Banks Board Bureau recommends 22 GMs for elevations as Executive Directors

This is the first major exercise undertaken by the BBB, headed by newly appointed chairman B P Sharma, former Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training.
Image for representational purpose only. (File photo | Reuters)
Image for representational purpose only. (File photo | Reuters)

NEW DELHI: The Bank Board Bureau, constituted to oversee the selection of candidates for top public sector Bank jobs, has made recommendations that 22 general managers (GM) be elevated to executive director positions at various bank boards.

With several top posts remaining vacant in many public sector banks, including those of board members who've been asked to step down after the series of scam exposures, this is the first major exercise undertaken by the BBB, headed by newly appointed chairman B P Sharma, former Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training.

The chairman and members of the panel have recommended to the Government of India 22 general managers for being appointed as executive directors in public sector banks (PSBs), BBB said in a statement.

"These recommendations are based on interactions held by the Banks Board Bureau with eligible candidates from PSBs towards appointment against vacancies in PSBs for the period 2018-19," it said.

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take the final decision in this regard.

The panel has recommended general managers Manas Ranjan Biswal, Gopal Gusain, Vivek Jha, Alok Srivastava, Hemant Kumar Tamta, Ajit Kumar Das, Agyey Kumar Azad, Dinesh Kumar Garg, Sanjay Aggarwal and Shanti Lal Jain for appointment as EDs.Besides, Vijay Dube, Ajay K Khurana, A Manimekhalai, Vikramaditya Singh Khichi, Usha Ravi, P R Rajagopal, Shenoy Vishwanath Vittal, Atul Kumar, K Srinivasa Rao, Sanjay Kumar, K Ramachandran and Ajay Vyas too would be elevated, if the BBB's recommendations are approved by the government.

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