Kamath takes over as CMD at Vijaya Bank

HS Upendra Kamath took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Vijaya Bank, succeeding Albert Tauro who has retired from service. Kamath, who has 37 years of experience in the banking sector, was previously the executive director at Canara Bank. He is considered an expert in areas such as corporate finance, SME finance, risk management and international operations and has been a member of committees of the RBI and Indian Banks Association such as the working group on Benchmark Prime Lending Rate and the committee on retail banking.