Shri Malladi Venkat Murali Krishna assumed charge as Executive Director of Central Bank of India with effect from 1st December, 2022 and the verticals of Human Capital Management, Retail, Agriculture, MSME, Information Technology, Digital Banking, Emerging Business, Bancassurance & Wealth Management Products are being headed by him. Before his elevation to this current position, Shri Murali Krishna was Chief General Manager of Bank of Baroda. His last posting in Bank of Baroda was Head of Corporate & Institutional Credit - Large Corporate.Shri Malladi Venkat Murali Krishna is an MBA in Banking and Finance. He began his career with Bank of Baroda as Probationary Officer and has over three decades of professional banking experience in leadership roles. His expertise extends to all major areas of banking, including Corporate Credit, International Operations, Rural and Agriculture Banking, Financial Inclusion, NRI business etc..
Shri P. J. Thomas is Graduate in Science with B. Sc. (Hons), Master in Business Administration in Banking and Finance and Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). He started his career as a Bank Officer with Public Sector Bank, before moving to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as an Officer and served in different capacities including as Regional Director, RBI, Bangalore. He has more than 30 years of rich and varied experience in Banking, Supervision, Regulatory framework and related areas. He was earlier on the Boards of public sector bank including Central Bank of India and Andhra Bank (merged with Union Bank of India in year 2020).
Shri Pikkili Ramana Murthy is a graduate with a B.Sc. in Agriculture from the Allahabad Agriculture Institute and holds a CAIIB(P) certification from IIBF. With over 31 years of experience in the banking industry, including 3 years at the board level, he has a diverse background across various banking segments. His career has spanned rural, semi-urban, urban, and metro environments, working in Zonal Offices and Field General Manager offices. He has served in multiple states across India, including Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Maharashtra..
Shri Sanju Mangrulkar appointed as Director on the board of Cent Bank Home Finance Limited he is also presently working as a General Manager at Central Bank of India heading Credit Monitoring & Policy Department, Central Office having banking exposure of more than 35 years. Worked in various places at all India level as Branch Head/ Regional Head and having exposure in Corporate Credit, Foreign Exchange and operational banking. At present handling bank Credit and Recovery policy matters, regulatory compliances, monitoring of advances, corrective measures, functionality implementation and Digital Collection Management.
Shri Murali K Jami is graduation in Civil Engineering and Master’s in Environmental Engineering and he has been working in HUDCO since 1990 in different capacities and presently heading Maharashtra Region in the capacity of General Manager (Project).
Mr. Meher Kumar Panigrahi, Managing Director, brings over two decades of distinguished leadership experience across the banking and financial services sector, with a proven track record of driving sustainable growth and institutional excellence. Over the course of his career, he has held pivotal leadership positions across various regions, including key roles as Regional Head and Zonal Head, consistently delivering superior business performance while maintaining robust credit discipline and operational integrity. He is widely recognized for his strategic foresight, governance-driven leadership, and ability to translate vision into measurable outcomes. His leadership approach is anchored in accountability, risk-calibrated growth, and customer-centric innovation. With a strong focus on process excellence and regulatory compliance, he has successfully built high-performing teams and scalable business frameworks across diverse geographies.