Axis Bank is the third largest private sector bank in India. The Bank offers the entire spectrum of financial services to customer segments covering Large and Mid-Corporates, MSME, Agriculture and Retail Businesses.

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Girish Paranjpe is the current Director at [Axis Bank](/org/axis-bank). Girish has over 25 years of experience in the corporate world, holding various positions in companies such as [Bloom Energy](/org/bloom-energy), [Wipro](/org/wipro), and Wimco. 

Paranjpe began their career in 1985 as the financial controller at Wimco. Girish then moved to [Wipro](/org/wipro) in 1990, where they became the Joint CEO of [Wipro](/org/wipro)'s IT business. After a 21-year stint at [Wipro](/org/wipro), Paranjpe left to join [Bloom Energy](/org/bloom-energy) in 2011 as the Managing Director of Bloom International. Girish was responsible for all international operations of [Bloom Energy](/org/bloom-energy). In 2013, they left [Bloom Energy](/org/bloom-energy) to join [Axis Bank](/org/axis-bank) as the Director.

Girish Paranjpe studied at the University of Mumbai where they completed their Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in Economics and Accounting. Girish also attended Daly College where they completed Year 11 in English and Maths.

Girish Paranjpe

Ganesh Sankaran is a Group Executive at [Axis Bank](/org/axis-bank). Ganesh has over 15 years of experience in the industry, having worked with companies like [Cogni](/org/cogni)zant Technology Solutions and Patni Computer Systems.

Sankaran has played an instrumental role in driving the global data strategy for a leading Canadian bank, which has helped them rationalize their suite of data processing products by 22%. Ganesh has also led efforts to help the client cut costs by $12M over 4 years, by implementing a ‘Security Finance Risk System’.

Sankaran is also experienced in business development, and has helped their company win six different bids valued at $1.2 million each over a period of 2 years.

Ganesh Sankaran has a degree in computer science from the Savitribai Phule Pune University and an MBA in finance from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Ganesh also holds the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation.

Some of their coworkers include Ravi Narayanan - Group Executive – Retail Liabilities, Branch Banking & Products, Subrat Mohanty - Group Executive – Banking Operations & Transformation, and Neeraj Gambhir - Group Executive, Treasury, Markets & Wholesale Banking Products. Their manager is Amitabh Chaudhry, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer.

Ganesh Sankaran

Sumit Bali began their career in the banking and finance industry in 2005 as the Chief Executive Officer of Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited. In 2014, they joined [Kotak Mahindra Bank](/org/kotak-mahindra-bank) Limited as the Senior Executive Vice President. In 2018, they left [Kotak Mahindra Bank](/org/kotak-mahindra-bank) to become the CEO and Executive Director of IIFL Finance. Sumit is currently the Group Executive and Head of Retail Lending at [Axis Bank](/org/axis-bank).

Sumit Bali attended the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad for their graduation, where they studied maths. Sumit then attended St.Stephens College for their high school education.

Sumit Bali reports to Amitabh Chaudhry, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer. They work with Neeraj Gambhir - Group Executive, Treasury, Markets & Wholesale Banking Products, Ganesh Sankaran - Group Executive - Wholesale Banking Coverage Group, and Puneet Sharma - Chief Financial Officer.

Sumit Bali

Ketki Bhagwati has had a long and successful career in the banking and financial industries. Ketki currently serves as a Director at [Axis Bank](/org/axis-bank). Prior to their current position, they held various other positions including Chief Investment Officer: Client Services Group at IFC - International Finance Corporation and Research Analyst at The World Bank. In these roles, they were responsible for overseeing the operations of the financial institutions and providing solutions to clients across the world.

Bhagwati has also served on the board of several companies including Encourage Capital, Tikona Infinet Ltd., Bayer Crop Science, and OmniActive Health Technologies. In these positions, they have been responsible for overseeing the operations of the companies and providing advice on strategic decisions.

Bhagwati is a well-respected figure in the banking and financial industries and has been recognized for their work in developing new relationships with clients in South Asia.

