Our governance structure

Mr. Swaminathan Janakiraman is the Managing Director (Corporate Banking and Subsidiaries) of State Bank of India (‘SBI’). In a career spanning over 33 years with SBI, he has held various assignments across Corporate and International Banking, Retail and Digital Banking, Finance and Assurance functions.
 
In his current assignment as MD (Corporate Banking and Subsidiaries), he oversees the Large Corporate and Commercial Credit business of the Bank alongwith Associates & Subsidiaries of the Bank. This includes major non-bank business like Credit cards, Mutual Fund, Life & General Insurance, Capital Markets, Custodial Services etc.

Prior to this assignment, as MD (Risk, Compliance and SARG), he was looking after the Risk Management functions as well as Regulatory Compliance framework for theBank. Earlier, as DMD Finance, he looked after Budgeting, Capital Planning,Financial Reporting, Taxation, Audit, Economic Research, Investor Relations and Secretarial Compliance. As Chief Digital Officer of SBI, he served as the head of Digital & Transaction Banking verticals of the Bank. Prior to that, as a CGM, Mr.Swaminathan was the head of the SBI’s Hyderabad Circle overseeing the Bank’s business in the State of Telangana.
 
During his stint in SBI's International Banking Group, Mr Swaminathan served as General Manager (FIG), Corporate Centre Mumbai, which handles SBI’s Correspondent banking relationships. As a DGM, he was head of Global Trade Services, responsible for Trade Finance business and Trade Operations of SBI’s overseas offices. He was also Head of Trade Finance at SBI’s Branch in New York. As SBI’s nominee, he served on the Board of Bank of Bhutan, an SBI JV in Bhutan.
 
As SBI's nominee, Mr. Swaminathan was a Director on the boards of Yes Bank, NPCI, NPCI International and Jio Payments Bank. Mr Swaminathan also was the SBI’s nominee director and Chairman of the Board of SBI Payments Services Pvt Ltd, an SBI Hitachi JV. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) as well as Certified Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS).

Shri Dalip Kumar Kaul is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) since 1983. He has also pursued law from Delhi University (1993) and completed a Master’s in Business Administration (Finance) in 2009 (including specialisation in merchant banking, risk management, treasury, international finance).

Shri Kaul is designated as the Managing Partner & CEO with M/s. Baweja & Kaul, Chartered Accountants (since October 1985). He possesses a vast experience of over 38 years, rendering an array of corporate and non-corporate advisory services pertaining to business strategy, merger & acquisition, integrated risk management, regulatory, advisory and assurance services to various sectors like banking and capital markets, insurance, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, trading, and manufacturing (including listed and unlisted corporates and MNCs). He is also knowledgeable in the areas of human resources and banking (bank audits and bank management).

He was a director on the board of The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited (August 2014 to June 2016) and Bakhtar Bank (now, Islamic Bank of Afghanistan, from September 2015 to February 2020). Presently, he is a member of the Board of Supervisors of Azizi Bank, Kabul (since October 2020). He has also served as chairman and member of various boards and board committees.

Shri Rajeev Krishnan joined the State Bank of India (SBI) as a Probationary Officer in 1977 and has worked across different verticals in SBI, gathering 44 years of experience in various spheres of the banking sector. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science. During his long and illustrious career with SBI, he has handled many challenging assignments which include being the Chief General Manager (Stressed Asset Management) at Corporate Centre, Mumbai; President & COO at SBICAP and General Manager Network-I Kolkata. He was also posted in Bahrain for an overseas assignment.

Mr. Amitava Chatterjee, Managing Director & CEO, SBI Capital Markets Limited (SBICAP),joined the Bank as a Probationary Officer in 1990.

Prior to his assignment as Managing Director & CEO, SBICAP, Mr. Chatterjee was the Chief General Manager of Delhi Circle, and was responsible for the overall strategic and operational performance of SBI’s Delhi Circle. Geographical area of operation consists of NCT of Delhi, Uttarakhand, Western UP and parts of Haryana, comprising of more than 1700 operating units and 17000+ employees. He has more than 30 years of experience in managing various operations of SBI as DGM of Module, GM (Regional Head – South Zone) of Corporate Client Group and CGM Circle.

His diverse experience includes Heading the Bank’s operation in the state of Rajasthan, Regional Head – South Zone of Corporate Client Group vertical where Bank’s clientele included many PSUs, NBFCs, DISCOMs and Module Head of Bidhan Nagar & Kolkata Modules in the state of West Bengal. He has shouldered responsibilities which included Business Development, Risk & Compliance Management, HR Functions, Interaction and Participation in various Industry and Government forums. He holds a B.Sc degree from Ranchi College and an MBA degree from ICFAI Hyderabad.

