Atul Kumar Goel

Born on December 26, 1964, Shri Atul Kumar Goel assumed the charge as MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank w.e.f. 01.02.2022. Prior to this, he was holding the position of Managing Director & CEO of UCO Bank. Before his elevation as MD & CEO of UCO Bank, he was Executive Director in Union Bank of India w.e.f. 15.09.2016 to 01.11.2018.

Mr. Goel is having around three decades of Professional Banking Experience in three Banks viz. Allahabad Bank (now Indian Bank), Union Bank of India & UCO Bank. As a qualified Chartered Accountant, he has vast experience, exposure & expertise in all major areas of banking including Large Corporate, Treasury Management, Risk Management; Financial Planning & Investor Relations apart from Support Service, Business Process Transformation, Compliance etc.

As a Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of UCO Bank, he envisioned UCO Bank to be one of the leading Banks in India and was instrumental in bringing the Bank back to profitability in FY 2020-21 after 5 years of consecutive losses. He was a Director on the Board of The New India Assurance Co. Ltd from 01.10.2019 to 31.12.2021.

Presently he is Non Executive Chairman on the Board of PNB (International) Ltd, UK (wholly owned Foreign Subsidiary of Punjab National Bank) w.e.f. 15.03.2022. He is Non-Executive Director in PNB Housing Finance Limited w.e.f. 28.02.2022. He is member of Governing Council & Chairman of Executive Committee of Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF) and member of Governing Board of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS). He is also Non-Executive Director on the Board of The Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) w.e.f. 07.02.2022.

While working as Executive Director at Union Bank of India, his contribution to Large Corporate and Balance sheet Management was immeasurable through his rich knowledge and experience. He served as Director on the Boards of Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. & Union Trustee Company Private Limited.

Shri Goel joined Allahabad Bank (now Indian Bank), on 27.03.1992 as a Chartered Accountant in Specialist Officer in Scale II and was elevated up to the level of General Manager.

Earlier, he was the Chairman of Standing committee on Accounting Standards & Taxation & also Standing Committee on Retail Banking of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). On 14th October 2021, Managing Committee of IBA elected Shri Goel as Chairman of IBA.