Smt Bharati Rao has been appointed as Independent Director w.e.f. July 18, 2018 and as Chairperson w.e.f. July 19, 2018. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. She has completed M.A. (Economics) and Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB). She has more than 41 years of experience in the banking industry, has held both domestic and international positions and was incharge of areas such as Project Finance, Credit & Risk Management, International Banking, Human Resources, mergers and acquisitions. Served as the Deputy Managing Director of SBI and she had held concurrent charge of SBI’s 7 Associate Banks and 7 Non-Banking Subsidiaries. Smt.Bharati Rao is currently a member on the Boards of various listed and unlisted Companies like SBI Capital Markets Limited, SBICap Securities Limited, SBI Global Factors Ltd, Neuland Laboratories Limited, Cholamandalam Investments and Finance Company Ltd., Carborundum Universal Limited, Tata Teleservices Ltd., Delphi TVS Diesel Systems Ltd. She is also an Advisor to Brickworks Ratings India Pvt. Ltd.

Shri Girish Kousgi is a Banking professional with 24+ years of experience.

Shri Girish Kousgi is currently the Managing Director and CEO of Can Fin Homes Ltd.

He has extensive experience of managing assets and liabilities and has gained expertise in mortgage, retail lending, SME and Agri business.

During his career so far, he has worked in HDFC Ltd., ICICI Bank, IDFC Bank and Tata Capital. He has dealt with a variety of loan products like home loans, business loans, LAP, personal loans, mortgages, deposits, retail and rural products, etc. and gained wide experience in handling sales, product, credit underwriting, risk and operations.

He has significant experience of retail banking for over 15 years in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kerala apart from an experience of about 10 years in credit risk including risk-based verification strategies for loan products, measure credit expansion opportunities in the lending market and validate and implement credit risk models.

Shri Girish Kousgi is a graduate in commerce (B.Com) and has also done his Masters in Business Administration (MBA).

The Board of Directors have appointed Shri G Naganathan, FCA, as a director of the Company on September 07, 2016. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company.

Shri G Naganathan is a rank holder in Chartered Accountancy and Cost Accountancy. He has completed the Diploma in Information Systems Audit, Courses in Certified Information Systems Auditor and also Valuation Certificate. Presently, he is the Managing Partner in M/s. R K Kumar & Co., Chartered Accountants. He has put in a practice of 34 years in R K Kumar & Co. His areas of practice and expertise include statutory and related attestation services, consultancy in direct taxes and FEMA and management advisory services. Shri G Naganathan is involved in the audit of banking and Insurance companies, representation before various adjudicating authorities for the last three decades. He also has been involved in monitoring of large sick companies on behalf of consortium of banks

Shri Shreekant M Bhandiwad has been appointed as the Deputy Managing Director of Can Fin Homes Ltd. w.e.f April 28, 2018. He is a Post-Graduate Degree holder in Agricultural Science viz., M.Sc.,(Agri) and a CAIIB.

Shri Shreekant Mohanrao Bhandiwad started his career as an Officer in Canara Bank in the year 1994. During his service in the Bank he has headed different branches, Circle Offices and various departments at the Circle and Corporate level. Shri Bhandiwad is a senior banker with over 24 years of commercial banking experience having served across the States of Haryana, Rajasthan and Karnataka.

Before his posting to the Company, he was heading the Rajasthan operations of Canara Bank as Head of Jaipur Circle of the Bank. Prior to this, he had worked in Jaipur Regional Office, Bengaluru Cantonment and Yediyur Branches. He had also worked in Bengaluru Langford Town, Davanagere Regional Office and also in Head Office, Bengaluru.

Apart from his successful tenure at various places as above, Shri Bhandiwad carries with him the experience of over eight years at the Managing Director’s Secretariat in the Bank.

Dr Yeluri Vijayanand has been appointed as an Additional Director (Non-executive Independent) on the Board of the Company w.e.f. 29/08/2018 for a tenure upto 3 years. The said appointment is subject to approval by the shareholders at the next General Meeting. He is PhD in Economics (2011) from University of Mysore, M.A in Economics (1967) from Bangalore University, Bachelor of Laws (1969) from Bangalore University and CAIIB (1978) from Indian Institute of Bankers. Dr Vijayanand retired from State Bank of India as Deputy Managing Director on 31/08/2007 after serving for more than 37 years. As DMD and Group Executive of Associates and Subsidiaries, he was the nominee director of SBI in all Associate Banks, and non-banking subsidiaries, as also in ARCIL, Thomas Cook India, and CIBIL. He was also on the boards of three overseas subsidiaries/joint ventures of SBI. The other prominent positions held by him were Managing Director of State Bank of Mysore, President and COO of SBICAP, Chief General Manager, Corporate Accounts Group, General Manager (Commercial), Chennai and Vice President, SBI New York. Post retirement from SBI, he worked as a Corporate Advisor in Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited, Hyderabad for nine years. He was a non-executive director in three group companies. He was also an independent director in SBI Global Factors Limited, and Caparo Financial Solutions Limited. He is a visiting faculty at State Bank Staff College and Academy, JNIDB, Institute of Public Enterprise, NALSAR - IIRM, BITS Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, Osmania University, Bangalore University and University of Mysore. He was awarded a PHD in Economics by the University of Mysore in 2011 for his thesis on "Impact of Banking Regulations on Indian Commercial Banks: A study of current and emerging issues". He also contributed articles to academic and professional journals, and took part in several conferences and seminars.

