Mangaluru: Canara bank’s executive director PV Bharathi, on Friday took charge as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) cum Managing Director of the bank, becoming the first woman to lead the bank as the CEO.
Bharathi brings 37 years vast experience in banking sector, wherein she has covered a vast spectrum of banking operations since her entry into the banking industry in 1982.
She joined Canara bank in 1982 as an officer and went on to hold several key positions of the bank in branches and administrative departments across India and Hong Kong.
On September 15, 2016, she was elevated as the executive director of the bank, and was responsible for key affairs of the bank including Human Resources, Retail Banking, Recovery, Risk Management, credit monitoring, International banking, audit and inspection, Information and Technology among others.
A post graduate in Arts, (Economics), Bharathi has also attended several training programmes at some of the most reputed institutes. She has completed an integrated course on banking and finance from NIBM Pune, and is a certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers.
Bharathi, over the years has carved a reputation for herself in the banking industry, for her practical approach, quick decision and leadership skills.
Her appointment was announced earlier in December last year, following which she took over the charge on Friday February 1 and will remain on the post till march 31, 2020 the date of her superannuation.
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Tehran: The office of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “as a great crime” and vowed to respond, according to a statement from his office, Al Jazeera reported.
The statement stated that, “this great crime will never remain unanswered and will turn a new page in the history of the Islamic world and Shiism. The pure blood of this high-ranking leader will flow like a roaring spring and will eradicate American-Zionist oppression and crime.”
“This time too, with all our strength and determination, and with the support of the Islamic nation and the free people of the world, we will make the perpetrators and commanders of this great crime regret it,” it added.
Pezeshkian also declared seven days of public holidays in addition to the 40 days of mourning.
