Kalia added to YES Bank board!
YES Bank, India’s fourth largest private sector Bank announced the appointment of Mr. Subhash Chander Kalia as an Additional (Non Executive Non Independent) Director with effect from April 03, 2018.
Mr. Subhash Chander Kalia has rich experience of over 38 years in the Banking Industry. Previously, Mr. Kalia served as Executive Director of Union Bank of India from November 21, 2009 to September 2011.
He served as an Executive Director of Vijaya Bank Ltd. from October 2008 to November 2009. Mr. Kalia joined Bank of Baroda in 1973 and worked in several capacities up to the level of General Manager till 2008. He was instrumental in setting up Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Company and Baroda L & G Life Insurance Company.
Mr. Kalia has significant expertise in Agriculture lending, financial inclusion and Priority Sector Lending. He has served as Member of Indian Banks’ Association Committee on Agro Business and Financial Inclusion for the year 2010-11.
He is also Member of the Committee constituted by Reserve Bank of India to re-examine the existing classification and suggest revised guidelines with regard to priority sector lending classification and related issues. He is currently on the board of NABARD Financial Services Ltd. as an Independent Director. He served as the Chairman of Regional Rural Bank, Pratapgarh.
Mr. Kalia holds a Bachelor's degree in Arts from Punjab University and a Master's degree in Political Science, with the distinction of standing first in the University from Guru Nanak Dev University and is also a Gold Medalist. He is also a qualified CAIIB.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rana Kapoor, MD and CEO, YES Bank, said, "Mr. Subhash Chander Kalia is an experienced leader and highly respected in the Indian Banking Industry. We look forward to his guidance as member of the Board of Directors at YES Bank towards scaling the Bank in its next phase of growth, particularly towards the Bank’s focus on Retail Lending driven by growth in Agriculture & allied sectors, Rural Banking and MSMEs as well as Risk Management for these businesses”.
