Board of Directors

Mr. Dinesh Kumar Khara is the Managing Director of Associates & Subsidiaries wing of State Bank of India (SBI). He holds a Board level position in the Bank Supervising the businesses of SBI’s five Associates Banks and nine subsidiaries. Mr. Dinesh Kumar Khara, did his Masters in Business Administration from FMS New Delhi and is a post graduate in Commerce. He is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). Mr. Khara joined SBI as Probationary Officer in 1984 and has over 31 year of experience in all facets of Commercial banking such as Retail Credit, SME/Corporate Credit, deposit mobilization, international banking operations, branch management, etc. Prior to being appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India, Mr. Khara was the Managing Director & CEO of SBIFMPL

Shri Chintaman Mahadeo Dixit graduated in Commerce from University of Pune and became a qualified Chartered Accountant in 1976. A Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he is a Senior Partner in M/s. G. D. Apte & Co., Chartered Accountants, Pune.

He conceptualized and successfully implemented the first take-over of an Urban Co-operative Bank by a Public Sector Bank in the country. The Shree Suvarna Sahakari Bank Limited was taken over by Indian Overseas Bank by way of take-over of its assets and liabilities. His turnaround strategy report for Bank of Maharashtra and its strategic plan for 5 years suggesting short term and long term measures was fully accepted by the Bank and the Bank turned around after successful implementation of the same. He was engaged by Reserve Bank of India to investigate into Indian Bank and he submitted an unbiased and conclusive report, which was much appreciated.

He is actively associated in the Statutory Central Audit of Public Sector Banks, Private Sector Banks and Private Foreign Banks (Indian Business) for last 38 years.

Dr (Ms). Gitika Kapoor, a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Management, is currently working as Professor at R. A. Podar Institute of Management and Dean, Faculty of Management Studies, University of Rajasthan, and has 32 years of rich experience in academic, Institution Building, Administration, Consultancy and Training. She is a member of Editorial Board of the Nice Journal of Management, Ethics Committee-SMS Medical College, Committee for the evaluation of proposals to set up private Universities, Expert member of Bureau of Public Enterprise, Government of Rajasthan. She has been conferred with “Career Award for Young Teachers (1999-2000)” by AICTE.

Shri V K Gupta joined SBI as Probationary officer in 1972 and retired as Dy. Managing Director in 2007. During his distinguished career spanning 35 years, he handled various assignments in the areas of Domestic, International and Investment Banking as also in Treasury Operations; notable being Dy. Managing Director & Chief Credit Officer of the Bank, Managing Director & CEO, SBI DFHI as well as SBI Factors, Chief General Manager[Mid-Corporate Group] and Regional Head, SBI Capital Markets Ltd, New Delhi. Amongst his overseas assignments were President & CEO,SBI(California) and Los Angeles Agency as also Chief Credit Officer, Bank Of Bhutan, Phuntsholing. Shri Gupta is a post-graduate in English Literature- Gold Medalist and First Class First- and was teaching in Delhi University before joining State Bank Of India.

Mr. Saurabh Chandra, a Graduate in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (First with Distinction), retired from the post of Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

He is currently a Public Interest Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited and an Independent Director on the Boards of IDBI Trusteeship Services (ITSL), Usha Breco Limited and Vacmet India Limited. Also on the Panel of Outside Experts in technical Category of ONGC, Panel of Conciliators in GAIL for settlement of disputes, Member of the Technical Advisory Board of Intech Organics Ltd. and Member of the Advisory Board of CL Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
He is working for promotion of employed disabled persons as a Member of the Advisory Board of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment of Disabled People (NCPEDP).

He has vast experience in formulation and implementation of policies in multiple areas and sectors – oil and gas, industry & manufacturing, foreign direct investment, intellectual property and disinvestment including strategic sales.

Narayanan Sadanandan, joined SBI as Probationary Officer in 1985 in Ahmedabad Circle, is a Graduate in Commerce (with two groups cleared in Cost and Works Accounts) and an Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers with 34 years’ experience in all facets of Banking including MSME, Investment Banking (both Equity & Debt), Financial Institutions, International Banking, Corporate Banking, Commercial and Retail Banking.

His earlier Assignments are as follow:

• He was Chief General Manager (SME & SCF) SBI, Corporate Centre, Head in MSME & Supply Chain Finance Vertical of SBI (Portfolio of Rs.2.5 trillion).
• Executive Vice President (Capital Market Group) heading both ECM & DCM in investment Bank subsidiary of SBI.
• Head of Financial Institutions group under International Banking group looking after correspondence relationship.
• Chief Executive Officer of Frankfurt branch of State Bank of India.

Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Accounts Group branch, Mumbai.

Shri Navneet Munot joined SBI Funds Management Private Limited as Chief Investment Officer in December 2008. He has over 24 years of rich experience in Financial Markets. In his role, Navneet is responsible for overseeing investments worth over USD 30 billion across various asset classes in mutual fund and segregated accounts. In his previous assignment, he was the Executive Director & Head – multi – strategy boutique with Morgan Stanley Investment Management.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley Investment Management, he has worked as Chief Investment Officer – Fixed Income and Hybrid Funds at Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund and worked in various areas such as fixed income, equities and foreign exchange.

Navneet is on the board of Indian Association of Investment Professional (India society of CFA charter holders with over 2000 members). Navneet is a member of CSR Committee of Indian Management Chamber (IMC) and a member of Capital Market committee of Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (ICAI). His articles on matters related to economy and financial markets have widely been published.

Navneet is a postgraduate in Accountancy and Business Statistics and a qualified Chartered Accountant. He is also a Charter Holder of the CFA Institute and CAIA Institute. He has also done FRM.