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South Indian Bank on Wednesday said the RBI has approved the appointment of Mahesh Muralidhar Pai as Managing Director and CEO of the lender for 3 years, effective October 1. In a regulatory filing, the Kerala-based private sector lender said the appointment of Pai as MD and CEO will be placed before the Board in the meeting on July 16, and shareholders' approval will be obtained thereafter. "The Reserve Bank of India vide its letter dated July 7, 2026, has conveyed their approval for the appointment of Mahesh Muralidhar Pai as Managing Director and CEO of the Bank for a period of three years with effect from October 1, 2026," South Indian Bank said. Shares of South Indian Bank tanked 9.86 per cent to the day's low of Rs 43.02 on BSE. The scrip later recovered some ground and was quoting 7.58 per cent down at Rs 44.11 in post-noon trade.
Private sector lender South India Bank on Thursday reported a 9.3 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 374 crore for the third quarter ended December 2025. The Kerala-based lender had earned a net profit of Rs 342 crore in the same quarter a year ago. Its total income increased to Rs 3,003 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 2,780 crore in the year-ago period, South Indian Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest income also rose to Rs 2,518 crore from Rs 2,379 crore in the third quarter of the previous fiscal. The bank's operating profit improved to Rs 584 crore from Rs 529 crore in the December 2024 quarter. On the asset quality front, the bank's gross non-performing assets (NPAs) declined to 2.67 per cent of gross loans by the end of December 2025 from 4.30 per cent a year ago. Similarly, net NPAs or bad loans fell to 0.45 per cent compared to 1.25 per cent in FY25. Its capital adequacy ratio moderated to 17.84 per cent from 18 per cent at the end of the same quarter