A senior banker, currently serving as the MD & CEO of NARCL, under deputation from Canara Bank. At Canara Bank, as Chief General Manager, he was in charge of the Stressed Assets Management wing including overseeing the Recovery Legal & Fraud Prevention Wing of the Bank. Over 33 years, he has undertaken various assignments in the Bank in diversified work areas viz. in the Stressed assets, Large corporate branches, complex trade/forex transactions and overseeing Regional offices and also the largest Circle of the Bank. He has progressively shaped the Stressed Assets Management wing of the Bank since its inception and has significantly contributed towards recovery and thought leadership in IBBI / IBC / IBA matters. He is a postgraduate in Agricultural Science and is also a certified associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers.