Protean eGov Technologies Limited announced that Mr. Suresh Sethi, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (Key Managerial Personnel) of the Company, has tendered his resignation on January 16, 2026 to pursue other interests, and his last working day shall be March 31, 2026. During his tenure, Mr. Sethi led the singular transformation of Protean as a leading Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) company. His tenure saw the successful public listing of the company along with a comprehensive rebranding initiative leading to the new identity of the organization.
The company expanded its domestic and international presence, and built a diversified, future-ready portfolio. As part of this transition, Mr. V Easwaran, currently Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, will assume charge as Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1, 2026, and will lead the Company during this phase. Mr. V Easwaran has over 30 years of experience in Banking Industry focusing on all banking products in Wholesale, Retail and Treasury Business.
He was a key member of start-up team of 2 Top Private Sector Banks in the country and 1 Public Sector Payments Bank promoted by Department of Posts. He has strong knowledge of Banking & Financial Services products, systems and procedures including Mutual Funds, Equity Markets (primary and secondary) and Insurance Sectors. He has studied Bachelor of Science (Physics), Diploma (Computer Science) and Master of Arts (Public Administration).
For the last 6 years he was associated with India Post Payments Bank as Chief Operations Officer, where he was inter alia responsible for managing banking outlet channels, operations of access points, digital products, technology operations, financial and insurance operations. He has previously worked with Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank.
