Balkrishan Batra appointed as Deputy MD of IDBI Bank

Shri Balkrishan Batra, Executive Director, IDBI Bank Ltd. has been appointed as whole Time Director, designated as Deputy Managing Director, on the Board of Directors of IDBI Bank Ltd. by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services.

Shri Batra is currently looking after the Corporate Banking function comprising, Infrastructure Corporate Group, Large Corporate Group, Project Appraisal Department, Debt Syndication, Structuring & Advisory Department and Support Services Corporate Banking dealing with analysis and formulation of corporate level policies and processes. In addition, he is also discharging responsibility as Chairman of Credit Committee and Systems & Procedures, Products & Staff Suggestions Committee as also Member of Investment Committee, Asset Liability Management Committee and several other committees.

Shri Batra has served IDBI Bank in various positions from 1983 till date. He joined State Bank of India in 1978 as Probationary Officer and left SBI in 1983 as Branch Manager of a mid-sized Branch. Shri Batra started professional career in 1977 with short stints as Executive Trainee at Mawana Sugar Works and Usha International, DCM Group Companies.

Shri Batra is a B.Com (Hons.) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, C.A.I.I.B. from Indian Institute of Bankers, Mumbai, M.B.A. from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi and C.F.A. from Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India, Hyderabad.

Shri Batra also has a passion for Indian classical music and reading.