Debadatta Chand Appointed MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda

Debadatta Chand Appointed MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: July 06 2023

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Debadatta Chand has assumed charge as the managing director and chief executive officer of Bank of Baroda (BoB).
He takes over from Sanjiv Chadha, whose tenure ended on June 30, 2023.
Prior to his appointment as MD & CEO, Chand served as the executive director at Bank of Baroda since March 2021.
In his role as executive director, he was overseeing corporate & institutional credit, corporate & institutional banking, treasury & global markets, mid-corporate business, and trade & foreign exchange.
With over 29 years of experience in commercial banking and developmental financial institutions, Chand has built a strong foundation in the banking sector.
He began his career in 1994 as an officer at Allahabad Bank and later worked as a manager at the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) from 1998 to 2005.
Chand also currently serves on the boards of BOB Capital Markets, India Infradebt, Baroda Financial Solutions, Bank of Baroda (Tanzania), Bank of Baroda (Uganda), and Bank of Baroda (Kenya).
Previously, he served on the boards of PNB Principal Mutual Fund and SWIFT India Pvt. Ltd. as a nominee director of Punjab National Bank.

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