Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Apr 2: H S Upendra Kamath, who was hitherto functioning as the executive director of Canara Bank, took over charge as the chairman and managing director of Bangalore-based Vijaya Bank on Friday April 1.
Kamath, who entered the banking field through Union Bank of India 37 years ago, served the bank in various places and positions in the country and abroad till being posted as the executive director of Canara Bank. He is backed by the rich experience of widely travelling in India and abroad. He has expertise in the fields of treasury, international management, risk management, etc. He has worked in important committees of Reserve Bank of India, Indian Banks Association etc. Kamath was a member of the Presidential delegation that visited China in 2010.