A.K.Jagannathan has worked in 5 Associate Banks of State Bank of India and one Private Sector Bank.
He has M.Sc (Physics), CAIIB, PGDBM (NIBM, Bombay) qualifications. He was a topper in College and a rank holder in the University (B.Sc).
He taught at Loyola College, Chennai for a year.
Joining State Bank of Mysore as a Probationary Officer in 1974, he rose to become Deputy General Manager and was deputed to State Bank of Hyderabad. After elevation, he became General Manager (Commercial & International Banking) at State Bank of Hyderabad. Then, he held the positions of General Manager (Credit) and General Manager (Operations) at State Bank of Patiala. He was Chief General Manager of State Bank of Saurashtra and became Managing Director of State Bank of Travancore, wherefrom he retired in April 2010.
He was holding charge of State Bank of Saurashtra and was the signatory to the Board approval for the merger proposal of State Bank of Saurashtra with State Bank of India. He was an active participant in the entire merger process.
He was with Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd. as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank from Sep 2010 to May 2012.
In all the six banks where he had worked, he was a constant Visiting Faculty to the Training Centres throughout his career. He believes in sharing of knowledge and experience with others for their empowerment.
He introduced Distance Learning Programme in State Bank of Mysore when he was Senior Faculty in the Bank’s Training Centre. 1,200 staff members participated in the year long (monthly) programme.
He had written articles in the Economic Times, The Financial Express, IBA Bulletin and Prajnan (NIBM Journal) on Credit and Management.
He was Local Honorary Secretary of IBA - Bangalore Chapter 1992-1993.
Author of two books:
1. Developments in Banking and Finance (1993, 1994, 1996, 1999 Editions)
2. Developments in the Financial Market (1999)
He has wide experience in Corporate Finance, Planning (including Long Range Planning), Agriculture, Risk Management and General Management.
He was a Guest Speaker at Trivandrum Management Association Annuals on two occasions besides others like St Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli, ICFAI, Patiala Chapter etc.
During his tenure at State Bank of Travancore, the Bank recorded the highest net profit (Mar 2009) and it was ranked No.1 in Return on Capital by Business Today among all Public Sector Banks.
Financial Express - Ernst & Young Survey of Best Banks 2011 ranked Tamilnad Mercantile Bank as No.1 among Old Private Sector Banks; and ranked the Bank as No.2 for 2012.
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank was the winner of Assocham Social Banking Excellence Award for the year 2012 under the Private Sector Category.
He was instrumental in the change of Logo of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank and the new Logo was launched in May 2012.
He has M.Sc (Physics), CAIIB, PGDBM (NIBM, Bombay) qualifications. He was a topper in College and a rank holder in the University (B.Sc).
He taught at Loyola College, Chennai for a year.
Joining State Bank of Mysore as a Probationary Officer in 1974, he rose to become Deputy General Manager and was deputed to State Bank of Hyderabad. After elevation, he became General Manager (Commercial & International Banking) at State Bank of Hyderabad. Then, he held the positions of General Manager (Credit) and General Manager (Operations) at State Bank of Patiala. He was Chief General Manager of State Bank of Saurashtra and became Managing Director of State Bank of Travancore, wherefrom he retired in April 2010.
He was holding charge of State Bank of Saurashtra and was the signatory to the Board approval for the merger proposal of State Bank of Saurashtra with State Bank of India. He was an active participant in the entire merger process.
He was with Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd. as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank from Sep 2010 to May 2012.
In all the six banks where he had worked, he was a constant Visiting Faculty to the Training Centres throughout his career. He believes in sharing of knowledge and experience with others for their empowerment.
He introduced Distance Learning Programme in State Bank of Mysore when he was Senior Faculty in the Bank’s Training Centre. 1,200 staff members participated in the year long (monthly) programme.
He had written articles in the Economic Times, The Financial Express, IBA Bulletin and Prajnan (NIBM Journal) on Credit and Management.
He was Local Honorary Secretary of IBA - Bangalore Chapter 1992-1993.
Author of two books:
1. Developments in Banking and Finance (1993, 1994, 1996, 1999 Editions)
2. Developments in the Financial Market (1999)
He has wide experience in Corporate Finance, Planning (including Long Range Planning), Agriculture, Risk Management and General Management.
He was a Guest Speaker at Trivandrum Management Association Annuals on two occasions besides others like St Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli, ICFAI, Patiala Chapter etc.
During his tenure at State Bank of Travancore, the Bank recorded the highest net profit (Mar 2009) and it was ranked No.1 in Return on Capital by Business Today among all Public Sector Banks.
Financial Express - Ernst & Young Survey of Best Banks 2011 ranked Tamilnad Mercantile Bank as No.1 among Old Private Sector Banks; and ranked the Bank as No.2 for 2012.
Tamilnad Mercantile Bank was the winner of Assocham Social Banking Excellence Award for the year 2012 under the Private Sector Category.
He was instrumental in the change of Logo of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank and the new Logo was launched in May 2012.
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