Mr. Vipin Kumar Pandey took over charge as Country Head & Chief Executive Officer of State Bank of India, Hong Kong branch starting January 20, 2023, replacing Mr. Shrirang Prabhakar Ketkar, who has been transferred back to India.

Mr. Pandey started his career with State Bank of India in 2001 as a Probationary Officer. Across a career spanning over two decades, he has gained rich experience in Corporate Credit, Retail banking and banking in developed markets.

After working in Corporate Credit for over a decade in different assignments, he has acquired skills pertaining to balance sheet analysis, appraisal and assessment of credit limits, monitoring and Supervision of credit portfolio.

This included having a broad understanding of the economy, industries, identifying the potential of the management and the Company, identifying early warning signals and taking corrective steps for securing Bank’s exposure.

Mr. Pandey holds a Master’s Degree in ‘Finance & Control’ from Lucknow University, India and Diploma in ‘Business Finance’ from ICFAI University, Hyderabad & he is also a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, Mumbai.