SBI MD Profile: Who's Ashwani Bhatia? Things you may not know about him

The State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday said Ashwani Bhatia has taken charge as its managing director. Bhatia is the fourth MD of SBI, with Dinesh Khara, Arijit Basu and C S Setty being the other three. He will be responsible for the IT and Stressed Assets Resolution Group (SARG)in the new role, the bank said in a release. He would be holding this position up to the date of his superannuation, that is May 31, 2022, the bank said.

Prior to this, Bhatia was the managing director and CEO of SBI Funds Management.

Before joining SBI Funds Management, he was working as chief general manager, corporate centre in SBI, where he was responsible for revamping the credit structure and processes of the bank.

He has held key positions in the bank, including chief general manager - SME, general manager (heading retail operations of Haryana, HP, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, and Chandigarh) and various others in network banking, credit, investment banking and asset management.

Ashwini Bhatia started his career with State Bank of India in 1985 as a probationary officer. During his 34 years of experience in the bank, he has worked in various states.

He has wide-ranging experience in areas like SME, Mid Corporate and Forex among others. Some of his previous assignments include Chief General Manager (SME) General Manager Network 1 (Chandigarh Circle), Deputy General Manager (Forex) etc.

He has also worked President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of SBI Capital Markets Limited.

Prior to his current assignment as DMD and MD & CEO of SBI Mutual Fund he was posted as Chief General Manager in Corporate Centre, Mumbai.