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Non-Executive Chairman
Shri Vijay Srirangan
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
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
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 Ashok Chandra
Shri Ashok Chandra
Executive Director
Sri Ashok Chandra started his banking career with Erstwhile Corporation Bank in September’ 1991 as Probationary Officer. He holds a Masters in Economics and is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers.
Sri. Ashok Chandra has a wide exposure in the Banking domain ranging from Branch operations as a Branch Head of various demographics such as Rural, Urban and Metro and handled greater responsibilities such as heading Zones / Regions of the Bank across the country.
He had very successfully handled VLBs and also has exposure in Overseas Operations when he was posted at Representative Office of the Bank at Dubai, UAE.
On his elevation to General Manager in 2018, he was assigned to lead the Recovery , Legal and Stressed Asset Management Vertical (SAMV) of the Bank. He continued to work there on his elevation to Chief General Manager in Union Bank of India in 2020.
He was chosen to be a part of the leadership program designed by the Banks Board Bureau. Throughout his career, he has achieved great laurels and accolades such as Star Performers Club, Grahak Seva Award, Grahak Mitra Award, Healthy Branch Award, Chairman’s Club Membership, Best Branch Award, Mega E – auctioneer Award, Leadership Award, Champion of Champions Award etc., He has attended various trainings and workshops in India and abroad.
In 2021, he was appointed as Director in Union Trustee Company Private Limited and also Director in NARCL. He was also a member of “Standing Committee on Stressed Assets” formed by IBA.
He has taken charge as an Executive Director of Canara Bank on 21st November 2022.
Shri Hardeep Singh Ahluwalia
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
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
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 R Kesavan
Shri R Kesavan
Director representing Reserve Bank of India
Shri R Kesavan joined Reserve Bank India (RBI) in the year 1993 as a Direct Recruit Officer in Grade “B”. He has served various departments with core and specialized functions relating to currency management, banking and non-banking supervision and a stint with the Bank’s Zonal Training Centre at New Delhi. He also headed Reserve Bank Staff College, a premier Training Institution of RBI as Principal.
During his 7-year tenure with banking supervision at Central office of RBI, he served as the Senior Supervisory Manager of State Bank of India during 2015 & 2016. He was also associated as RBI nominee on ICAI’s Audit and Assurance Standards Board for two years.
Presently, he is the Regional Director of RBI for West Bengal, Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Shri R Kesavan is serving on the Board of Canara Bank since 26.04.2019 as RBI Nominee Director.
Ms Nalini Padmanabhan
Ms Nalini Padmanabhan
Part-time Non-Official Director
Ms Nalini Padmanabhan, aged 57 years, is B. Com., FCA, DISA, CISA and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She is a practicing Chartered Accountant and a senior partner at B. Thiagarajan & Co Chartered accountants, Chennai. She is having more than three decades of work experience and knowledge in Accounting, Auditing, Banking, Finance and various other industries. Presently she is an independent director in Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited. She has served as an independent director in NLC India Limited, NLC Tamil Nadu Power Limited. She has also served as an Independent Director in State Bank of India (Chennai Local Board).
Ms Nalini Padmanabhan has taken charge as Part-Time Non-Official Director of Canara Bank on 21st December, 2021.
Shri Dibakar Prasad Harichandan
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 m 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
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.
Shri Karunakara Shetty
Shri Karunakara Shetty
Shareholder Director
Shri. Karunakara Shetty is a Chartered Accountant with 25 years of experience and the founder partner of "M/s Karunakara Shetty & Co", Chartered Accountants firm based in Bengaluru.
Shri. Shetty has expertise in a variety of fields including accountancy, Govt accounting, economics, banking & Finance, Company Law and Corporate Governance.
Shri. Shetty is a graduate in Commerce from University of Mangalore and a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He holds a Diploma in Information System Audit (DISA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He also holds ICAI certifications of Forensic Accounting & Fraud Detection, Public Finance and Government Accounting and SAP-ERP etc.
Ms. Abha Singh Yaduvanshi
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.