RBI appoints Kesavan Ramachandran as Executive Director

Mumbai, India, July 1, 2025: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Kesavan Ramachandran as Executive Director (ED) with effect from July 01, 2025.

Brief profile of Kesavan Ramachandran

Prior to being promoted as ED, Shri Kesavan Ramachandran was serving as Principal Chief General Manager in Risk Monitoring Department.

Kesavan Ramachandran has experience of over three decades in areas relating to currency management, Banking and Non-Banking supervision, training and administration. He also served as Principal of the Reserve Bank Staff College during his career.

He served as, RBI’s nominee on the Board of Canara Bank for over five years and on the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board of ICAI for two years. As Executive Director, Shri Kesavan Ramachandran will look after Department of Regulation (Prudential Regulation Division).

Academics

Kesavan Ramachandran is a post-graduate with an MBA in Banking and Finance and holds a diploma in International Financial Reporting from ACCA, UK. He is also a Certified Associate of the IIBF