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Debadatta Chand Appointed MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda
Published on 28 Jul 2026
- Debadatta Chand has assumed charge as the managing director and chief executive officer of Bank of Baroda (BoB).
- He takes over from Sanjiv Chadha, whose tenure ended on June 30, 2023.
- Prior to his appointment as MD & CEO, Chand served as the executive director at Bank of Baroda since March 2021.
- In his role as executive director, he was overseeing corporate & institutional credit, corporate & institutional banking, treasury & global markets, mid-corporate business, and trade & foreign exchange.
- With over 29 years of experience in commercial banking and developmental financial institutions, Chand has built a strong foundation in the banking sector.
- He began his career in 1994 as an officer at Allahabad Bank and later worked as a manager at the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) from 1998 to 2005.
- Chand also currently serves on the boards of BOB Capital Markets, India Infradebt, Baroda Financial Solutions, Bank of Baroda (Tanzania), Bank of Baroda (Uganda), and Bank of Baroda (Kenya).
- Previously, he served on the boards of PNB Principal Mutual Fund and SWIFT India Pvt. Ltd. as a nominee director of Punjab National Bank.
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