Rama Mohan Rao Amara Appointed MD of SBI - FSIB Recommendation
By Rediff Money Desk, New Delhi Sep 02, 2024 18:47
FSIB recommends Rama Mohan Rao Amara as the new Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI), filling the vacancy created by C S Setty's elevation as chairman. Amara is currently the Deputy Managing Director of SBI.

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New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) FSIB, the headhunter for directors of state-owned banks and financial institutions, on Monday recommended Rama Mohan Rao Amara for the position of managing director of State Bank of India (SBI).
Amara is currently Deputy Managing Director of the bank.
He will fill the vacancy created due to elevation of C S Setty as chairman of the country's largest lender.
The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) interviewed 9 candidates for the position of managing director of SBI, FSIB said in a statement.
"Keeping in view their performance in the interface, overall experience and the extant parameters, the Bureau recommends Rama Mohan Rao Amara for the position of MD in SBI," it said.
The SBI board is headed by Chairman assisted by four managing directors. With the selection of Amara, SBI will get its fourth MD.
The final decision on FSIB's recommendation would be taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
FSIB is headed by former secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Bhanu Pratap Sharma.
Other members of the headhunter are Animesh Chauhan, former chairman and MD of erstwhile Oriental Bank of Commerce, RBI's ex-executive director Deepak Singhal, and Shailendra Bhandari, former MD of erstwhile ING Vysya Bank.
Amara is currently Deputy Managing Director of the bank.
He will fill the vacancy created due to elevation of C S Setty as chairman of the country's largest lender.
The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) interviewed 9 candidates for the position of managing director of SBI, FSIB said in a statement.
"Keeping in view their performance in the interface, overall experience and the extant parameters, the Bureau recommends Rama Mohan Rao Amara for the position of MD in SBI," it said.
The SBI board is headed by Chairman assisted by four managing directors. With the selection of Amara, SBI will get its fourth MD.
The final decision on FSIB's recommendation would be taken by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
FSIB is headed by former secretary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Bhanu Pratap Sharma.
Other members of the headhunter are Animesh Chauhan, former chairman and MD of erstwhile Oriental Bank of Commerce, RBI's ex-executive director Deepak Singhal, and Shailendra Bhandari, former MD of erstwhile ING Vysya Bank.
Source: PTI
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