Atul Kumar Goel Appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Indian Banks' Association (IBA).

Appointment

On March 11, 2025, Atul Kumar Goel, former Managing Director (MD) and CEO of Punjab National Bank (PNB), was appointed as the Chief Executive (CE) of the Indian Banks' Association (IBA), based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.


      - Atul Kumar Goel succeeds Sunil Mehta, who served as the CE of IBA from January 2020 to September 2024.

      - Atul Kumar Goel was appointed by a three-member search committee, which included Challa Sreenivasulu Setty (Chairman, State Bank of India), Matam Venkata Rao (CEO, Central Bank of India), and N Kamakodi (CEO, City Union Bank).

      - He began his career as a Chartered Accountant (CA) at Allahabad Bank (now Indian Bank) in 1992 and progressed to various leadership roles in several banks, including UCO Bank and Union Bank of India.

Main Point :-   (i) Atul Kumar Goel has served as the Chairman of IBA for two terms (2021-22 and 2022-23) and has extensive experience in the banking sector.

      (ii) He was appointed MD and CEO of PNB in 2022 and successfully led the bank until his appointment as CE of IBA in March 2025.

(iii) He is also a member of the Governing Council & Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance (IIBF) and a member of the Governing Board of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS).
About Indian Banks' Association (IBA)

Chief Executive (CE) : Atul Kumar Goel
Headquarter : Mumbai
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