Mr. P.  Jayarama Bhat

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Born on 14-11-1951, Shri P. Jayarama Bhat is a Post Graduate in Chemistry (with First Rank) from University of Mysore. He is a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). He has banking experience of over 4 decades. He joined the Bank as an Officer in the year 1973 and over the period of time got promoted to various positions. In the year 2005, he was promoted as Chief General Manager of the Bank and has been entrusted with the responsibilities of overall supervision of operational areas of the Bank. He was appointed as Managing Director & CEO of the Bank on 14th July 2009. On completion of his 2nd term he has been re-appointed for a third consecutive term of three years w.e.f. 14.07.2015.

Shri P. Jayarama Bhat has rich experience in all the facets of banking operations. He was on the Board of Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Ltd., a joint venture of the Bank, from 2007 to 2009.

He was a member on Management Committee of the Indian Banks Association (IBA) from August 2010 to August 2014, during which period he was also the Chairman of 'IBA Committee on Member Private Sector Banks'. Presently, he is a member of IBA Standing Committee on Retail Banking.

During his tenure as Managing Director, the Bank has secured many awards in the field of IT, CSR, MSME, etc.