Dr. Sanjiv Mishra appointed Additional Director and Non Executive Chairman (Part Time) of Axis Bank
Q. Who has been appointed as the additional director and non-executive part time chairman of Axis Bank?- Published on 25 Jul 16a. Dr. Sanjay Mishra
b. Dr. Sanjeev Mishra
c. Dr. Sanjiv Misra
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Dr. Sanjiv Misra
Mumbai based Axis Bank has been given RBI approval for appointing Dr. Sanjiv Misra as the Additional Director and Non Executive (Part Time) Chairman of the bank from July 2016 to July 2019 for a period of three years.
- He was earlier the SUUTI or special under stading of UTI) nominee on board as Non Executive Chairman till May 2016.
- He has a degree in economics from St, Stephen’s College, a masters from Delhi School of Economics and a doctorate from JNU.
- He was designated Lucius N. Littauer Fellow of 1987 in recognition of skills in academia and leadership spheres.
- He was a member of the IAS for over 35 years.
- Dr. Misra has also been a member of the Advisory Council of the Asian Development Bank Institute Tokyo and a member of the Committee on Fiscal Consolidation (Kelkar Committee) set up in August 2012 for fiscal consolidation for the Indian economy.