He is an avid sports aficionado and follows tennis, football and specially cricket. He has played district-level cricket from Jorhat and has also participated in bank-level cricket tournaments from time-to-time.

Mr. Swaminathan Janakiraman is the Managing Director (Corporate Banking and Subsidiaries) of State Bank of India (‘SBI’). In a career spanning over 33 years with SBI, he has held various assignments across Corporate and International Banking, Retail and Digital Banking, Finance and Assurance functions.
 
In his current assignment as MD (Corporate Banking and Subsidiaries), he oversees the Large Corporate and Commercial Credit business of the Bank alongwith Associates & Subsidiaries of the Bank. This includes major non-bank business like Credit cards, Mutual Fund, Life & General Insurance, Capital Markets, Custodial Services etc.

Prior to this assignment, as MD (Risk, Compliance and SARG), he was looking after the Risk Management functions as well as Regulatory Compliance framework for theBank. Earlier, as DMD Finance, he looked after Budgeting, Capital Planning,Financial Reporting, Taxation, Audit, Economic Research, Investor Relations and Secretarial Compliance. As Chief Digital Officer of SBI, he served as the head of Digital & Transaction Banking verticals of the Bank. Prior to that, as a CGM, Mr.Swaminathan was the head of the SBI’s Hyderabad Circle overseeing the Bank’s business in the State of Telangana.
 
During his stint in SBI's International Banking Group, Mr Swaminathan served as General Manager (FIG), Corporate Centre Mumbai, which handles SBI’s Correspondent banking relationships. As a DGM, he was head of Global Trade Services, responsible for Trade Finance business and Trade Operations of SBI’s overseas offices. He was also Head of Trade Finance at SBI’s Branch in New York. As SBI’s nominee, he served on the Board of Bank of Bhutan, an SBI JV in Bhutan.
 
As SBI's nominee, Mr. Swaminathan was a Director on the boards of Yes Bank, NPCI, NPCI International and Jio Payments Bank. Mr Swaminathan also was the SBI’s nominee director and Chairman of the Board of SBI Payments Services Pvt Ltd, an SBI Hitachi JV. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) as well as Certified Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS).

Shri Dalip Kumar Kaul is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) since 1983. He has also pursued law from Delhi University (1993) and completed a Master’s in Business Administration (Finance) in 2009 (including specialisation in merchant banking, risk management, treasury, international finance).

Shri Kaul is designated as the Managing Partner & CEO with M/s. Baweja & Kaul, Chartered Accountants (since October 1985). He possesses a vast experience of over 38 years, rendering an array of corporate and non-corporate advisory services pertaining to business strategy, merger & acquisition, integrated risk management, regulatory, advisory and assurance services to various sectors like banking and capital markets, insurance, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, trading, and manufacturing (including listed and unlisted corporates and MNCs). He is also knowledgeable in the areas of human resources and banking (bank audits and bank management).

He was a director on the board of The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited (August 2014 to June 2016) and Bakhtar Bank (now, Islamic Bank of Afghanistan, from September 2015 to February 2020). Presently, he is a member of the Board of Supervisors of Azizi Bank, Kabul (since October 2020). He has also served as chairman and member of various boards and board committees.

Shri Rajeev Krishnan joined the State Bank of India (SBI) as a Probationary Officer in 1977 and has worked across different verticals in SBI, gathering 44 years of experience in various spheres of the banking sector. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science. During his long and illustrious career with SBI, he has handled many challenging assignments which include being the Chief General Manager (Stressed Asset Management) at Corporate Centre, Mumbai; President & COO at SBICAP and General Manager Network-I Kolkata. He was also posted in Bahrain for an overseas assignment.

Mr. Swaminathan Janakiraman is the Managing Director (Corporate Banking and Subsidiaries) of State Bank of India (‘SBI’). In a career spanning over 33 years with SBI, he has held various assignments across Corporate and International Banking, Retail and Digital Banking, Finance and Assurance functions.
 
In his current assignment as MD (Corporate Banking and Subsidiaries), he oversees the Large Corporate and Commercial Credit business of the Bank alongwith Associates & Subsidiaries of the Bank. This includes major non-bank business like Credit cards, Mutual Fund, Life & General Insurance, Capital Markets, Custodial Services etc.

