As one of the Managing directors, he looked after International Banking, Global Markets and Technology verticals before succeeding Dinesh Kumar Khara as the 27th Chairman of State Bank of India.
As of 2024[update], he had served over 35 years at various levels in the State Bank of India.
[2] He was born in Peddapothulapadu village in the Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana state.
[7] He began his career at the State Bank of India in 1988 as a Probationary Officer.
[2] On 29 June 2024, the Financial Services Institutions Bureau selected him as the 27th chairman of the State Bank to succeed Dinesh Kumar Khara in August 2024.