Salim Gangadharan

Salim Gangadharan (born 30 October 1953) is an Indian banker and the incumbent Chairman of the South Indian Bank.[1] He was also Principal Chief General Manager of Reserve Bank of India and Regional Director for Kerala and Lakshadweep. He has also been Director of Syndicate Bank and Central Bank of India.[2]

Salim Gangadharan
PCGM at Reserve Bank of India
In office
1 April 2012 (2012-04-01) – 31 October 2013 (2013-10-31)
Preceded byA. K. Bera
Chairman at South Indian Bank
Assumed office
16 January 2014 (2014-01-16)
Preceded byAmitabh Guha
Personal details
Born (1953-10-30) 30 October 1953
Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Arts (Economics)
Alma materUniversity of Kerala
OccupationBanker
Known forRegional Director, Kerala and Lakshadweep

Early life and education

Salim Gangadharan was born on 30 October 1953 in Kerala. He obtained his post graduation degree in economics from University of Kerala. He is also a certified associate of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance.

Career and achievements

Gangadharan joined the Reserve Bank of India as a Grade-A Officer. He worked in the field of banking supervision, foreign exchange management and financial market regulation. He was a member of faculty at the Bankers Training College, Mumbai. He also worked with Central Bank of Oman for five years. In the year 2005 he became Chief General Manager of the Foreign Exchange Department of RBI. In April 2012 he was appointed as Regional Director for the State of Kerala and Lakshadweep. Subsequently, he was elevated to the post of Principal Chief General Manager.

Gangadharan joined South Indian Bank as an independent director in January 2014. Later that year he took over from Amitabha Guha as non-executive Chairman of the bank.[3]

Major contributions

Salim Gangadharan has made seminal contribution to foreign exchange regulation in India as the convener of the Task Force of Capital Account Convertibility.[4] He is an advisor for the National Institute of Education and Training.[5] He is also an advisor for the National Institute of Skill Enhancement.[6]

Important assignments

See also

South Indian Bank

References
  1. "Board of Directors – South Indian Bank". SIB. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. "Salim Gangadharan – Executive Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. "South Indian Bank appoints Salim Gangadharan as Director". Money Control. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. "RBI sets up Task Force on Capital Account Convertibility". RBI. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  5. "National Institute of Education & Trainings – Advisory Board". NIET. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  6. "National Institute of Skill Enhancement – Advisory Council". NISE. Retrieved 30 June 2019.


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