Ketki Bhagwati has a Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from [Wellesley College](/org/wellesley-college).

Ketki Bhagwati

Ravi Narayanan is currently the Group Executive – Retail Liabilities, Branch Banking & Products at [Axis Bank](/org/axis-bank). Ravi was previously with [HDFC Bank](/org/hdfc-bank-ltd) from May 1999 to January 2019 as the Group Head - Branch Banking & Retail Trade FX. Prior to that, they worked at [Bank of America](/org/bank-of-america) in Mumbai, India from October 1997 to May 1999.

Ravi Narayanan has an MBA from FMS, Delhi in Marketing and Finance. Ravi also has a degree in Mining Engg from Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi. Ravi has done their 12th std from Delhi Public School, R K Puram, Delhi and 10th std from St Xaviers School,Bokaro Steel City, Bihar/Jharkhand, India.

They are on a team with Ganesh Sankaran - Group Executive - Wholesale Banking Coverage Group, Sumit Bali - Group Executive and Head, Retail Lending, and Rajiv Anand - Deputy Managing Director. Their manager is Amitabh Chaudhry, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer.

Ravi Narayanan

Prashant Joshi is the Group Executive & Chief Credit Officer of the Bank since May 1, 2022. As the Chief Credit Officer, he is responsible for all underwriting functions across the Retail and Corporate segments.

Prashant has nearly three decades of experience in financial services, primarily in project finance appraisals and credit functions. He has been with [Axis Bank](/org/axis-bank) since September 2006 in roles related to Credit / Underwriting and Risk across various segments.

In his previous stint, he was with the Industrial Development Bank of India in the project finance department for nearly 13 years, with in-depth experience of working on proposals across  sectors. He started his career in a private firm as a Project Engineer.

Prashant is a Civil Engineer from Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai University.



Prashant Joshi

Smt. Meena Ganesh, 56 years is a PGDM holder from [IIM Calcutta](/org/iim-calcutta) and has a graduate degree in Physics from the Madras University. In 2011, she was conferred the ‘Distinguished Alumnus’ award by [IIM Calcutta](/org/iim-calcutta).
As the MD & CEO, Smt. Meena Ganesh heads [Portea Medical](/org/portea-medical-private-limited) (www.portea.com), India’s largest and fastest growing home healthcare company, which she co-founded in July 2013. The Company has 4500+ employees and operations across 16 cities in India, and brings inhome to patients, the full range of geriatric, chronic, post -operative care as well as allied healthcare services.
Till February 2013, Smt. Meena Ganesh was a promoter and a board member of TutorVista and CEO and MD of Pearson Education Services, acquired by Pearson, the world’s top education services company, for $ 213 MM in what was one of the largest deals in the Indian education sector.

As a partner of the platform, Growthstory.in, she is also co-promoter of nearly a dozen, newage Internet/ Technology enabled start-ups. A few of them that are leaders in their category include Bigbasket.com - India’s premier e-grocery retailer, home solutions company – Home Lane, food tech company, [FreshMenu](/org/freshmenu) and Bluestone.com – India’s leading online jeweller.

Earlier, Smt. Meena Ganesh set up the [Tesco](/org/tesco) Hindustan Service Center, [Tesco](/org/tesco)’s outsourced IT services and analytics operation in India, and served as the CEO.

Before joining [Tesco](/org/tesco)‚ Smt. Meena Ganesh co-founded one of India’s pioneering BPO companies - Customer Asset, which she sold to ICICI OneSource. Smt. Meena Ganesh also had a five year stint with Microsoft India‚ during which she set up multiple business units including Microsoft Consulting‚ Internet and Application Development/Business services units. During the initial 11 years of her career, Smt. Meena Ganesh was with PricewaterhouseCoopers and with NIIT.

Smt. Meena Ganesh serves on the Board of Pfizer India, P&G Limited, Manipal Cigna as well as is on the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Management -Calcutta.

She is not related to any other Director or Key Managerial Personnel of the Bank.

