They are the crème of Indian banking. As part of its efforts to recognise the Indian banking industry, The Sunday Standard Finwiz 2012 Best Bankers’ Awards were given away at a glittering ceremony organised in the Capital on Monday.
From Indian Overseas Bank CMD M Narendra to Bank of Baroda Chairman and Managing Director Mallya, anybody and everybody in the banking sector graced the occasion.
The awards ceremony preceded a panel discussion comprising elite panelists led by Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Council, Dr C Rangarajan. The winners of different categories were handed over the awards by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma. The awards were swept by away by Rana Kapoor’s Yes Bank, which, apart from winning the Best Banker award, won a total of five awards in different categories (see list). The other winners in different categories can also be seen in the list.
Best Public Sector Banker
Category: Large
1. M Narendra,
CMD, Indian Overseas Bank
2. M D Mallya, CMD, Bank of Baroda
Category: Medium
1. DP Singh, CMD, Punjab and Sind Bank
2.Nupur Mitra, CMD, Dena Bank
Best Private Sector Banker
Category: Large
1. Shikha Sharma, MD and CEO, Axis Bank
2.Aditya Puri, MD, HDFC Bank
Category: Medium
1. Rana Kapoor, Founder and CEO, Yes Bank
2. Romesh Sobti, MD and CEO, IndusInd Bank
Best Foreign Banker
Category: Large
1.Pramit Jhaveri, CEO Citi India
2.Shantanu Ambedkar, MD and Head
of Private Banking Arm, HSBC India
Category: Medium
1. Sanjiv Bhasin, CEO, DBS Bank Limited India,
2. Ravneet Singh Gill, CEO, Deutsche Bank, India
Safest Banker
Category: Large
1.Ajai Kumar, CMD, Corporation Bank
2.Adtiya Puri, MD, HDFC Bank
Category: Medium
1. Rana Kapoor, Founder and CEO, Yes Bank
2. Shailendra Bhandari, MD and CEO, ING Vysya
Best Banker –Financial Inclusion
Category: Large
1.Pratip Chaudhuri, Chairman, SBI
2. MG Sanghvi, CMD, Syndicate Bank
Category: Medium
1. Mushtaq Ahmad, Chairman, J&K Bank
2. Shiva Kumar, MD, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
Best Banker –Agricultural Credit
Category: Large
1. K R Kamath, CMD, Punjab National Bank
2. J P Dua, CMD, Allahabad Bank
Category: Medium
1. Shiva Kumar, MD, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
2. Mushtaq Ahmad, Chairman, J&K Bank
Best Banker –Growth and Expansion
Category: Large
1. Shikha Sharma, MD and CEO, Axis Bank
2. M V Tanksale, CMD, Central Bank of India
Category: Medium
1. Rana Kapoor, Founder and CEO, Yes Bank
2. Uday S Kotak, Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank
Best Public Sector – SME Banker
Category: Large
1. Pratip Chaudhuri, Chairman, SBI
2. S. Raman, CMD, Canara Bank
Category: Medium
1. Nupur Mitra, CMD, Dena Bank
2. DP Singh, CMD, Punjab and Sind Bank
Best Banker – Priority Sector
Category: Large
1. M Bhagvantha Rao, MD, State Bank of Hyderabad
2. Aditya Puri, MD, HDFC Bank
Category: Medium
1. K B Nagendra Murthy, MD and CEO, Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
2. Mushtaq Ahmad, Chairman, J&K Bank
Best Banker – Customer Friendliness
Category: Large
1. Narendra Singh, CMD, Bank of Maharashtra
2. H S Upendra Kamath, CMD, Vijaya Bank
3. Bhaskar Sen, CMD, United Bank of India
Category: Medium
1. Mushtaq Ahmad, Chairman, J&K Bank
2. P Jayarama Bhat, MD, Karnataka Bank
Best Banker – Efficiency and Profitability
Category: Large
1. M Bhagvantha Rao, MD, State Bank of Hyderabad
2. Shikha Sharma, MD and CEO, Axis Bank
Category: Medium
1. Rana Kapoor, Founder and CEO, Yes Bank
2. K B Nagendra Murthy, MD and CEO, Tamilnad Mercantile Bank
Category: Small
1. S Balasubramanian, Chairman, City Union Bank
Best Indian Banker
Category: Large
1. M Narendra, CMD, IOB
2. M D Mallya, CMD, Bank of Baroda
Category: Medium
1. Rana Kapoor, Founder and CEO, Yes Bank
2. Romesh Sobti, MD and CEO, IndusInd Bank