Purusottam Panigrahi

Purusottam Panigrahi is an accomplished banking professional with extensive experience in sales and business development, currently serving as Regional Head Sales at ICICI Bank since November 2016, focusing on the Gold Loan Business and rural lending. This role involves scaling operations across over 50 branches and managing a team of 100-120 members. Prior to ICICI Bank, Purusottam held managerial positions at YES BANK and HDFC BANK, concentrating on rural financing and cross-selling various banking products. Additionally, early career experience includes roles at Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited, where responsibilities ranged from training and coaching to branch management and sales execution. Purusottam holds an MBA in Finance from Sikkim Manipal University and a PGDRD in Rural Development from Open University Odisha.