Setty to become new chairman of SBI; FSIB recommends him as successor of Khara
The Hindu
Government appointment selection panel FSIB selected senior-most managing director Challa Sreenivasulu Setty for the position of Chairman of country’s largest lender State Bank of India
Government appointment selection panel FSIB on June 29 selected senior-most managing director Challa Sreenivasulu Setty for the position of Chairman of country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI).
Mr. Setty, who was appointed managing director in January 2020, currently looks after International Banking, Global Markets and Technology verticals.
He will succeed Dinesh Kumar Khara, who will be superannuating on August 28, when he turns 63, the upper age limit for the position of SBI Chairman.
Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB), the headhunter for directors of state-owned banks and financial institutions, interviewed three candidates on June 29, 2024 for the position.
"Keeping in view their performance in the interface, their overall experience and the extant parameters, the Bureau recommends Challa Sreenivasulu Setty for the position of Chairman in SBI," FSIB said in a statement.
As per the convention, the chairman is appointed from a pool of serving managing directors of SBI. Usually, senior-most managing director becomes chairman of the bank.
The final decision on FSIB recommendation would be taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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