Salim Gangadharan | |
|---|---|
| PCGM atReserve Bank of India | |
| In office 1 April 2012 (2012-04-01) – 31 October 2013 (2013-10-31) | |
| Preceded by | A. K. Bera |
| Chairman atSouth Indian Bank | |
| Assumed office 16 January 2014 (2014-01-16) | |
| Preceded by | Amitabh Guha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1953-10-30)30 October 1953 (age 72) Kerala, India |
| Education | Master of Arts (Economics) |
| Alma mater | University of Kerala |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Known for | Regional Director,Kerala andLakshadweep |
Salim Gangadharan (born 30 October 1953) is an Indianbanker and the incumbent Chairman of theSouth Indian Bank.[1] He was also Principal Chief General Manager ofReserve Bank of India and Regional Director forKerala andLakshadweep. He has also been Director ofSyndicate Bank andCentral Bank of India.[2]
Salim Gangadharan was born on 30 October 1953 inKerala. He obtained his post graduation degree in economics fromUniversity of Kerala. He is also a certified associate of theIndian Institute of Banking and Finance.
Gangadharan joined theReserve Bank of India as a Grade-B Officer. He worked in the field of banking supervision, foreign exchange management andfinancial market regulation. He was a member of faculty at the Bankers Training College, Mumbai. He also worked withCentral Bank of Oman for five years. In the year 2006 he became Chief General Manager of the Foreign Exchange Department of RBI. In March 2011, he was appointed as Regional Director forWest Bengal, Sikkim, andAndaman and Nicobar Islands and Member Secretary of the Eastern Local Board of the RBI. In April 2012 he was appointed as Regional Director for the State of Kerala and Lakshadweep. Subsequently, he was elevated to the post of Principal Chief General Manager.
Gangadharan joinedSouth Indian Bank as an independent director in January 2014. Later that year he took over from Amitabha Guha as non-executive Chairman of the bank.[3]
Salim Gangadharan has made seminal contribution to foreign exchange regulation in India as the convener of the Task Force of Capital Account Convertibility.[4]He is an advisor for the National Institute of Education and Training.[5] He is also an advisor for the National Institute of Skill Enhancement.[6]