R Sridharan has taken over as the managing director (MD) and group executive (associates and subsidiaries) of State Bank of India, from December 5, 2008.
He is a graduate from Madras University and joined as a probationary officer in 1972. Before taking over as MD, Sridharan was the deputy MD of the bank, looking after the non-banking subsidiaries. Earlier, he was the MD and CEO of SBI Capital Markets, a subsidiary of SBI.
Apart from these, Sridharan has held assignments in SBI's international division and has also served as advisor to the Ministry of Finance, government of India.