Prior to this assignment, as MD (Risk, Compliance and SARG), he was looking after the Risk Management functions as well as Regulatory Compliance framework for theBank. Earlier, as DMD Finance, he looked after Budgeting, Capital Planning,Financial Reporting, Taxation, Audit, Economic Research, Investor Relations and Secretarial Compliance. As Chief Digital Officer of SBI, he served as the head of Digital & Transaction Banking verticals of the Bank. Prior to that, as a CGM, Mr.Swaminathan was the head of the SBI’s Hyderabad Circle overseeing the Bank’s business in the State of Telangana.
 
During his stint in SBI's International Banking Group, Mr Swaminathan served as General Manager (FIG), Corporate Centre Mumbai, which handles SBI’s Correspondent banking relationships. As a DGM, he was head of Global Trade Services, responsible for Trade Finance business and Trade Operations of SBI’s overseas offices. He was also Head of Trade Finance at SBI’s Branch in New York. As SBI’s nominee, he served on the Board of Bank of Bhutan, an SBI JV in Bhutan.
 
As SBI's nominee, Mr. Swaminathan was a Director on the boards of Yes Bank, NPCI, NPCI International and Jio Payments Bank. Mr Swaminathan also was the SBI’s nominee director and Chairman of the Board of SBI Payments Services Pvt Ltd, an SBI Hitachi JV. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) as well as Certified Documentary Credit Specialist (CDCS).

Shri Dalip Kumar Kaul is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) since 1983. He has also pursued law from Delhi University (1993) and completed a Master’s in Business Administration (Finance) in 2009 (including specialisation in merchant banking, risk management, treasury, international finance).

Shri Kaul is designated as the Managing Partner & CEO with M/s. Baweja & Kaul, Chartered Accountants (since October 1985). He possesses a vast experience of over 38 years, rendering an array of corporate and non-corporate advisory services pertaining to business strategy, merger & acquisition, integrated risk management, regulatory, advisory and assurance services to various sectors like banking and capital markets, insurance, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, trading, and manufacturing (including listed and unlisted corporates and MNCs). He is also knowledgeable in the areas of human resources and banking (bank audits and bank management).

He was a director on the board of The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited (August 2014 to June 2016) and Bakhtar Bank (now, Islamic Bank of Afghanistan, from September 2015 to February 2020). Presently, he is a member of the Board of Supervisors of Azizi Bank, Kabul (since October 2020). He has also served as chairman and member of various boards and board committees.

Shri Rajeev Krishnan joined the State Bank of India (SBI) as a Probationary Officer in 1977 and has worked across different verticals in SBI, gathering 44 years of experience in various spheres of the banking sector. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science. During his long and illustrious career with SBI, he has handled many challenging assignments which include being the Chief General Manager (Stressed Asset Management) at Corporate Centre, Mumbai; President & COO at SBICAP and General Manager Network-I Kolkata. He was also posted in Bahrain for an overseas assignment.

Mr. Amitava Chatterjee, Managing Director & CEO, SBI Capital Markets Limited (SBICAP),joined the Bank as a Probationary Officer in 1990.

Prior to his assignment as Managing Director & CEO, SBICAP, Mr. Chatterjee was the Chief General Manager of Delhi Circle, and was responsible for the overall strategic and operational performance of SBI’s Delhi Circle. Geographical area of operation consists of NCT of Delhi, Uttarakhand, Western UP and parts of Haryana, comprising of more than 1700 operating units and 17000+ employees. He has more than 30 years of experience in managing various operations of SBI as DGM of Module, GM (Regional Head – South Zone) of Corporate Client Group and CGM Circle.

His diverse experience includes Heading the Bank’s operation in the state of Rajasthan, Regional Head – South Zone of Corporate Client Group vertical where Bank’s clientele included many PSUs, NBFCs, DISCOMs and Module Head of Bidhan Nagar & Kolkata Modules in the state of West Bengal. He has shouldered responsibilities which included Business Development, Risk & Compliance Management, HR Functions, Interaction and Participation in various Industry and Government forums. He holds a B.Sc degree from Ranchi College and an MBA degree from ICFAI Hyderabad.

He is an avid sports aficionado and follows tennis, football and specially cricket. He has played district-level cricket from Jorhat and has also participated in bank-level cricket tournaments from time-to-time.

Mr. Amitava Chatterjee, Managing Director & CEO, SBI Capital Markets Limited (SBICAP),joined the Bank as a Probationary Officer in 1990.

