Brief profile of
Shri Kalyan Kumar
Shri Kalyan Kumar is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Central Bank of India w.e.f. 30th September, 2025. Prior to this, he served as an Executive Director at Punjab National Bank from 21st October 2021 to 30th September 2025.
• Shri Kalyan Kumar, is a Post Graduate in science from Rajendra Prasad Agriculture University, Pusa, Certified Associate Member of Indian Institute of Bankers (CAIIB) and holds various certifications in Trade Finance, SME Finance, IT Security and KYC-AML from Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF).
• Shri Kumar served as Chairman on the Board of two of the subsidiaries of Punjab National Bank, PNB Gilts Ltd. and PNB Cards & Services Ltd. He is the nominee member of Board of Governors of Management Development Institute (MDI) Society. Shri Kumar is on the Board of IIFCL as SCB nominee Director and on the Board of NIBSCOM as Chairman.
• As the Executive Director in Punjab National Bank, he played a pivotal role in Profit & Loss delivery across key business, support, and control functions with responsibilities across multiple domains.
• He led the Bank’s vision and strategy for overall business growth through Digital Transformation, Strategic Management, Economic Advisory, Data Analytics and Information Technology Excellence. He directed the HR Transformation, ‘PNB Udaan’, which provides clarity of roles & expectations from each employee with well-defined and measurable KRAs. He also spearheads the Business Acquisition and Relationship Division, focusing on driving growth in CASA and marketing of both asset and liability products, including Credit Cards. Shri Kumar also led the Wealth Management Vertical of the Bank with focus on increase in fee based income through third party products.
• Keeping the ESG Goals on priority, Shri Kumar also launched a go green initiative ‘PNB Palaash’. Multiple awareness programs were conducted and various initiatives were launched like Tree Plantation Drives, Usage of Digital copies & Biodegradable folders, Energy, Paper & Water saving measures, Car pooling etc.
• Shri Kalyan Kumar started his journey in Union Bank of India as Rural Development Officer in 1995 and has served the Bank for more than 26 years in various capacities. He worked as the Branch Head in various categories of branches which also include VLBs (Very Large Branches). He was also the Principal of the Staff Training College. In the Corporate Office, he aided in the Bank’s Business Process Transformation, Credit Review & Monitoring and Vigilance. Lastly, he headed HR as the Chief General Manager of the Bank. The successful amalgamation of Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank into Union Bank of India was steered under his supervision and control.
• Shri Kumar has undergone the Banks Board Bureau Training Program for Top Leadership Development and Director Development Programme conducted by Egon Zehnder in collaboration with Harvard University.