Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Nov 27: Vittaldas Leeladhar, former deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has been chosen for the K K Pai National Banking Award for the year 2010-11.

V Leedhar, an engineering graduate, had initially joined Syndicate Bank. He later joined Corporation Bank, where he rose to become its general manager at a young age. Besides functioning as the executive director of Bank of Maharashtra, he worked as the chairman and managing director of Vijaya Bank and Union Bank of India, before being elevated to the position of deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India.

He also was the chairman of Indian Banks Association for a term. His interest in modern management techniques, knowledge, and pragmatic approach, have left behind an imprint wherever he has worked.

The above announcement was made by K K Ammannaya, secretary of K K Pai Trust, through a press release. A panel of juries have unanimously chosen Leedhar for the award, in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the fields of commercial banking and commercial banking, he said.