- Challa Sreenivasulu Setty has been appointed Chairman of the State Bank of India (SBI).
- The proposal to appoint Challa Sreenivasulu Setty as Chairman of SBI has been approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC).
- His appointment will be effective for a three year period from the date of his assumption of charge of the office, on or after August 28, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
- He was serving as the SBI Managing Director, heading Global Markets & Technology.
- His name for being appointed SBI Chairman was recommended by the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) in June this year.
- Incumbent SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara will be superannuating on August 28.
- On August 28, he turns 63, the upper age limit for SBI chairman.
- Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh’s appointment as Managing Director of SBI has also been approved by the ACC.
