Category: National Appointments

Punjab & Sind Bank named S Krishnan as its new MD & CEO

September 4, 2020

• Punjab & Sind Bank named S Krishnan as its new MD & CEO. He will replace S Harishankar. Previous to this, S Krishnan was an Executive Director at Canara Bank.

Current Chairman of the Railway Board VK Yadav to be the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

September 3, 2020

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of the current chairman of the Railway Board VK Yadav as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Press Trust of India elected Aveek Sarkar as its new Chairman

September 2, 2020

• Press Trust of India elected Aveek Sarkar as its new Chairman. He succeeds Vijay Kumar Chopra, Chief Editor of the Punjab Kesari Group of newspapers.

Hindustan Shipyard Limited appointed Hemant Khatri as its new CMD

September 2, 2020

• Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) appointed Hemant Khatri as its new CMD. He will replace Rear Admiral L V Sarat Babu (Retd). Previously, Hemant Khatri was serving as the Director of Strategic Projects HSL.

Kiara Advani appointed as the brand ambassador of Myntra

September 1, 2020

• Kiara Advani appointed as the brand ambassador of the e-commerce website Myntra.

Six-month extension given to CBDT chairman Pramod Chandra Mody

September 1, 2020

• The Government has extended the tenure of CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) Chairman Pramod C Mody for six months with effect from August 1, 2020 to February 28, 2020 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

First woman DG of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security: Usha Padhee

August 31, 2020

• Usha Padhee currently serving as the joint secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been given additional charge as director general of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).

Dinesh Kumar Khara named as the next chairman of SBI

August 29, 2020

•  Dinesh Kumar Khara is named  as the next chairman of the country’s largest lender SBI by replacing SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar, whose three-year term comes to an end on October 7.

Vinay Tonse appointed as SBI Funds MD & CEO

August 27, 2020

• SBI Funds Management said it has appointed Vinay M Tonse as MD & CEO, replacing Ashwani Bhatia who returned to parent State Bank of India (SBI) as its Managing Director.

G Satheesh Reddy gets Two-Year Extension as Chairman of DRDO

August 26, 2020

• Aerospace Scientist Dr G. Satheesh Reddy was given a two-year extension as Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) & as Secretary of the Department of Defence Research & Development (DoDRD) by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.