PV Bharathi has taken charge as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation Bank. A press release by the bank said here on Saturday that Bharathi was the Executive Director in Canara Bank prior to this appointment.

She was responsible for many key areas, including human resources, corporate credit, retail banking, credit monitoring, recovery, risk management, information and technology, audit and inspection, international banking, treasury and others in the Canara Bank.

She joined as an officer in Canara Bank in 1982 and handled key responsibilities in branches, regional offices, circle offices and the head office. As a General Manager, she was the Chief Risk Officer of the Canara Bank.

A Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers, she has done an integrated course on banking and finance from National Institute of Bank Management (NIBM), Pune, the release added.

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