Rakesh Sharma

Mr. Rakesh Sharma is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of IDBI Bank Ltd. Prior to this, Mr. Sharma served as MD&CEO of Canara Bank and Lakshmi Vilas Bank. While in Canara Bank, he also held the position of Chairman in the group companies of Canara Bank.

Mr. Sharma held the position of Chief General Manager in State Bank of India [SBI] before moving to Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd in 2014. He had more than 33 years’ experience in SBI, holding key positions, which included Head of mid corporate accounts in Andhra Pradesh region, supervising retail operations in the States of Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Western UP, banking operations in International Banking Group, credit assignments in specialized branches/ administrative offices, etc.

Mr. Rakesh Sharma is a Post Graduate in Economics, and a CAIIB.