Since vacancies are arising in the top posts of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in 2018-19, Bank Board Bureau (BBB) has started the process of selecting the candidates.
Twenty Executive Director rank officers from PSBs have been called for an interview scheduled for this month. They are: S. Harisankar of Allahabad Bank, A.K. Rath of Andhra Bank, P.V. Bharathi and P. Ramana Murthy of Canara Bank, B.K. Divakara of Central Bank of India, R.S. Singh from Dena Bank, A.K. Das from Bank of India, G.M. Bhagat from Corporation Bank, A.C. Rout and R.K. Gupta from Bank of Maharashtra, M.K. Bhattacharya and A.S. Rajeev from Indian Bank, Fareed Ahmed of Punjab & Sind Bank, K. Swaminathan from Indian Overseas Bank, Charan Singh from UCO Bank, A.K. Goel from Union Bank of India, S.S. Mallikarjuna Rao, G.M. Yadwadkar of IDBI Bank, Ashok Pradhan of United Bank of India and Vijaya Bank's Nageswara Rao.
Some of the CEO posts in PSBs like Andhra Bank, Dena Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank are already vacant. IDBI Bank's CEO post will also remain vacant as the government has appointed M.K. Jain as the RBI deputy governor.
Top posts in Central Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Corporation Bank, United Bank of India and UCO Bank will fall vacant during the course of the year as well. 19 executive directors' post in many PSBs will also fall vacant in the coming course of time.