Smt Shubhalakshmi Panse, aged about 65 years, is a Masters Degree holder in Science (M.Sc.), Diploma in Business Management (DBM), Masters in Management Sciences with Specialization in Financial Management (MMS), Masters in Business Administration with specialization in Bank Management (USA) and CAIIB.

Smt Shubhalakshmi Panse has been a Member of External Advisory Committee set up by RBI for vetting the applications received for setting up Payment Banks. She was a member of P J Nayak Committee set up by the Government of India for Corporate Governance in PSBs. She was also a member of Appointments Committee for selection of CMDs & EDs of public sector banks.

Presently, she is on the Boards of Federal Bank, Sudarshan Chemicals Industries Ltd., Atul Ltd., KPIT Technologies Ltd. and PNB Housing Finance Company Ltd. as Independent Director.

Smt Shubhalakshmi Panse was appointed as Chairman & Managing Director, Allahabad Bank from 01/10/2012 to 31/01/2014. (Prior to that she was an Executive Director of Vijaya Bank from 20/11/2009 to 30/09/2012). She was also the Chairman of ALLBANK Finance Ltd., a subsidiary of Allahabad Bank and Director on the Board of Universal Sompo Insurance Company, a joint venture company of Allahabad Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Karnataka Bank, Sompo of Japan & Dabar Company.

Smt Shubhalakshmi Panse joined as Probationary Officer in Bank of Maharashtra in 1976 and served upto the level of General Manager in Bank of Maharashtra.

She has a vide experience in the areas of Balance Sheet Management, Funds Management, Treasury Management, Corporate Credit Appraisal, Credit Monitoring & restructuring and NPA Management, expertise in Project Appraisal and Monitoring and Implementation, Business Planning, Conceptualising and Planning the road map of Information & Technology, establishing and putting in place systems and procedures for new business outlets and running them efficiently and effectively, Human Resource Development & Management strategies. She has an experience of about 39 years in the banking industry.

Shri Debashish Mukherjee has been appointed as an Additional Director (Non- executive Promoter) on the Board of the Company w.e.f March12, 2019. Shri Debashish Mukherjee is an MBA (Finance) from the University of Kolkata. He started his career with Punjab National Bank as a Financial Analyst in scale II in 1994.

He joined United Bank of India as an Asst. General Manager (Credit) in the year 2006. He worked in various capacities at Regional Offices, headed Corporate Finance Branch at Kolkata and was Regional Manager of Bihar Region. He has vast experience in Corporate Credit, Credit Monitoring and Recovery. He is an avid reader and has travelled extensively.

Shri Debashish Mukherjee has taken charge as Executive Director of Canara Bank on 19/02/2018. He is overseeing the functions of Risk Management (including Capital planning), Financial Management and subsidiaries, MSME, Credit Administration & Monitoring, stressed Assets Management and Recovery, Inspection, Treasury, International Operations & Corporate Customer Relations. He is also one of the Directors on the Board of Bank's Mutual Fund Subsidiary viz., Canara Robeco Asset Management Company and Bank's Life Insurance Partner M/s Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance Company.

Shri Satish Kumar Kalra, aged about 63 years, is a Masters Degree holder in Science (M.Sc.), a CAIIB and PGDM in Finance.

Shri Satish Kumar Kalra has been a Member on Advisory Board for Banking and Financial Frauds since March 2020. He has served as the Managing Director & CEO (Additional-charge) in Andhra Bank for 6 months (he was the Whole Time Director/Executive Director in Andhra Bank from Oct 2012 to Aug 2017). He was General Manager (Treasury) in Allahabad Bank. He was a Director on Board on India First Life Insurance Company Limited.

Presently, he is on the Boards of PNB GILTS and The Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd as Independent Director.

Shri Satish Kumar Kalra has provided strategic guidance to the Bank in Key areas of NPA, Credit, International Banking Treasury Management, HR, etc. He has a vide experience in the areas of Treasury Management, Risk management, Corporate Planning, Inspection & Audit, Merchant Banking, Board Secretariat, Credit Monitoring & Review, Recovery Management and Legal, Retail & MSME lending. He has an experience of about 38 years in the banking industry.

He has attended CAFRAL Training Programme at USA Washington and New York. Also attended SIBOS Program at Dubai & training for EDs at Kozhikode.

Shri L V Prabhakar holds a Master's Degree in Agriculture and a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB).

Shri L V Prabhakar has assumed the office of MD & CEO of Canara Bank on 01/02/2020. He has worked as Executive Director of Punjab National Bank from 01/03/2018 to 31/01/2020. He has also worked with Allahabad Bank and served in various capacities at Industrial Finance Branch, Mumbai, Lead District Office and various Zonal Offices. At Corporate Office, he has worked as Head of various important verticals viz. Information Technology, Retail Banking, Priority Sector Credit, MSME Credit, Financial Inclusion, Human Resource Development and Integrated Risk Management. He was also on the Board of AUPGB.