Meena Ganesh

Shri T.C. Suseel Kumar, 59 years, was appointed as an Additional Non-Executive (Nominee) Director of the Bank, with effect from 1st July 2020.
He has a Masters in Economics, is a university rank holder and has completed various management and leadership courses, including from [IIM Ahmedabad](/org/iim-ahmedabad), [IIM Bangalore](/org/iim-bangalore-ep), [IIM Lucknow](/org/iim-lucknow), ISB Hyderabad and Asian Institute of Management, Manila.
Shri T.C. Suseel Kumar is Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India since March 2019. During his illustrious career of more than 35 years, he has successfully managed multiple crucial portfolios in LIC and left behind highly significant footprints across the organization. As a Managing Director, he manages key portfolios of LIC, including Marketing/Product Development, Investment, Corporate Planning/New Projects, Audit and Subsidiaries viz. IDBI Bank Limited, LIC Pension Fund Limited, LIC HFL AMC Limited – to name a few.

After Shri Suseel Kumar took over as Managing Director, LIC saw a striking growth of 25% in first year premium collections and an increase in market share by 2.50% to 69%, reflecting his strong leadership abilities. He has also been instrumental in redefining the business proposition of LIC that earned LIC the ‘Best Life Insurer Award’ by many leading agencies during this year.

He has been influential in guiding, planning and executing growth strategies, while being on the Boards of LIC Mutual Fund Trustee Private Limited, LIC HFL Asset Management Company Limited, LIC Pension Fund Limited, Life Insurance Corporation (Lanka) Limited, National Insurance Academy and Insurance Institute of India. His expertise lies in the areas of strategic planning, marketing, customer centricity and talent management.

He is not related to any other Director or Key Managerial Personnel of the Bank.

T.C. Suseel Kumar

Manoj Kohli

Rajiv Anand with an illustrious career spanning more than 30 years has focused on various facets of the financial services industry. Having held key management positions at leading global financial institutions, he is widely recognized for his strengths in capital markets and for successfully building new businesses to scale.

Rajiv joined Axis AMC in 2009 and was the founding Managing Director & CEO of Axis Asset Management Co. Ltd. He was appointed as the President (Retail Banking) of [Axis Bank](/org/axis-bank) in May 2013, to spearhead the business with his sharp acumen which led to the achievement of several key milestones. Subsequently, he was inducted onto the Board of the Bank in May 2016. He took over as the Head – Wholesale Banking in 2018 to steer the business ahead, ensuring both growth and sustainability. He is now the Deputy Managing Director of the Bank, w.e.f 27th December 2021, leading some of the most critical functions, including Wholesale Banking and Digital Banking, along with support functions like Marketing and Corporate Communications.

He is a Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and the Committee of Whole Time Directors of the Bank. He is the Co-Chair of the Banking Taskforce at CII - Western region, a member of the National Committee on Banking at CII and holds several key positions in other committees and industry bodies. Rajiv Anand is a Commerce graduate and a Chartered Accountant by qualification.

Rajiv Anand

Munish Sharda

Prof. S. Mahendra Dev, aged 63 years, has been the Director and Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) in Mumbai, India since 2010. Prior to this position, he was Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Ministry of Agriculture from 2008 to 2010. He is Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of [International Food Policy Research Institute](/org/international-food-policy-research-institute) (IFPRI), Washington, D.C. He was also member of the Board of IFPRI for seven years from 2013 to 2019. He was member and Acting Chairman of the National Statistical Commission, Government of India. He got the prestigious Malcolm Adisesaiah Award in 2016. He was Director, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, India for 9 years from 1999 to 2008.

He is an expert on agriculture and rural economy, economics and cooperation. He was independent director of the Board of [Kotak Mahindra Bank](/org/kotak-mahindra-bank) for 8 years during 15th March, 2013 to 14th March 2021 and independent director of Kotak Mahindra Prime Ltd., during 30th March, 2015 to 2nd June, 2021.

He has been the President of the Indian Economic Association from January 2018. He was also conference President of the 78th Annual conference of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, 2018. He was conference President of the Agricultural marketing Association in 2021. He is member of executive committee of International Economic Association. He is member of the Governing Council of Association of Indian Universities.

