CH S. S. Mallikarjunarao

He is a professional banker with more than 37 years of experience. He started his banking career as a probationary officer in Bank of Maharashtra in 1985. He retired as the Managing Director & CEO (MD & CEO) of Punjab National Bank (PNB) in January 2022. During his tenure at PNB, he successfully completed the amalgamation of Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India into PNB in terms of the notification issued by the Government of India. Following the amalgamation, PNB emerged as the second-largest public sector bank with more than 10,000 branches and over 1 lakh employees.

Prior to assuming the position of MD & CEO of PNB, he was MD & CEO of Allahabad Bank from September 2018 to September 2019. Before this, he served as Executive Director of Syndicate Bank since 2016. Mr. Mallikarjunarao has held various positions in Oriental Bank of Commerce including General Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Head of Information Technology, Digital Banking and Risk Department.

He is a Director on the Boards of Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services, National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation Limited and Nuclear Power Corporation of India.

He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Science and General Laws and is a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers.