Specializes in: Training and consulting for BFSI sector. Independent evaluator for HR (confidential) programs

like evaluating Assessment Centers etc. Trainer in language and quantitative skills

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

1. Post graduate degree in Mathematics

2. Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers

3. Lead Auditor Training 9000:2001 from BVQI

BRIEF PROFILE

1. Joined State Bank of Travancore as a Probationary Officer in 1969 and worked in several

branches across the country and administrative offices

2. Was deputed to State Bank of India Central Office from 1984 to 1986

3. Worked in the area of corporate credit in several levels and positions (Chief Manager,

Assistant General Manager,Deputy General Manager and General Manager) from 1986 to

1996

4. Worked as General Manager in all other areas (Operations, Personnel, Audit & Inspection,

Finance, Planning and development etc) till opting for voluntary retirement in 2001

5. Functioned as Director (a Board level position) of State Bank of Travancore for three 3-year

terms from 2002.

PRESENT PROFESSIONAL ROLES

1. Member, Board of Governors, Startup Village, Kochi

2. Lecture sessions in academic institutions like Indian Institute of Information Technology

Management, Kerala (IIITMK)

3. Finance Expert in the Business Incubation Centre, TechnoPark, Trivandrum

4. Resource Person in the Entrepreneur Club, College of Engineering, Trivandrum

5. Business Angel in the Incubation centers attached to some engineering colleges in Kerala

OTHER ACTIVITIES

1. Freelance writing for magazines and newspapers in English and Malayalam

2. Translation of Malayalam fiction into English

3. Quizzing

TRAINING

Banking and management programmes in State Bank Staff Colleges (Hyderabad and

Gurgaon), National Institute of Bank Management (Pune), Management Development

Institute (Gurgaon), Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad), Maastricht School of

Management (Netherlands) etc