He received his Ph.D. from the Delhi School of Economics and did his postdoctoral research at [Yale University](/org/yale-university). His main areas of interest are agriculture, rural economy, rural non-farm sector, cooperation, economic growth, global economy, macro policies, employment and unemployment, employment policies, social protection, development economics and social sector.

He has around 200 research publications in national and international journals in the areas of agricultural development, poverty and public policy, inequality, food security, nutrition, employment guarantee schemes, social security, farm and nonfarm employment. He has written or edited 19 books. His well cited publication is “Inclusive Growth in India: Agriculture, Poverty, and Human Development” published by Oxford University Press. His book “Perspectives on Equitable Development” was released by the former Prime Minister of India.

He has been a consultant and adviser to many international organizations, such as UNDP, World Bank, [International Food Policy Research Institute](/org/international-food-policy-research-institute), UNESCO, ILO, FAO, ESCAP, UNICEF, DFID, and OECD. He has been a member of several government committees in India, including the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Employment chaired by Dr. Montek Ahulwalia, advisory committee for the National Commission on for the Enterprises in the Unorganized sector, member of the Committee on Financial Inclusion chaired by Dr. C. Rangarajan, member of the Expert Group on Poverty chaired by Dr. C. Rangarajan.

He is the Chairman of the Committee on Terms of Trade on Agriculture constituted by the Ministry of Agriculture.

He was member of several working groups for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Five-Year Plans in India. He is also member of several committees of NITI Ayog. He has received honours for eminence in public service. He got awards for best teacher in economics and outstanding contribution to education. He received honorary doctorate (D.Litt) from the Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh.

He is presently a Member of the Audit Committee of Board and Special Committee of the Board of Directors for Monitoring of Large Value Frauds of the Bank.

He is not related to any other Director or Key Managerial Personnel of the Bank.

S. Mahendra Dev

Vasantha Govindan

Mr. Puneet Sharma is the Chief Financial Officer of the Bank since March 2020. He has over two decades of experience in banks, financial institutions and consulting.

In his previous stint, he was with Tata Capital Limited for 12 years, as a senior management functionary interacting extensively with the Board and served as the Chief Financial Officer of Tata Capital Limited and Tata Capital Financial Services Limited since 2014 and was accountable for financial control, financial planning, procurement and taxation. Prior to that, at Citibank N.A. his roles covered structured cash solutions, treasury operations, risk monitoring and reporting on fixed income securities.   He started his career at Bharat S Raut & Co. and has also worked as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group working with clients in financial services across many topics encompassing strategy, transformation and process improvement.

Mr. Sharma is a qualified chartered accountant with a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Bombay and has graduated from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. His interests include do it yourself projects and listening to old hindi music.

Puneet Sharma

Neeraj Gambhir

S Vishvanathan

Gopalaraman Padmanabhan

Mr. Subrat Mohanty is the Group Executive – Banking Operations & Transformation at Axis Bank since October, 2020. He leads all functions under Retail & Wholesale Banking Operations, Information Technology, Strategy and Business Intelligence Unit of the Bank.

Mr. Mohanty has more than 20 years of experience, spanning different industries and functions. In his previous stint, he served as the Group President at Manipal Education & Medical Group responsible for business performance and strategy across the group’s interests in Education, Healthcare and Insurance. Prior to joining Manipal group, he was the COO, HDFC Life responsible for a wide range of functions including Strategy, Operations, Technology, Digital and Health Insurance. Previously, in Infosys, he has been in a variety of leadership roles across Operations, Solutions, Strategy, and technology-led Transformation Programs. He started his career with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).

Mr. Mohanty is an alumnus of NIT, Rourkela and IIM Calcutta. In his personal time he runs marathons, writes about movies and has an interest in popular Indian culture.

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Ganesh Sankaran

Group Executive - Wholesale Banking Coverage Group

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Group Executive - Wholesale Banking Coverage Group

Amitabh Chaudhry

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