Kalyan Kumar joins Punjab National Bank as Executive Director

Kalyan Kumar joins Punjab National Bank as Executive Director

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: October 28 2021

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  • Kalyan Kumar has been named Executive Director of the Punjab National Bank (PNB).
  • The former Union Bank of India Chief General Manager has over 26 years of banking expertise.
  • Kumar is appointed to the Bank's Board of Directors under the Banking Companies Act of 1970 for a three-year term, beginning on the day of his assumption of office and ending when further instructions are issued, whichever comes first.
  • Kumar graduated from Rajendra Prasad Agriculture University in Pusa with a master's degree in science.

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About PNB

  • PNB: Punjab National Bank
  • CEO: S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao
  • Founded: 19 May 1894, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Founders: Dyal Singh Majithia, Lala Lajpat Rai
  • The 'PNB' open its doors to the general public: 12 April, 1895
  • PNB bank officials decided to leave Lahore: March 31, 1947
  • Slogan of Punjab National Bank: The Name You Can Bank Upon
  • Headquarter of PNB: New Delhi
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