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Rana Ashutosh And Asheesh Pandey Recommended For MD Position In SBI And Indian Bank

SBI, the country's largest lender, has four managing directors and one chairman.

<div class="paragraphs"><p>(Image source: Vijay Sartape/NDTV Profit)</p></div>
(Image source: Vijay Sartape/NDTV Profit)

FSIB, the headhunter for directors of state-owned banks and financial institutions, on Wednesday recommended Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh and Asheesh Pandey for the post of Managing Director of State Bank of India and Indian Bank respectively.

Singh is currently serving as deputy managing director at SBI whereas Pandey, who is currently serving as executive director of Bank of Maharashtra, will replace S L Jain on his superannuation.

SBI, the country's largest lender, has four managing directors and one chairman.

Declaring the result of the selection process, the Financial Services Institutions Bureau in a statement said the Bureau interviewed 16 candidates on April 23 and 24.

Declaring the result of the selection process, the Financial Services Institutions Bureau in a statement said the Bureau interviewed 17 candidates on April 23 and 24.

"Keeping in view their performance in the interface, their overall experience and the extant parameters, the Bureau recommends Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh and Asheesh Pandey for the position of managing director in SBI and Indian Bank respectively," it said.

The final decision on the FSIB recommendation would be taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

FSIB is headed by former Department of Personnel and Training Secretary Bhanu Pratap Sharma.

Other members of the headhunter are Animesh Chauhan, former chairman and MD of erstwhile Oriental Bank of Commerce, RBI's former executive director Deepak Singhal, and Shailendra Bhandari, ex-MD of erstwhile ING Vysya Bank.