Shareholder Director

Ms. Abha Singh Yaduvanshi, aged 60 years, is BA Economics (Hons), MA (Economics) and Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA) by qualification. She retired as Additional Secretary from Lok Sabha Secretariat. During her service she acquired knowledge & experience in Banking matters, Finance, Agriculture, Information Technology etc.

Ms. Abha Singh Yaduvanshi is presently a Shareholder Director of our Bank since 27.07.2022.

Shri. Hemant Buch

Shareholder Director

Shri. Hemant Buch

Shareholder Director

Shri. Hemant Buch, aged 57 years, joined the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) as Assistant Administrative officer (AAO) in the Year 1989 and thus has put in more than 3 decades with LIC. He has been actively associated with marketing of Conventional Life as well as Group Life products for almost last 30 years.Prior to initiating this long, uninterrupted Marketing Journey, he spent 2 Insightful, Enriching Years as Internal Auditor, thoroughly examining Books across various Tiers of Offices – Branches to Zones – reinforcing virtues and values like Financial Prudence, Accounting Discipline and Overall Vigilance.

Important assignments handled by him include leading Mumbai Divisional Office and steering Chandigarh division marketing. He has also headed two divisions of the corporation, ie Rajkot and Surat from 2010 to 2015. Presently, Shri. Hemant Buch is shouldering the responsibility as Executive Director since April 2022 in LIC of India.