Axis Bank appoints Amit Talgeri as Chief Risk Officer

Tahilyani will take charge of the position to lead operations, technology, strategy and analytics from January 6, 2020, it said.

Axis Bank on Tuesday appointed Amit Talgeri as the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of the bank for three years, from January 1, 2020. “Cyril Anand, the incumbent CRO will retire from the services of the bank, with effect from close of business hours of December 31, 2019,” Axis Bank said in a statement. Additionally, Naveen Tahilyani has been appointed as Group Executive — Head Banking Operations and Transformation — with effective from January 6. Tahilyani will take charge of the position to lead operations, technology, strategy and analytics from January 6, 2020, it said.

Both, Tahilyani and Talgeri will report to Managing Director and CEO of the bank Amitabh Chaudhry, the company said. “We are confident that with these appointments, the bank will further consolidate its leadership position across multiple businesses, as we look forward to progressing to the next phase of growth,” Chaudhry said.