Salee Sukumaran Nair recently took charge as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank. Nair, a former deputy managing director of State Bank of India (SBI), in an online interaction with Shine Jacob, outlines his vision for the Thoothukudi-headquartered bank. Edited excerpts:
What will be your top priorities heading one of the oldest banks in the country?
This is a legacy bank and significantly operates on manual terms. What we are trying to do first is modernise it and improve workforce productivity so that our business growth can move to the next trajectory. We are