Mr. S. Vishvanathan - Chairman
Shri S. Vishvanathan joined State Bank of India as a Probationary Officer in 1976 and has served the bank in several important capacities which includes an assignment in our New York Branch and stints as Regional Manager and Deputy General Manager in Delhi Circle. He has extensive experience in the domain of Treasury and Global Markets both in the Domestic as well as International Markets and has been associated with State Bank’s foray into structured products and derivatives in his capacity as General Manager (Global markets). At present he is the Managing Director & CEO of SBI Capital Markets Limited, the Holding Company.
Smt. Swati Desai - Managing Director
Smt. Swati Desai has had a long innings in the State Bank group and in the course of her career she has covered a wide range of assignments from responsible positions. She has joined the Company in May 2009 after a four year stint in SBI Global Markets where she headed the Derivative business.
Shri S H Visweswaraiah – Whole-Time Director
He joined State Bank of Travancore as Probationary Officer in 1979 having 24 years experience in the banking sector and over 6 years in Financial Services/capital market Industry. He has held various responsible positions in the Bank such as Manager of various branches, Chief Manager (Credit), Asst General Manager and Controller of Thrissur Region of the Bank and is presently the Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
Shri R. Sridharan - Non-Executive Director
Shri R. Sridharan joined State Bank of India in 1972 and has over 36 years experience in the banking sector. He has held various responsible positions in State Bank of India such as Executive Vice President – Sate Bank of India, Tokyo Branch, Regional Head – Corporate Accounts Group, SBI, Ahmedabad, General Manager – Treasury, SBI, Mumbai, Chief General Manager – Bangalore (Karnataka Circle). Has also held assignments in the State Bank of India's International Division as also at its Frankfurt Branch. He has also served as Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi. At present he is the Managing Director and Group Executive (Associates & Subsidiaries), State Bank of India.
Smt. Bharati Rao – Independent Director
With a Master’s degree in Economics, Smt. Rao has been the quintessential banker since August 1972. Her 35 years in the Bank have seen a range of assignments both in India and abroad in areas like Commercial Banking, Project Finance, and International Banking. She has had stints as Manager- Business Development, Singapore, Deputy General Manager- Overseas Branch, Bangalore, General Manager- Project Finance SBU, Mumbai, Chief General Manager- International Banking Group, Foreign Offices, Mumbai, Dy. Managing Director & Group Executive (International Banking), Corporate Centre, Mumbai and Dy. Managing Director & Chief Credit Officer, Corporate Centre, Mumbai.
Shri Rajeev Krishnan - Non-Executive Director
Shri Rajeev Krishnan joined the State Bank of India in 1977 as a Probationary Officer and has over 33 years of experience in the Banking Sector. He has held various responsible positions in State Bank of India including assignments as General Manager (Network 1), Kolkata, Deputy General Manager, Zonal Office, Baroda and Assistant General Manager, Region IV, Bangalore besides having served in SBI's Offshore Banking Unit at Bahrain. At present he is Executive Vice President of SBI Capital Markets Limited, the Holding Company.
