Canara Bank has said that S Raman has assumed charge as its Chairman & Managing Director.
Raman joined Bank of India in 1974. He also had two stints overseas when he was serving Bank of India - at Jersey (UK) from 1983 to 1987 and as Chief Executive of Bank of India's US Operations from June 2005 to October 2008, a press statement issued here stated.
Raman was elevated as Executive Director of Union Bank of India in October 2008 where he oversaw treasury, corporate credit and transaction banking, among others.
He worked in different parts of the country, including Nagpur, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Bhubaneshwar. His assignments included being Zonal Manager in Gujarat and Orissa.
A Post Graduate in Economics, Raman holds a Diploma in Business Management and a Senior Diploma in German Language, besides CAIIB from the Indian Institute of Bankers and ACIB from the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London.
Raman, who assumed charged with effect from yesterday, would have a tenure of two years up to September 2012 as CMD of Canara Bank.