Prior to his assignment as Managing Director & CEO, SBICAP, Mr. Chatterjee was the Chief General Manager of Delhi Circle, and was responsible for the overall strategic and operational performance of SBI’s Delhi Circle. Geographical area of operation consists of NCT of Delhi, Uttarakhand, Western UP and parts of Haryana, comprising of more than 1700 operating units and 17000+ employees. He has more than 30 years of experience in managing various operations of SBI as DGM of Module, GM (Regional Head – South Zone) of Corporate Client Group and CGM Circle.

His diverse experience includes Heading the Bank’s operation in the state of Rajasthan, Regional Head – South Zone of Corporate Client Group vertical where Bank’s clientele included many PSUs, NBFCs, DISCOMs and Module Head of Bidhan Nagar & Kolkata Modules in the state of West Bengal. He has shouldered responsibilities which included Business Development, Risk & Compliance Management, HR Functions, Interaction and Participation in various Industry and Government forums. He holds a B.Sc degree from Ranchi College and an MBA degree from ICFAI Hyderabad.

He is an avid sports aficionado and follows tennis, football and specially cricket. He has played district-level cricket from Jorhat and has also participated in bank-level cricket tournaments from time-to-time.

Shri. Ravi Ranjan has over 31 years of banking experience, having started his career as a Probationary Officer with State Bank of India in 1991. He has held various positions both in India and overseas, across multiple functions.

Prior to assuming charge as President & Chief Operating Officer of SBICAP with effect from 10 th August 2022, his roles included General Manager (NW-II) at Local Head Office, Bangalore having a deposit franchise of Rs. 100,000 Crores and Advances Portfolio of Rs. 40,000 Crores covering 480 branches and 6,300 staff spread across Bengaluru and districts of North Karnataka from June 2020 to June 2022. He has also served as DGM and Special Secretary to Chairman, State Bank, Corporate Centre. Having been DGM & Head Equity, he has led the team that managed Bank’s proprietary investments in equity and mutual funds with a portfolio size of USD 4 bn. He has also been posted as Vice President & Head – Syndications & Investments at Hong Kong looking after the entire Syndicated Loan portfolio of USD 1.8 bn and fixed income portfolio of USD 600 mn.

During the period 1991 to 2010, he had held assignments spanning various facets of banking such as Head of Account Maintenance Team (AMT) for Shipping and Aviation Sectors, State Bank Academy, Branch Manager of 5 different branches of State Bank of India in various branches in India and overseas assignment at California.

He has a Master’s degree in Business Administration from MDI, Gurugram, M.Sc in Botany from Patna University, CAIIB Part I & II and olds Certificate Programme for NPA Resolution.

Shri Rajan Gupta is the Executive Vice President &Group Head – Project Advisory & Structured
Finance (PA&SF) Group at SBI Capital Markets Limited (SBICAP).

Having started his professional career in investment and corporate banking as a Management
Trainee at SBICAP in 1995, Rajan was the Group Head – Infrastructure Relationships Group at SBICAP
in 2006. He then gained international banking experience at Standard Chartered Bank (2006 – 2020),
leading regional teams in India, the African continent, and the Middle East. Prior to re-joining
SBICAP, Rajan was the Managing Director & Global Head, Strategic Execution, in the bank’s global
banking team.

Over the past 27 years, Rajan’s leadership experience spans Client Relationships, Project &
Infrastructure Finance, Advisory, Syndications, Credit Risk, Private Equity, Trading & Market Making,
Business Development, Digitization of Operations, General Management, and Strategy Execution.
Rajan has a Postgraduate degree in Management Studies from Narsee Monjee Institute of
Management Studies and is a Marshall Goldsmith Certified Stakeholder Centered Leadership Trainer.

Shri Arnab Choudhury is a Postgraduate in economics from the Delhi School of Economics. He started his professional career in State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer in 1996. Shri Choudhury has worked in the SBI treasury dealing room, both at FX and Derivatives desk and was a part of the team that drafted the derivatives trading policy for the bank. After a brief stint with RIL (ADAG) group treasury, he joined Standard Chartered Bank, Bahrain in their Financial Markets team. Prior to joining SBICAP in August 2021, he was the country head of Financial Markets, Standard Chartered Bank in Bahrain. Shri Choudhury brings in expertise in both domestic and international financial markets in all asset classes and with clientele which includes Global Corporates, Sovereign Wealth Funds and Large Family Offices.