Key Appointment Details

  • Name of Appointee: Shri Brajesh Kumar Singh (Date of Birth: April 23, 1969)
  • Previous Position: Executive Director, Indian Bank
  • New Position: Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO), Canara Bank
  • Appointment Authority: Central Government under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970
  • Effective Date: June 1, 2026 (date of assumption of charge)
  • Term Duration: From June 1, 2026 until April 30, 2029 (date of superannuation), or until further orders, whichever is earlier

Professional Background of Shri Brajesh Kumar Singh

  • Total Experience: Over 30 years in the banking industry
  • Immediate Previous Role: Executive Director of Indian Bank from March 10, 2024 until appointment as MD & CEO of Canara Bank
  • Previous Significant Role: Chief General Manager HR of Bank of Baroda
  • Educational Qualifications: Agriculture graduate from Allahabad Agriculture Institute, MBA Finance, Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers, Executive Leadership Development Programme at IIM Bangalore
  • Areas of Oversight at Indian Bank: Retail, MSME, Recovery, Credit Monitoring, Human Resource Management, Human Resources Development, Government Relations, Wealth Management
  • Previous Roles: Credit Officer, Branch Head, Loan Factory Head, Regional Head, Zonal Head
  • Special Positions: Convenor of State level Bankers Committee, Overseas tenure at Durban, South Africa, Director on Board of Bank of Baroda UP Gramin Bank
  • Corporate Office Experience: Steered Retail Assets and Human Resource Management departments

Regulatory Compliance Disclosures

  • SEBI Regulation Reference: Regulation 30 read with Part A of Schedule III of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015
  • SEBI Circular Reference: SEBI/HO/CFD/PoD2/CIR/P/0155 dated November 11, 2024
  • Director Relationship: Shri Brajesh Kumar Singh is not related to any of the Directors of the Bank
  • Regulatory Clearance: In accordance with BSE circular LIST/COMP/14/2018-19 and NSE circular NSE/CML/2018/02 (both dated June 20, 2018), Shri Brajesh Kumar Singh is not debarred from holding the office of Director by virtue of any SEBI order or other regulatory/statutory authority

Financial Impact

No financial impact quantified in the disclosure. The appointment represents a management change without immediate capital structure or financial performance implications.