Governance

Our Board of Directors

Mr. Atul Kumar Goel

Non-Executive Nominee Director
DIN: 07266897
Date of joining: 28th April 2022

Mr. Atul Kumar Goel is the Managing Director & CEO of Punjab National Bank from 1st February 2022. Earlier, he was the Managing Director & CEO of UCO Bank, Executive Director of Union Bank of India and held various positions in Allahabad Bank. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant, having more than three decades of banking experience, large corporate, treasury management, risk management, financial planning, investor relations, business transformation, compliance, etc. He was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Allahabad Bank.

Committee Membership

  • Nomination and Remuneration Committee
  • Stakeholders Relationship Committee

Mr. Sunil Kaul

Non-Executive Nominee Director
DIN: 05102910
Date of joining: 5th March 2015

Mr. Sunil Kaul is the Managing Director and Partner of Carlyle Singapore Investment Advisors Pte Limited. He heads the Southeast Asia region of the Carlyle Asia Buyout Advisory Team and concurrently leads the Financial Services Sector for the team in Asia (ex Japan). Before joining Carlyle 16 years ago, he was the President of Citibank Japan and the Chairman of CitiCards Japan KK and CitiFinancial Japan KK. In his previous roles with Citi, he was the Head of Retail Banking for Citibank in Asia, Head of International Personal Banking for Citibank in New York and Head of Global Transaction Services at Citibank, Japan. He has over 35 years of experience in the fields of private equity, corporate and consumer banking. He is a graduate of IIT Bombay and IIM Bangalore.

Committee Membership

  • Nomination and Remuneration Committee
  • Stakeholders Relationship Committee
  • Risk Management Committee

Mr. Chandrasekaran Ramakrishnan

Independent Director
DIN: 00580842
Date of joining: 7th October 2015

Mr. Chandrasekaran was one of the co-founders of Cognizant. He retired as the Executive Vice Chairman of Cognizant India in March 2019. He has been widely recognised as a significant contributor to the growth of Cognizant, including its global footprint. Prior to joining Cognizant, he was with Tata Consultancy Services for over nine years. He has 38 years of experience in the field of information technology.

Committee Membership

  • Nomination and Remuneration Committee
  • IT Strategy Committee
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Mr. Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey

Independent Director
DIN: 00031213
Date of joining: 22nd April 2016

Mr. Nilesh Vikamsey is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) since 1985 and is the former President of the ICAI. He has been associated with KKC & Associates LLP as a senior partner since 1985. He has extensive experience in Audit and consultancy of banks, large companies, mutual funds, and financial service sector companies.

Committee Membership

  • Audit Committee
  • Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Mr. Tejendra Mohan Bhasin

Independent Director
DIN: 03091429
Date of joining: 2nd April 2020

Dr. T. M. Bhasin has been a career Banker for 37 years with notable roles such as Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Bank from 2010 to 2015. Dr. Bhasin was appointed as Vigilance Commissioner of India by Hon’ble President of India in CVC from June 2015 to June 2019 and has also chaired the Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds (constituted by CVC and RBI) from August 2019 to August 2023.

Dr. Bhasin holds an MBA in Finance from FMS, Delhi, LL.B. from Delhi University, CAIIB, and M.Sc. Gold Medallist. A Delhi University topper in its one year flagship programme in ‘Criminology and Forensic Science’, he is a fellow of the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance. He also completed the Advanced Financial Enterprises Management Programme at Harvard Kennedy School (US). His Doctoral Research findings and recommendations formed the basis of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.
Dr. Bhasin is a prolific author with a book on ‘E-Commerce in Indian Banking’ and has numerous research papers to his credit.

Committee Membership

  • Audit Committee
  • Risk Management Committee
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Mr. Sudarshan Sen

Independent Director
DIN: 03570051
Date of joining: 1st October 2020

Mr. Sudarshan Sen superannuated from the Reserve Bank of India as Executive Director in charge of the Regulation of Banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies. In a career spanning over 38 years, he worked in banking regulation, bank supervision, fintech regulation, human resources, information technology, and currency management. He has been on several major national and international committees constituted by the RBI.

Committee Membership

  • Audit Committee
  • Nomination and Remuneration Committee
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Committee

Mr. Neeraj Vyas

Non-Executive Non-Independent Director
DIN: 07053788
Date of joining: 1st September 2020

Mr. Neeraj Vyas superannuated as the Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the State Bank of India (SBI) on 30th June 2018. He has handled several assignments for SBI in India and abroad. He is a senior banking professional with over 37 years of experience across a wide range of functions, such as banking, credit, mortgages, risk management and operations. Mr. Vyas is Non Executive Director since 1st September 2020. Earlier, he was Independent Director on the Board from 15th April 2019 till 28th April 2020. He was appointed as interim Managing Director & CEO of the Company from 28th April 2020 till 10th August 2020.

Committee Membership

  • Audit Committee
  • Credit Committee
  • Risk Management Committee

Mr. Kapil Modi

Non-Executive Nominee Director
DIN: 07055408
Date of joining: 1st October 2020

Mr. Kapil Modi is a Managing Director and Partner at Carlyle India Advisors Private Limited and is part of the Investment Team of Carlyle India for over 16 years. He holds a B. Tech degree in Computer Science (silver medallist) from IIT Kharagpur and is a postgraduate in Management (gold medallist) from IIM Ahmedabad. He also holds CFA from CFA Institute (USA) and a Master’s degree in Business Law from National Law School, Bengaluru.

Committee Membership

  • IT Strategy Committee
  • Credit Committee

Ms. Gita Nayyar

Independent Director
DIN: 07128438
Date of joining: 29th May 2021

Ms. Gita Nayyar is a finance professional with over 32 years of global leadership experience with MNC banks/VC funds and corporates. She has expertise in corporate banking, risk and relationship management, investment banking, wealth management and fundraising. She is also recognised for her expertise in angel investing/mentoring and advising early-stage ventures. She serves as an Independent Director on the board of reputed corporate organisations.

Committee Membership

  • Nomination and Remuneration Committee
  • Stakeholders Relationship Committee

Mr. Pavan Kaushal

Independent Director
DIN: 07117387
Date of joining: 27th October 2022

Mr. Pavan Kaushal has over 34 years of experience in the financial services sector in various positions. He was associated with Fullerton India Credit Company Limited as the Chief Operating Officer and IDFC First Bank Limited as Group Executive President in the Risk Department. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 1985 and holds a Master’s degree in Financial Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.

Committee Membership

  • Credit Committee
  • IT Strategy Committee

Mr. Dilip Kumar Jain

Non-Executive Nominee Director
DIN: 06822012
Date of joining: 4th November 2022

Mr. Dilip Kumar Jain has over 28 years of experience in various fields in the banking industry. He carries with him several years of banking experience in various senior positions at Punjab National Bank. He is currently the CFO of Punjab National Bank in the rank of Chief General Manager. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 1989.

Mr. Girish Kousgi

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
DIN: 08524205
Date of joining: 21st October 2022

Mr. Girish Kousgi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He has over 26 years of experience in the financial services sector. Previously, he was associated with Can Fin Homes Limited as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Tata Capital Financial Services Limited as Head Retail – Credit & Risk, IDFC Bank Limited as Executive Vice President and ICICI Bank Limited as joint General Manager. He is also serving as a director on the Boards of the subsidiaries of PNB Housing Finance Ltd., namely PHFL Home Loans and Services Limited and PEHEL Foundation. He holds an executive master’s diploma in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Commerce and Trade.

Committee Membership

  • Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
  • Credit Committee
  • Risk Management Committee
  • Stakeholders Relationship Committee
  • IT Strategy Committee