Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 31: Animesh Chauhan, who was appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC), today assumed the charge.
Chauhan was born on June 30, 1957. He started his career on January 17, 1979 in Bank of Baroda as Direct Recruited Officer. He has the experience in handling overseas operations, as he headed London (Main) branch for over three years. He was Zonal Head/SLBC convenor of Rajasthan Zone from June 6, 2011 to August 5, 2013.
He has also worked as Chairman of the Nainital Bank Limited, Nainital. Chauhan joined Central Bank of India on his elevation as Executive Director on August 5, 2013.
Oriental Bank of Commerce presently has Business Mix of over Rs 3,30,000 crore with a Pan India network of 2200 Branches, 2468 ATMs and a customer base of over 24 million. The Bank has 34 Regional Offices across the country and one representative office in Dubai.