Sharad Sharma

Mr. Sharad Sharma is a career banker with over forty years of banking experience. He was Managing Director of State Bank of Mysore, from August, 2012 to April, 2016, where he was seconded from State Bank of India (SBI). He joined Union Bank of India as Probationary Officer (PO) in 1975 before joining SBI in September, 1977.

He has held various assignments across all fields of a banking organisation, including exposure to international banking, when he was posted in SBI’s 100%-owned Canadian banking subsidiary. His major interest has been primarily in the corporate and retail banking (Personal & SME segments).

He headed the Project Finance SBU of State Bank of India from 2005 - 2006, with key focus on infrastructure and wholesale lending. He also headed SBI’s Global Markets Unit during 2009 to 2010, dealing with the mid- and back-office functions / correspondent banking of the Bank’s forex operations. He drove policy-level intervention in the Risk Management area for SBI, where he headed the Risk Management Department, during 2010 - 2011, at the corporate level. As Chief General Manager, Chennai he primarily drove the Personal and SME businesses for SBI’s Tamil Nadu and Puducherry operations during 2011- 2012.

In his nearly 4 years’ role as MD, State Bank of Mysore, his key learning had been managing the external environment, through interface with the regulatory, social sector and State & Central Govt agencies. As the functional head of the Bank’s Board, he was directly responsible for maintaining a high level of corporate governance, policy formulation and improved P&L of the Bank.

Mr. Sharma had been active in the banking industry, being in the Managing Committee of the Indian Banks Association, besides the Governing Board of Indian Institute of Banking & Finance.

He has a Bachelor of Arts degree and is also a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. He has attended senior / top management level training programs at IIMs (Ahmedabad & Lucknow), Duke University and Booth School, University of Chicago.