City Union Bank announced that the Board of Directors at its meeting held on March 23, 2026, has approved the appointment of Shri Venkatakrishnan S as Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of the Bank for a period of two years with effect from April 1, 2026. Shri Venkatakrishnan S, B.Com, CA and CMA, is currently holding the position of Senior Deputy General Manager in the Risk Management department of the Bank from July 2024 and has overall experience of 26 years including banking experience of 19 years. He has exposure in Credit and operational risk, ICMP, Capital Adequacy, ECL (Ind AS), and Portfolio Risk Monitoring.
Prior to joining the Bank, he worked with various organizations such as RBL Bank - Vice President II from August 2016 to June 2024, served as Practicing Chartered Accountant from April 2012 to July 2016, Barclays Bank - Regional Underwriting Manager from July 2007 to December 2011, ICICI Bank - Regional Credit Manager from June 2002 to June 2007, and Ashok Leyland Finance - Senior Executive from August 2000 to June 2002. The present CRO, Shri Kalyanaraman M, will cease to be the CRO on March 31, 2026, on account of superannuation.
