Pande takes over as NABARD CGM

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 16: Shanker A Pande has assumed the charge  of Chief General Manager (CGM) of National Bank for Agriculture  and Rural Development (NABARD) J&K Regional office after transfer of Dr B G  Mukhopadhyay to Mumbai.
Mr Pande was earlier Chief General Manager, Business Initiative Department in NABARD, Head Office Mumbai.  He was the Business Head ( Africa Region)  for NABCONS  at Nairobi, Kenya from June 2009 to 2011 and also served in various capacities in NABARD at Utter Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra.
Mr Pande joined NABARD as direct Grade B officer  in 1986 and has done his MSc from Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi. He has rich experience in Agriculture  and Rural Banking, Credit Planning, Micro-finance strategy development, Banking regulation and Corporate Governance. He has represented NABARD in many national and international seminars and symposia.